THE BABRAHAM INSTITUTE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-02 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£20M
-13.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£155M
-2.4% vs 2024
Employees
361
+1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE BABRAHAM INSTITUTE 1995-11-03 → present
- THE BABRAHAM INSTITUTE LIMITED 1995-05-03 → 1995-11-03
- ASPECTRIGHT LIMITED 1995-01-19 → 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 | £3,204,000 | £19,579,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£3,188,000 | -£6,909,000 | |
| Cash | £23,412,000 | £20,215,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £156,208,000 | £152,206,000 | |
| Net assets | £158,730,000 | £154,894,000 | |
| Equity | £150,251,000 | £146,394,000 | |
| Average employees | 356 | 361 | |
| Wages | £15,708,000 | £16,304,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -99.5% | -35.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.30x | 2.37x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, after making appropriate enquiries and reviewing the going concern scenario, the Trustees consider the Group and Parent Charity have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being a minimum of twelve months from when these financial statements are approved. For this reason, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE BABRAHAM INSTITUTE · parent
- Babraham Research Campus Limited 75%
- Babraham Institute Enterprise Limited 100%
- Bioscience Partnership Limited 40%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Simon John | Secretary | 2013-03-01 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Graham Peter | Director | 2017-08-10 | May 1958 | British |
| BROWN, Gordon, Professor | Director | 2021-07-01 | Mar 1968 | British,South African |
| HAJKOVA, Petra, Professor | Director | 2023-10-01 | Nov 1973 | Czech |
| LEHNER, Paul Joseph, Professor | Director | 2023-10-01 | Sep 1961 | British |
| LIVETT, Timothy James | Director | 2023-11-27 | Jun 1962 | British |
| MACEY, John | Director | 2023-11-27 | Sep 1973 | British |
| PARTRIDGE, Linda, Professor | Director | 2022-09-30 | Mar 1950 | British |
| PYGALL, Alexandra Zoe | Director | 2021-01-01 | Feb 1979 | British |
| TOOZE, Sharon Anne, Dr | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1957 | British |
| WALDEN, Helen, Professor | Director | 2023-10-01 | May 1976 | British |
| WELLS, John Kimberley, Dr | Director | 2023-11-27 | Jun 1958 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDMONDS, Caroline Jane, Dr | Secretary | 2003-03-19 | 2013-02-28 |
| FOSTER, Roger John | Secretary | 1998-08-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| HARDMAN, David John | Secretary | 1998-12-31 | 2003-03-19 |
| MAIR, Donald Edward | Secretary | 1995-03-16 | 1995-10-19 |
| SHAW, Philip | Secretary | 1995-10-19 | 1998-07-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-01-19 | 1995-03-16 |
| BAILEY, David Stanley, Dr | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| BLOXHAM, David Philip, Dr | Director | 2002-12-17 | 2008-06-26 |
| BLUNDELL, Thomas Leon, Sir | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2002-12-17 |
| BRAHAM, Geoffrey Ernest | Director | 2017-08-10 | 2023-11-27 |
| BRISCOE, James Michael, Dr | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-03-12 |
| BURKE, Derek Clissold, Professor | Director | 1995-04-01 | 1999-12-08 |
| CANTRELL, Doreen Ann, Professor | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2020-12-31 |
| CAULCOTT, Celia Ann, Dr | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| CLARE, Anthony James | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2020-12-31 |
| COLMAN, Alan, Dr | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2001-12-10 |
| CROSS, Neil Earl, Dr | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2002-12-17 |
| CUSHLEY, William, Professor | Director | 2004-10-08 | 2013-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Megan Barbara, Dr | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| DAWSON, William, Professor | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2001-12-10 |
| DYER, Richard George, Doctor | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| EVANS, Martin John, Sir | Director | 2002-12-17 | 2006-05-26 |
| FERGUSON SMITH, Anne Carla, Professor | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2020-12-31 |
| FLINT, Derek Thomas | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2006-06-07 |
| GAILEY, Lynne Christine, Dr | Director | 2017-08-10 | 2023-11-27 |
| HALE, Arthur James, Doctor | Director | 1999-02-08 | 2004-12-31 |
| HEFTI, Franz F | Director | 1997-10-27 | 2001-07-18 |
| HENDERSON, Richard, Dr | Director | 2001-12-10 | 2006-12-31 |
| HENDERSON, Stuart Jonathon Brodie | Director | 2001-12-10 | 2003-12-15 |
| HILL, Raymond, Professor | Director | 2001-12-10 | 2008-12-31 |
| HOPE-TERRY, Geoffery | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| HUMPHREYS, Keith Wood | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2002-03-18 |
| HUNTER, Ann Jacqueline | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2004-12-16 |
| JOHNSON, Paul, Dr | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2017-06-30 |
| JONES, Nicholas Clwyd, Professor | Director | 2017-01-26 | 2023-09-01 |
| KEVERNE, Eric Barrington, Professor | Director | 2004-10-08 | 2011-10-07 |
| KIPLING, David Glyn, Professor | Director | 2012-08-15 | 2020-06-11 |
| LAWRIE, Scott Mcgregor | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1996-09-14 |
| LEPTIN, Maria, Professor | Director | 2005-11-21 | 2009-12-31 |
| LIAN, Lu-Yun, Professor | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| MAIR, Donald Edward | Director | 1995-10-19 | 1996-09-14 |
| MUNRO, Alan James, Dr | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2002-12-17 |
| NORDEN, Richard Brock | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| PAGE, Clive, Professor | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| PARKER, Peter Joseph, Professor | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-11-27 |
| PELHAM, Hugh Reginald Brentnall, Dr | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| PELHAM, Hugh Reginald Brentnall, Dr | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2007-08-30 |
| PROUT, John Christopher | Director | 1995-10-19 | 1996-09-14 |
| RIGBY, Peter William Jack, Professor | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2023-09-01 |
| ROACH, Daniel James William | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2005-06-09 |
| ROBBINS, Trevor William, Prof | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2002-12-17 |
| ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Jane, Dr | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| SAMUELS, Gillian Mary Ryder, Dr | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2003-12-26 |
| SMITH, James Cuthbert, Professor Sir | Director | 2002-12-17 | 2009-12-31 |
| SULSTON, John Edward, Sir | Director | 1995-04-01 | 1997-01-07 |
| SWAIN, Roger | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| WAKELAM, Michael John Owen, Professor | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| WATT, Alan Paul, Dr | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-01-19 | 1995-03-16 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-01-19 | 1996-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Gordon Brown | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-07-01 | Ceased 2021-09-07 |
| Ms Alexandra Zoe Pygall | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-01-01 | Ceased 2021-09-07 |
| Professor Peter Joseph Parker | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-01-01 | Ceased 2021-09-07 |
| Dr James Michael Briscoe | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-01-01 | Ceased 2021-09-07 |
| Mr Geoffrey Ernest Braham | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-08-10 | Ceased 2021-09-07 |
| Dr Lynne Christine Gailey | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-08-10 | Ceased 2021-09-07 |
| Mr Graham Peter Allen | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-08-10 | Ceased 2021-09-07 |
| Professor Nicholas Clwyd Jones | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-01-26 | Ceased 2021-09-07 |
| Professor Peter Rigby | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-07 |
| Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Professor Clive Page | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Mr Anthony James Clare | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Professor Doreen Cantrell | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Professor David Kipling | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-11 |
| Professor Michael Wakelam | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-31 |
| Mr Geoffrey Hope-Terry | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
| Dr Paul Johnson | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-30 |
| Dr Alan Paul Watt | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 263 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-16 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+511.1%
£3,204,000 £19,579,000
-
Cash
-13.7%
£23,412,000 £20,215,000
-
Net assets
-2.4%
£158,730,000 £154,894,000
-
Employees
+1.4%
356 361
-
Wages
+3.8%
£15,708,000 £16,304,000
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