NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS (U.K.) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-29 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-21 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-07
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-31.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8M
-25.5% vs 2024
Employees
44
+2.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-14.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £35,722,251 | £36,005,641 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,742,761 | £1,562,276 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,064,998 | £1,766,582 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,401,272 | £1,793,599 | |
| Cash | — | £12,392,539 | £16,955,752 | £3,591,414 | £2,450,642 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £10,614,763 | £7,908,362 | |
| Equity | £13,267,390 | — | — | £10,614,763 | £7,908,362 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 43 | 44 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,520,339 | £2,952,594 |
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 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.9% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 6.7% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 19.3% | 23.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.62x | 3.71x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 58.14x | — |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “New England Biolabs as a global organization celebrated 50 years old in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEATING, Carole Joanna, Dr | Director | 2021-12-16 | Dec 1958 | American |
| RUSSELLO, Salvatore Vincent | Director | 2022-10-21 | Aug 1974 | American |
| TINGER, Brian Thomas | Director | 2021-12-16 | May 1977 | American |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATHAN, Peter | Secretary | 1993-07-07 | 2022-03-11 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-07-07 | 1993-07-07 |
| COMB, Donald, Dr | Director | 1993-07-07 | 2020-07-27 |
| ELLARD, James | Director | 2005-09-20 | 2022-10-21 |
| NATHAN, Peter | Director | 1993-07-07 | 2022-03-11 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-07-07 | 1993-07-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald G. Comb Stock Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-16 | Ceased 2024-05-16 |
| Linda Comb | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2024-05-16 | Active |
| Mr Richard Howe Ireland | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2024-05-16 | Active |
| Mr Ira Schildkraut | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2024-05-16 | Active |
| Mr Michael Comb | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2024-05-16 | Active |
| Mr James Vincent, Jr Ellard | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2024-05-16 | Active |
| Mr David C Comb | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2024-05-16 | Active |
| Mr Richard Paul Grandoni | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2024-05-16 | Active |
| Donald G. Comb Revocable Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-07 | Ceased 2024-05-16 |
| Dr Donald Comb | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-05-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
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Turnover
+0.8%
£35,722,251 £36,005,641
-
Cash
-31.8%
£3,591,414 £2,450,642
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-25.5%
£10,614,763 £7,908,362
-
Employees
+2.3%
43 44
-
Operating profit
-10.4%
£1,742,761 £1,562,276
-
Profit before tax
-14.5%
£2,064,998 £1,766,582
-
Wages
+17.2%
£2,520,339 £2,952,594
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