QUADRAM INSTITUTE BIOSCIENCE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-30 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-16
Watchouts
Cash
£25M
+8% vs 2024
Net assets
£42M
-1% vs 2024
Employees
167
+3.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£434K
-118.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- QUADRAM INSTITUTE BIOSCIENCE 2017-04-28 → present
- THE INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH 1995-05-31 → 2017-04-28
- THE INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED 1995-05-03 → 1995-05-31
- WORLDTIMED LIMITED 1995-01-16 → 1995-05-03
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,253,000 | £16,077,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,547,000 | -£1,473,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,366,000 | -£434,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,366,000 | -£434,000 | |
| Cash | £22,780,000 | £24,606,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,359,000 | £41,925,000 | |
| Net assets | £42,359,000 | £41,925,000 | |
| Equity | £42,359,000 | £41,925,000 | |
| Average employees | 161 | 167 | |
| Wages | £6,761,000 | £6,871,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.1% | -9.2% | |
| Net margin | 15.5% | -2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | -3.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.61x | 3.66x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Larking Gowen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have prepared cash flow forecasts for the period to March 2028 which indicate that, taking account of reasonable possible downsides and the potential impact of inflation on the operations and its financial resources, the Institute will have sufficient funds to meet is liabilities as they fall due for that period.”
Group structure
- QUADRAM INSTITUTE BIOSCIENCE · parent
- QIB Extra Limited 100%
- IFR Enterprises Limited 100%
- IFR NRP Capital Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In April 2025 QIB was delighted to welcome Professor Daniel Figeys as its new Director and Chief Executive Officer.”
- “QIB is one of Norwich Research Park's six partner institutions that have launched the Centre for Microbial Interactions (CMI).”
- “The QIB fellowship scheme has funded three new fellows, Dr Serena Monaco, Dr Andrew Bell and Dr Rokas Juodeikis.”
- “QIB's Dr Lizbeth Sayavedra was one of 15 promising researchers around the UK to be awarded a prestigious BBSRC fellowship.”
- “The Quadram Institute was honoured to announce Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as its Patron in May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNION, Sarah Elizabeth | Secretary | 2023-03-06 | — | — |
| BLAIR, Edward Duncan, Dr | Director | 2020-05-14 | Mar 1959 | British |
| BLOW, John Julian, Professor | Director | 2024-09-26 | Feb 1961 | British |
| CAULCOTT, Celia Ann, Dr | Director | 2017-08-14 | Nov 1957 | British |
| DALLMAN, Margaret Jane, Prof | Director | 2025-10-01 | May 1957 | British |
| EDWARDS, Timothy Peter Warren | Director | 2026-04-01 | Oct 1956 | British |
| FINE, Gillian Anne | Director | 2023-09-01 | Sep 1958 | British |
| FROST, Gary Steven, Professor | Director | 2025-10-01 | Sep 1959 | British |
| ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Jean, Dr | Director | 2020-05-14 | Sep 1965 | British |
| WATERFIELD, Julie Diane | Director | 2020-02-13 | Apr 1958 | British |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLSOP, Alan James | Secretary | 1995-12-11 | 1997-01-31 |
| FOREMAN, David | Secretary | 2012-08-01 | 2023-02-28 |
| HALL, Joseph William | Secretary | 2006-12-11 | 2010-06-02 |
| KINGSMILL, John Arthur | Secretary | 2001-11-19 | 2006-12-11 |
| LESTER, Ian Leslie | Secretary | 2000-05-01 | 2001-11-19 |
| MAIR, Donald Edward | Secretary | 1995-03-16 | 1995-12-10 |
| WHITFIELD, Peter Edward | Secretary | 1997-02-01 | 2000-05-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth Alun | Secretary | 2010-09-28 | 2012-06-27 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-01-16 | 1995-03-16 |
| ALDERSON, David Michael Huntington | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2011-12-31 |
| BLACK, Ian | Director | 2012-03-14 | 2018-05-17 |
| BLUNDELL, John Edward, Professor | Director | 1998-09-29 | 2002-01-17 |
| BREARS, Timothy, Dr | Director | 2013-04-29 | 2020-05-14 |
| BURKE, Derek Clissold, Professor | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2002-01-17 |
| CLARK, David Callam, Dr | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2007-01-22 |
| DICKINSON, Roger Martin | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2017-05-19 |
| DONALD, Athene Margaret, Professor | Director | 1999-01-19 | 2003-04-24 |
| DOUGAN, Gordon, Professor | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2020-02-13 |
| EDELMAN, Jeffrey, Doctor | Director | 1997-02-18 | 2000-04-05 |
| ESTEVE COLL, Elizabeth Anne Loosemore, Dame | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1997-09-24 |
| FEAST, Stephen Michael, Professor | Director | 2018-01-31 | 2019-11-28 |
