MEDSCIENCE DISTRIBUTION LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-25
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£839K
+399.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-2.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
44
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£83K
+120% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-25.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £13,754,258 | £11,674,282 | £10,799,573 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£351,492 | -£322,475 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£240,225 | -£415,956 | £83,054 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£235,866 | -£412,384 | £39,465 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £647,005 | £168,035 | £838,663 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £9,378,699 | £8,952,649 | £8,006,215 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £2,836,503 | £2,664,862 | £2,590,046 | |
| Equity | £765,540 | £829,203 | £1,272,717 | £2,615,299 | £2,836,503 | £2,664,862 | £2,590,046 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 43 | 43 | 44 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,357,509 | £1,641,212 | £1,732,622 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -3.0% | -3.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -1.7% | -3.5% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -3.9% | -4.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.52x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -5.45x | -7.91x |
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
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- 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
- MEDSCIENCE DISTRIBUTION LTD · parent
- Cambridge Life Sciences Limited 100%
- Hillside Medical Supplies Limited 100%
- Hospital Innovation Holdings Limited 100%
- Hospital Innovations Limited 100%
- Gwenagen Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Paul | Secretary | 2024-06-17 | — | — |
| DEVINE, Declan | Director | 2012-08-03 | Nov 1968 | Irish |
| GANNON, John | Director | 2012-08-03 | Aug 1971 | Irish |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORSTER, Julie Anne | Secretary | 2000-11-06 | 2018-03-21 |
| FORSTER, Julie Anne | Secretary | 1994-07-14 | 1999-02-08 |
| GRANEY, Ian Charles | Secretary | 1992-11-09 | 1993-09-01 |
| MILLER, Felicia | Secretary | 1999-03-08 | 2000-10-06 |
| MURPHY, Dara | Secretary | 2018-03-21 | 2024-06-17 |
| REECE, Glynn Carl | Secretary | — | 1992-11-09 |
| SPEAK, Jane Anne | Secretary | 1993-09-01 | 1994-07-13 |
| GRANEY, Ian Charles | Director | — | 2015-09-30 |
| JONES, Dennis Edward | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1999-09-02 |
| MCNEILLY, Alexander Mark | Director | — | 1995-01-16 |
| MORAN, David | Director | 1995-01-13 | 2012-08-03 |
| MURPHY, Dara | Director | 2012-08-03 | 2024-07-05 |
| REECE, Glynn Carl | Director | — | 1992-11-09 |
| WATERS, Stephen Henry Anthony | Director | — | 1992-11-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dara Murphy | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-03 |
| Mr Declan Devine | Individual | Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr John Gannon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-01-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
-7.5%
£11,674,282 £10,799,573
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+399.1%
£168,035 £838,663
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-2.8%
£2,664,862 £2,590,046
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+2.3%
43 44
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+8.3%
-£351,492 -£322,475
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Profit before tax
+120%
-£415,956 £83,054
highest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+5.6%
£1,641,212 £1,732,622
highest in 3 filed years
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