BECTON DICKINSON DISPENSING UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-26 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-39.1% vs 2023
Employees
94
+3.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-419.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,495,346 | £11,857,940 | £12,311,399 | £12,611,216 | £17,440,156 | £15,024,805 | |
| Operating profit | £510,295 | £543,995 | £405,644 | £455,027 | £432,092 | -£1,488,987 | |
| Profit before tax | £459,814 | £474,318 | £401,785 | £504,449 | £523,205 | -£1,673,297 | |
| Net profit | £360,214 | £373,418 | £364,785 | £511,449 | £522,205 | -£1,702,297 | |
| Cash | £154,841 | £94,795 | £83,479 | £76,600 | £158,835 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,596,548 | £2,959,864 | £3,360,448 | £3,973,302 | £4,565,646 | £2,748,777 | |
| Net assets | £2,579,245 | £2,952,663 | £3,317,448 | £3,828,897 | £4,351,102 | £2,648,805 | |
| Equity | £2,579,245 | £2,952,663 | £3,317,448 | £3,828,897 | £4,351,102 | £2,648,805 | |
| Average employees | 75 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 91 | 94 | |
| Wages | £3,769,751 | £4,057,361 | £4,820,597 | £4,888,886 | £6,058,578 | £5,720,766 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 4.6% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 2.5% | -9.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 3.0% | -11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.7% | 18.4% | 12.1% | 11.5% | 9.5% | -54.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 72.6% | 86.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.78x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | 5.43x | 6.16x | 24.29x | — | — | -5.62x |
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
- BKL Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have 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.”
Group structure
- BECTON DICKINSON DISPENSING UK LTD · parent
- Becton Dickinson Dispensing Ireland Limited 100%
- Becton Dickinson Dispensing Norway AS 100%
- Synergy Medical Europe Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Robert John, Mr. | Director | 2022-12-21 | Jun 1973 | British |
| THOMAS, Glenn Michael, Mr. | Director | 2023-07-18 | May 1987 | British |
| WAKEFIELD, Ian Kurt | Director | 2026-05-01 | Jul 1965 | South African |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREYS, Corinne Marianne | Secretary | 1993-12-09 | 2003-05-03 |
| KATRITZKY, Katharina | Secretary | 2003-05-03 | 2009-11-10 |
| NASH, James Frederick, Mr. | Secretary | 2009-11-10 | 2015-05-13 |
| CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-12-09 | 1993-12-09 |
| CLARKE, Tracey Margaret | Director | 2015-05-13 | 2018-02-08 |
| FAIRBOURN, Michael John | Director | 2015-05-13 | 2025-12-05 |
| HOPKIN, Edward Daniel | Director | 2015-05-13 | 2022-12-21 |
| KATRITZKY, Rupert Alan | Director | 1993-12-09 | 2015-05-13 |
| NEAT, John Konrad | Director | 2016-02-24 | 2024-05-10 |
| VENKATARAMAN, Srividhya | Director | 2019-11-05 | 2023-02-02 |
| CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-12-09 | 1993-12-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becton, Dickinson And Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-13.8%
£17,440,156 £15,024,805
-
Cash
-100%
£158,835 £0
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-39.1%
£4,351,102 £2,648,805
-
Employees
+3.3%
91 94
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-444.6%
£432,092 -£1,488,987
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-419.8%
£523,205 -£1,673,297
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
-5.6%
£6,058,578 £5,720,766
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