| FINE, Gillian Anne | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2014-02-14 |
| FLAMBARD, Bénédicte, Dr | Director | 2017-08-14 | 2019-02-14 |
| FRYER, Peter Jonathon, Professor | Director | 1998-09-29 | 2002-08-09 |
| GEORGE, Richard William, Sir | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1998-06-11 |
| GIBSON, Ian, Dr | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2005-10-13 |
| GREGORY, David St John Thomas | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| HART, Christopher John | Director | 1999-04-21 | 2005-02-08 |
| HASKINS, Christopher Robin, Lord | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1997-07-25 |
| HIRST, Barry Hugo, Professor | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2012-02-27 |
| HUTTON, Deirdre Mary, Dame | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2002-05-14 |
| JACKSON, Malcolm Joseph, Professor | Director | 2002-01-17 | 2009-09-07 |
| KIMBELL, Harriet | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1998-09-29 |
| KOPELMAN, Peter Graham, Professor | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2009-07-25 |
| KOUFALI, Maria-Marina, Dr | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2026-03-25 |
| LAWRIE, Scott Mcgregor | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1997-04-29 |
| LETTICE, Fiona Elaine, Professor | Director | 2020-01-22 | 2023-08-31 |
| LILLFORD, Peter John, Dr | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| MAIR, Donald Edward | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1997-04-22 |
| MALCOLM, Alan David Blair, Professor | Director | 1995-12-11 | 1998-05-25 |
| MASKELL, Duncan John, Professor | Director | 2013-10-22 | 2018-05-17 |
| MASON, William Ernest | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1997-09-24 |
| MATHERS, John Cummings, Professor | Director | 1999-04-21 | 2007-02-08 |
| MCCREA, Diane | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2009-03-13 |
| MORGAN, Andrew John, Dr | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2009-08-28 |
| MORGAN, Peter John, Professor | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2025-10-01 |
| MURPHY, Pauline Elizabeth | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2004-07-31 |
| O'CONNOR, Carl David, Professor | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| PENMAN, Alistair, Dr | Director | 1999-01-19 | 2002-09-25 |
| PENN, Charles William, Dr | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| PETTINGER, John Edward | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2012-02-27 |
| PLATT, Roger Hooton, Dr | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2017-05-19 |
| POOLE, Robert Keith, Professor | Director | 1999-01-19 | 2006-12-21 |
| POTTER, Geoffrey | Director | 2020-05-14 | 2025-10-01 |
| REID, Brian John, Professor | Director | 2023-11-17 | 2024-09-26 |
| ROBERFROID, Marcel B, Professor | Director | 1997-02-18 | 1998-06-18 |
| SAMUEL, Michael John, Mr. | Director | 1999-06-28 | 2006-10-08 |
| SPRIEGEL, Geoffrey Donald, Dr | Director | 1999-01-19 | 2006-08-31 |
| STEVENS, John Victor | Director | 1998-09-29 | 2003-08-31 |
| STRAIN, John Joseph, Professor | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| STROBEL, Stephen, Professor | Director | 2007-01-26 | 2014-02-14 |
| TRINIMAN, Clifford Paul | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2012-05-31 |
| WALKER, Steven James, Dr | Director | 2014-03-17 | 2020-06-17 |
| WALKER, William Guy | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1999-01-17 |
| WEST, Stephen Raymond | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2019-03-31 |
| WILCOX, Judith Ann, Baroness | Director | 1997-02-18 | 2001-07-03 |
| WILLIAMS, Christine Mary, Prof | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2018-01-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Roger, Professor | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1998-09-29 |
| YOUNG, Michael Alan | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1999-11-04 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-01-16 | 1995-03-16 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-01-16 | 1995-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk And Norwich University Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2018-07-31 | Ceased 2024-08-23 |
| The Biotechnology And Biological Sciences Research Council | Legal person | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-23 |
| Dr Tim Brears | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-31 |
| University Of East Anglia | Corporate entity | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 260 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+5.4%
£15,253,000 £16,077,000
-
Cash
+8%
£22,780,000 £24,606,000
-
Net assets
-1%
£42,359,000 £41,925,000
-
Employees
+3.7%
161 167
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Operating profit
-195.2%
£1,547,000 -£1,473,000
-
Profit before tax
-118.3%
£2,366,000 -£434,000
-
Wages
+1.6%
£6,761,000 £6,871,000
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