BIOMET UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-21 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-07
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£61M
+12.6% vs 2023
Employees
425
-22% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£9M
+38.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
On 29 June 2023 the Zimmer Biomet Group proposed to cease manufacturing operations in Bridgend. Manufacturing ceased on 31 May 2025, until which point, any trading assets were realised and liabilities settled in the normal course of business. In light of this decision, the going concern basis is no longer appropriate and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- BIOMET UK LIMITED 2004-03-18 → present
- BIOMET MERCK LIMITED 1998-06-22 → 2004-03-18
- BIOMET LIMITED 1986-03-19 → 1998-06-22
- OEC ORTHOPAEDIC LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1986-03-19
- METALLO MEDICAL LIMITED 1971-08-04 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £94,537,000 | £64,931,000 | |
| Operating profit | £4,617,000 | £6,699,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,174,000 | £8,539,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,536,000 | £6,396,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £116,459,000 | £101,007,000 | |
| Net assets | £54,583,000 | £61,466,000 | |
| Equity | £54,583,000 | £61,466,000 | |
| Average employees | 545 | 425 | |
| Wages | £84,347,000 | £18,593,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 10.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.8% | 9.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.0% | 6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.6% | 49.2% | |
| Current ratio | 7.26x | 6.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | 5.50x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“On 29 June 2023 the Zimmer Biomet Group proposed to cease manufacturing operations in Bridgend. Manufacturing ceased on 31 May 2025, until which point, any trading assets were realised and liabilities settled in the normal course of business. In light of this decision, the going concern basis is no longer appropriate and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 29 June 2023 the Zimmer Biomet Group proposed to cease manufacturing operations in Bridgend. The consultation period was closed during November 2023 and it was confirmed that manufacturing operations would cease. Manufacturing ceased at the site on 31 May 2025 and the majority of employees were made redundant.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEANE, David Roderick | Director | 2022-03-10 | Jan 1976 | Irish |
| MORRIS, Scott Brady | Director | 2025-01-29 | Jun 1978 | British |
| SAVINE, Claire Lisa | Director | 2024-03-15 | May 1984 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNHILL, Keith | Secretary | 1997-08-01 | 2009-08-07 |
| MCMAHON, Ciaran | Secretary | 2009-08-07 | 2015-12-18 |
| RICHARDS, Stewart Justin | Secretary | 2017-04-19 | 2020-07-15 |
| WHITE, Mark | Secretary | — | 1997-08-01 |
| AMBER, John Thomas | Director | 1998-01-07 | 2000-02-17 |
| BLASCHKE, Richard Craig | Director | 1995-09-29 | 1998-03-02 |
| BROWNHILL, Keith | Director | 1998-01-07 | 2009-08-07 |
| DE JESUS PEREIRA DA SILVA, Maria Jose | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2025-01-29 |
| DE ROECK, Danny Ida Alfons | Director | 2009-06-29 | 2015-06-25 |
| FORSTER, Robert Anthony | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| FUREY, Adrian Michael | Director | 2019-02-21 | 2022-03-10 |
| GANNON, Dermot Patrick | Director | 2022-03-10 | 2024-03-15 |
| GREEN, Alan Michael | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2022-03-10 |
| GRIFFITHS, Richard Huw | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2009-07-09 |
| HIBBINS, Norman George | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| HOWELLS, Gordon | Director | — | 1997-01-31 |
| HUMPHREY, David Stewart | Director | 1997-01-07 | 1999-11-19 |
| KNEISSLER, Marc, Dr | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2018-04-18 |
| MCMAHON, Ciaran Andrew | Director | 2008-11-20 | 2015-12-18 |
| MILLER, Dane | Director | — | 2007-09-30 |
| MOLONEY, Francis Joseph | Director | 2018-04-18 | 2020-10-01 |
| MOORSE, David John | Director | — | 2009-07-09 |
| MORRIS, Scott Brady | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2022-09-01 |
| MUETSTEGE, Francien Henriet Constance | Director | 2017-04-19 | 2022-03-10 |
| MURRAY, Leslie John | Director | 2010-05-27 | 2014-03-24 |
| MURRAY, Leslie John | Director | 2007-12-17 | 2009-07-09 |
| NIEMIER, Charles Edward | Director | — | 2007-09-30 |
| NOBLITT, Niles Lleonard | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2007-09-30 |
| PEARCE, Richard | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2016-08-24 |
| RANDALL, Roger David | Director | 2003-04-14 | 2009-07-09 |
| ROBBEN, Franciscus Theodus Maria | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2002-05-01 |
| SCOTT, Robert Andrew | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2009-07-09 |
| SORRENTINO, Luigi | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2019-01-15 |
| TREADGOLD, Robert John | Director | 1999-08-18 | 2003-03-31 |
| VAN BROECK, Roger Petrus | Director | 1995-01-31 | 2009-07-09 |
| VERMEULEN, Renaat, Director | Director | 2011-06-20 | 2015-06-25 |
| WHITE, Mark | Director | — | 1997-08-01 |
| WRIGHT, Keith William John, Professor | Director | — | 2004-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zb Uk Plant Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-12-21 | Active |
| Zb Uk Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-13 | Ceased 2023-12-21 |
| Zimmer Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-08-01 | Ceased 2019-12-13 |
| Biomet Acquisitions | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-31.3%
£94,537,000 £64,931,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+12.6%
£54,583,000 £61,466,000
-
Employees
-22%
545 425
-
Operating profit
+45.1%
£4,617,000 £6,699,000
-
Profit before tax
+38.3%
£6,174,000 £8,539,000
-
Wages
-78%
£84,347,000 £18,593,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers