BIACHEM LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-13 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-8.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£17M
+17.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
13
+8.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-8.4% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,046,345 | £11,726,431 | £9,703,384 | £15,746,194 | £18,373,662 | £18,333,805 | |
| Operating profit | £1,510,383 | £1,397,825 | £1,719,226 | £3,903,156 | £3,336,463 | £2,907,933 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,547,724 | £1,437,299 | £1,737,444 | £3,953,284 | £3,722,108 | £3,408,954 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,856,212 | £2,558,229 | |
| Cash | £5,268,737 | £6,896,258 | £6,482,241 | £7,451,509 | £7,617,307 | £6,945,692 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,358,132 | £8,897,132 | £9,667,893 | £11,504,034 | £14,315,277 | £16,753,464 | |
| Net assets | £8,345,639 | £8,878,629 | £9,655,482 | £11,495,375 | £14,251,587 | £16,709,816 | |
| Equity | £8,345,639 | £8,878,629 | £9,655,482 | £11,495,375 | £14,251,587 | £16,709,816 | |
| Average employees | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Wages | £472,041 | £660,682 | £559,547 | £887,088 | £980,505 | £874,686 |
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 | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.6% | 11.9% | 17.7% | 24.8% | 18.2% | 15.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 15.5% | 14.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.1% | 15.7% | 17.8% | 33.9% | 23.3% | 17.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 9.18x | 8.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1263.77x |
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
- Kreston Reeves LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BIACHEM LIMITED · parent
- Biochem Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company has a very positive cash flow and intends to expand with new products and through acquisition.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUMONT, Andrew William | Secretary | 2016-06-01 | — | — |
| BEAUMONT, Andrew William | Director | 2016-06-01 | Apr 1984 | British |
| BEAUMONT, Karen | Director | 2017-03-20 | Jan 1957 | British |
| BEAUMONT, Robert William Howell | Director | — | Mar 1957 | British |
| RAVEN, Stuart Colin | Director | 2006-12-01 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, Glen Oliver | Secretary | — | 2016-05-31 |
| OBRIEN, Philip William | Director | — | 1996-11-29 |
| SCRIVENS, David | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2002-02-02 |
| SYKES, Frank Geoffrey | Director | — | 1996-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert William Howell Beaumont | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2018-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2018-04-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2017-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
-0.2%
£18,373,662 £18,333,805
-
Cash
-8.8%
£7,617,307 £6,945,692
-
Net assets
+17.2%
£14,251,587 £16,709,816
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+8.3%
12 13
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-12.8%
£3,336,463 £2,907,933
-
Profit before tax
-8.4%
£3,722,108 £3,408,954
-
Wages
-10.8%
£980,505 £874,686
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers