MUREX BIOTECH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£46M
+3.8% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
+14.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- MUREX BIOTECH LIMITED 1996-02-01 → present
- MUREX DIAGNOSTICS BRANCHES LIMITED 1992-05-05 → 1996-02-01
- BCW BRANCHES LIMITED 1992-01-13 → 1992-05-05
- ALNERY NO. 1150 LIMITED 1991-12-12 → 1992-01-13
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,012,000 | £2,310,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,526,000 | £1,717,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £44,762,000 | £46,479,000 | |
| Net assets | £44,762,000 | £46,479,000 | |
| Equity | £44,762,000 | £46,479,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | £23,000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.0% | 2.2% | |
| Current ratio | 103.90x | 45.95x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company generated a net profit of £1,717,000 (2023: net profit £1,526,000), has net assets of £46,479,000 (2023: net assets £44,762,000) and current assets of the Company exceed its current liabilities by £46,479,000 (2023: net assets £44,762,000). Interest income is expected to continue in the foreseeable future. Therefore, after making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operational existence for a period of twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “There were no significant events between the Balance Sheet date and the date of signing of the financial statements, affecting the Company, which require disclosure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOGAY, Kevan | Secretary | 2016-09-28 | — | — |
| CAMPBELL, Ross Iain | Director | 2025-04-25 | Apr 1976 | British |
| CLAYTON, Michael Robert Kendall | Director | 2020-03-23 | Apr 1974 | British |
| WENNER, James Russell | Director | 2025-12-10 | Sep 1967 | American |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Stephen | Secretary | 2007-04-02 | 2007-10-25 |
| DAVIES, Alison Elizabeth | Secretary | 2000-11-01 | 2006-09-30 |
| NORRINGTON, Simon Guy | Secretary | 2007-10-25 | 2016-06-27 |
| NORRINGTON, Simon Guy | Secretary | 2006-09-30 | 2007-04-02 |
| OSBORNE, Charles Fremont | Secretary | 1996-08-06 | 1999-02-20 |
| RAMSEY, Steven Charles | Secretary | 1993-05-10 | 1996-08-06 |
| ROBERTS, Helen Janet | Secretary | 1999-02-22 | 2000-11-01 |
| STRAYER, Richard Dean | Secretary | 1992-01-13 | 1992-04-02 |
| WATSON, Michael Alan | Secretary | 1992-04-23 | 1993-05-10 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-12-12 | 1992-01-13 |
| BRACKEN, Sharon Jeanne | Director | 2007-10-25 | 2008-04-25 |
| BRACKEN, Sharon Jeanne | Director | 2007-01-19 | 2007-04-02 |
| BRANIGHAN, Kenneth Robert | Director | 2001-01-16 | 2002-12-20 |
| BROWN, Stephen | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2006-02-02 |
| BRUSHETT, Samuel Augustine | Director | 1992-01-13 | 1993-04-13 |
| CORCORAN, Ciaran | Director | 2011-09-29 | 2015-05-31 |
| CORKER, Charles Stanley | Director | 1992-04-23 | 1993-01-29 |
| COUGHLAN, Gary Patrick | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2001-03-31 |
| CUSICK, Charles Robert | Director | 1992-01-13 | 1999-10-01 |
| DAVIES, Alison Elizabeth | Director | 2023-10-15 | 2025-12-10 |
| FORREST, Andrew David Hall | Director | 2005-01-26 | 2007-10-25 |
| FREYMAN, Thomas Craig | Director | 2001-03-31 | 2016-01-29 |
| GUIDETTI, Guido | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1999-06-17 |
| HALL, Gary James | Director | 2015-11-10 | 2018-09-27 |
| HARRIS, Neil | Director | 2018-08-31 | 2025-04-25 |
| HAYWOOD, Mark | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2004-07-30 |
| HUDSON, Susan Michelle | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2018-08-31 |
| HUNT, Frank Richard | Director | 1992-01-13 | 1992-04-23 |
| IGLESIAS FERNANDEZ, Luis | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2005-11-30 |
| KRAMMER, Karen Ann | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2022-09-19 |
| MARK, David | Director | 2004-07-22 | 2004-12-13 |
| MCCOY JR, John Arthur | Director | 2022-09-19 | 2023-10-15 |
| MOLITOR, Stefan Norbet | Director | 2008-04-25 | 2011-09-29 |
| MORGAN, Peter John, Dr | Director | 2015-05-13 | 2016-09-26 |
| MOUNTRICHAS, Georgios | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2020-03-23 |
| OSBORNE, Charles Fremont | Director | 1996-08-06 | 1999-07-30 |
| PARSONS, William Thomas | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1997-11-28 |
| PARTYKA, Kenneth Mark | Director | 2005-10-21 | 2007-01-19 |
| RAMSEY, Steven Charles | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1999-10-28 |
| RANKIN, John Harry | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2008-09-26 |
| REARDON, Thomas | Director | 2010-08-24 | 2011-09-29 |
| SCHUELER, John Otto | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2001-01-16 |
| SIKORSKI, Jurek Stefan | Director | 1992-04-23 | 1993-08-03 |
| SILVESTON, Ronald Peter | Director | 1992-04-23 | 2005-12-31 |
| SMITH, Michael James | Director | 2008-09-26 | 2015-10-31 |
| STEWART, Jeffrey Ryan | Director | 2007-10-25 | 2009-05-02 |
| STRAYER, Richard Dean | Director | 1992-01-13 | 1992-04-02 |
| SYMONS, Philip David Frederick | Director | 1992-01-23 | 2005-10-21 |
| THOLEN, John David | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1997-01-20 |
| WARREN, Frederic Michael Patrick | Director | 1992-01-13 | 1999-10-11 |
| WATSON, Michael Alan | Director | 1992-04-23 | 1993-05-10 |
| YOOR, Brian | Director | 2016-01-29 | 2020-02-29 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-12-12 | 1992-01-13 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 2 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-12-12 | 1992-01-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 210 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-17 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2020-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+3.8%
£44,762,000 £46,479,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+14.8%
£2,012,000 £2,310,000
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