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EXPRESS DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
Cash
£224K
-15.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+11.3% vs 2023
Employees
78
+5.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£523K
+48.2% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 02958269
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1994-08-12
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 86900
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £511,321 | £352,961 | £523,248 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £384,711 | £291,125 | £355,828 | |
| Cash | £28,287 | £306,468 | £154,277 | £281,013 | £264,305 | £223,880 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,727,260 | £2,878,673 | £2,785,002 | £2,944,572 | £3,202,494 | £3,639,565 | |
| Net assets | £2,071,325 | £2,246,877 | £2,448,858 | £2,857,406 | £3,148,564 | £3,504,392 | |
| Equity | £2,071,325 | £2,246,877 | £2,448,858 | £2,857,406 | £3,148,564 | £3,504,392 | |
| Average employees | 62 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 78 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Significant events
- “On 14th March 2025, Express Diagnostics purchased Citrine Diagnostics Limited, which owns Physiological Measurements Limited.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTON, Jonathan | Director | 2023-07-04 | May 1978 | British |
| PATERSON, Scott David James | Director | 2025-09-24 | Feb 1982 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JARVIS, Gilly-Ann Roelofje Selzer | Secretary | 1999-11-22 | 2023-07-04 |
| MORRIS, David John | Secretary | 1994-08-12 | 1999-11-22 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-08-12 | 1994-08-12 |
| BATSON, Jeffrey James | Director | 1994-08-12 | 2023-07-04 |
| BEARE, Thomas John | Director | 1997-09-16 | 1999-09-08 |
| CARR, Lawrence Andrew | Director | 1994-12-31 | 1996-09-13 |
| DEMPSEY, William Edward | Director | 1997-09-16 | 1999-09-08 |
| HANNIGAN, Paul Gerard | Director | 1997-09-16 | 1999-09-08 |
| JARVIS, Ian Neville | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2024-07-11 |
| MORRIS, David John | Director | 1994-08-12 | 2023-07-04 |
| OATLEY, Dawn Melanie | Director | 2023-07-04 | 2025-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Health Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2023-07-04 | Active |
| Mr David John Morris | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2023-07-04 |
| Mr Jeffrey James Batson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2023-07-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-01 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2025-04-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-03-18 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-03-18 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-07-25 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2023-07-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2023-07-20 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2023-07-17 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2023-07-10 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-07-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
5.66
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.128 × 6.56 = +0.84
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.116 × 6.72 = +0.78
- Book equity / Total liabilities 3.842 × 1.05 = +4.03
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory