WRAFTON LABORATORIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£17M
+39.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£64M
+13.4% vs 2023
Employees
583
-1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£10M
+33.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £96,504,000 | £102,823,000 | |
| Operating profit | £7,519,000 | £9,995,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £7,767,000 | £10,344,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,466,000 | £7,518,000 | |
| Cash | £12,458,000 | £17,342,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £59,769,000 | £67,376,000 | |
| Net assets | £56,244,000 | £63,762,000 | |
| Equity | £56,244,000 | £63,762,000 | |
| Average employees | 589 | 583 | |
| Wages | £18,586,000 | £20,282,000 |
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 | 7.8% | 9.7% | |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.6% | 14.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.2% | 26.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.48x | 2.76x | |
| Interest cover | 19.23x | 40.96x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for the period to 31 July 2026 and meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “The Company continues an active programme of research and development and has been designated a Centre of Excellence within the group.”
- “The Company has not been affected by the invasion of Ukraine, or the sanctions made against Russia.”
- “The Company has not been significantly impacted by the increased geopolitical tensions across the globe.”
- “With regards to the US tariff changes this will have a low impact on the Company as it does not export to the US.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORDEN, Bradley | Secretary | 2025-02-21 | — | — |
| KELSEY, Gabrielle Sophie Aldis | Director | 2025-01-06 | Jul 1991 | British |
| RUDD, Christopher Allan | Director | 2018-04-03 | Sep 1980 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Jonathan Daniel Boden | Director | 2025-03-31 | Feb 1979 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORCORAN, Annette | Secretary | 2017-05-25 | 2025-02-21 |
| KAVANAGH, Niall Patrick | Secretary | 2014-05-27 | 2017-05-25 |
| MANT, Michael George | Secretary | — | 1998-05-15 |
| TUCKER, Michael Andrew | Secretary | 1998-05-16 | 2014-05-27 |
| BELL, Francis Folsom | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2005-06-30 |
| BIRGHALL, Douglas Eric | Director | — | 2001-06-29 |
| BUDSWORTH, John Philip | Director | 1999-09-29 | 2002-05-01 |
| COMER, Martin Anthony, Dr | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2008-04-11 |
| DOSE, Sheenagh | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2018-07-11 |
| FORFITT, Michael Anthony | Director | — | 2005-06-30 |
| GOODWILL, Claire Louise | Director | 2026-03-20 | 2026-03-27 |
| HANDLEY, Michael | Director | 1999-09-29 | 2001-06-29 |
| HOWARD, Russell Peter | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2016-02-05 |
| LISTER, Neil Thomas | Director | 2016-02-05 | 2023-01-03 |
| MANT, Michael George | Director | — | 1998-05-15 |
| MARTIN, Gillian Louise | Director | 2004-10-07 | 2008-05-31 |
| MONKS, Terence John | Director | 1999-09-29 | 2001-06-29 |
| NEEDHAM, Jeffrey Robert | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2014-05-27 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Patrick Michael | Director | 2014-03-18 | 2018-04-03 |
| PEARSON, Franklin Henry | Director | — | 1993-10-22 |
| RICHARDS, Mark Alan | Director | 2001-07-23 | 2002-09-30 |
| RIDGE, Jason Paul | Director | 2024-04-30 | 2025-01-01 |
| RIVERS, Dominic James | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2024-04-30 |
| SEMPLE, Christopher Hugh | Director | 2024-04-30 | 2025-03-31 |
| SHERWIN, Brian James | Director | — | 2004-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Philip | Director | 2001-07-23 | 2018-04-03 |
| TOZER, David Charles | Director | 2001-07-23 | 2011-09-30 |
| TUCKER, Michael Andrew | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| WADDINGTON, Reginald Hewitt | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1999-09-29 |
| WARDELL, John Anthony | Director | — | 1995-04-03 |
| WHITE, David Richard | Director | 2001-07-23 | 2005-08-31 |
| WURTZ, Stephan | Director | 2019-10-14 | 2024-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periggo Uk Acquisition Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-22 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-
Turnover
+6.5%
£96,504,000 £102,823,000
-
Cash
+39.2%
£12,458,000 £17,342,000
-
Net assets
+13.4%
£56,244,000 £63,762,000
-
Employees
-1%
589 583
-
Operating profit
+32.9%
£7,519,000 £9,995,000
-
Profit before tax
+33.2%
£7,767,000 £10,344,000
-
Wages
+9.1%
£18,586,000 £20,282,000
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