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BIOCAIR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 02070874
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1986-11-05
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 51210
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on our going concern assessment, the company has adequate financial resources to continue operating as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The directors have continued to receive support from Geopost through renegotiation of terms for existing intercompany debt.”
Subsidiaries
- Biocair Asia Limited · 100% held · Hong Kong · providing specialised logistics solutions of pharmaceutical and research materials to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and the scientific community
- Biocair Belgium N.V. · 99% held · Belgium · providing specialised logistics solutions of pharmaceutical and research materials to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and the scientific community
- Biocair Germany GmbH · 100% held · Germany · providing specialised logistics solutions of pharmaceutical and research materials to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and the scientific community
- Biocair South Africa (Pty) Ltd · 100% held · South Africa · providing specialised logistics solutions of pharmaceutical and research materials to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and the scientific community
- Biocair Australia (Pty) Limited · 100% held · Australia · providing specialised logistics solutions of pharmaceutical and research materials to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and the scientific community
- Biocair France SAS · 100% held · France · providing specialised logistics solutions of pharmaceutical and research materials to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and the scientific community
- Biocair India Private Ltd · 99% held · India · providing specialised logistics solutions of pharmaceutical and research materials to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and the scientific community
- Biocair International Forwarding (Shanghai) Co. Ltd · 100% held · China · providing specialised logistics solutions of pharmaceutical and research materials to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and the scientific community
Significant events
- “The company incurred a cyber incident in April 2023 and this risk is still applicable to the business. The company has made significant investment in enhancing infrastructure and cyber security to mitigate this risk.”
- “The company experienced a cyber incident on 16 April 2023 which affected its core systems including its core operational system. Systems and operations manually took place for 3 weeks until systems were restored. The company engaged forensic experts and advisors to support managing the incident. The business returned to normal operations shortly after this incident. In February 2024, the company received £1,250,082 in respect of its claim from its insurers in relation to the incident. Specific consultancy costs of £244,833 have been offset against the amount recognised in Other operating income.”
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People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEMENT, Gwenael | Director | 2022-12-01 | Dec 1981 | French |
| DEMOGE, Benjamin Robert | Director | 2020-01-02 | Dec 1976 | French |
| HOWARD, Vincent James | Director | 1995-10-16 | Jul 1968 | British |
| MARCHAL, Philippe | Director | 2024-10-31 | Apr 1975 | French |
| SHAH, Pranab Mahendra | Director | 2026-01-19 | Apr 1969 | American |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIME, Simon John Covell | Secretary | — | 2012-08-21 |
| BRADSHAW, Michael Laurence | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2012-08-21 |
| COOKE, Christopher Raymond | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2023-12-22 |
| COPIGNEAUX, Francois | Director | 2015-05-20 | 2020-01-02 |
| EWAN, Wesley Lloyd | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2010-03-04 |
| FAVRE-LORRAINE, Cedric | Director | 2015-05-20 | 2022-12-01 |
| HIGGS, Simon | Director | 2012-08-21 | 2015-04-20 |
| HOUGHTON, Russell Neil | Director | — | 2002-09-13 |
| JILLINGS, Andrew Blaise | Director | 2015-05-20 | 2020-09-18 |
| KIME, Simon John Covell | Director | — | 2012-08-21 |
| KING, Andrew Crispin Lancaster | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2011-03-23 |
| MILNE, Andrew | Director | — | 1991-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caisse Des Depots Et Consignations | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-01-07 | Ceased 2024-06-03 |
| Agence Des Participations De L'Etat | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2024-06-03 |
| Geopost Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-02-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-06-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-06-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-06-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-01-08 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-01-11 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with old address new address |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-01-10 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-12-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-11-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-04-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
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