VECTURA GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-10 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-27
Watchouts
Cash
£10M
+3,166.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£247M
+41.4% vs 2023
Employees
1
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£3M
+96.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£81,100,000 | -£3,400,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£82,800,000 | -£2,800,000 | |
| Net profit | -£82,100,000 | -£2,800,000 | |
| Cash | £300,000 | £9,800,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £175,200,000 | £248,300,000 | |
| Net assets | £174,300,000 | £246,500,000 | |
| Equity | £174,300,000 | £246,500,000 | |
| Average employees | 1 | 1 | |
| Wages | £600,000 | £700,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -46.3% | -1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.9% | 0.9% | |
| Current ratio | -2.10x | -164.80x | |
| Interest cover | -811.00x | — |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts in order to assess going concern, which indicate that the Company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due during the going concern assessment period, including severe but plausible downside scenarios.”
Group structure
- VECTURA GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Vectura Group Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 17 September 2024, the Company's ultimate parent, Philip Morris Inc, announced the sale of its investment in Vectura Group Limited and its subsidiaries, to Molex Asia Holdings Limited, a UK incorporated company. The sale was completed on 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZEITLER, Robert John | Secretary | 2025-06-30 | — | — |
| SCHUMACHER, Charles Peter | Director | 2025-06-30 | Jul 1969 | American |
| WILLIAMS, Chad Martin | Director | 2023-09-15 | Nov 1973 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURRELL, Peter Frederick | Secretary | 2000-07-19 | 2002-07-15 |
| DOCHERTY, Mark James | Secretary | 1997-09-17 | 1999-01-22 |
| HYLAND, Anne Philomena | Secretary | 2002-07-15 | 2013-07-01 |
| MURPHY, John | Secretary | 2016-06-10 | 2025-06-30 |
| OAKLEY, Andrew John | Secretary | 2015-01-01 | 2016-06-10 |
| OLIVER, Paul | Secretary | 2013-07-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| WHITROW, Jane Elizabeth, Dr | Secretary | 1999-01-22 | 2000-07-19 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-08-13 | 1997-09-17 |
| ANDERSSON, Per-Olof, Dr | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2021-10-19 |
| ANGELICI, Bruno Francois Jules | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2021-10-19 |
| BABEAU, Emmanuel Andre Marie | Director | 2021-10-19 | 2025-01-03 |
| BLACKWELL, Christopher Paul, Dr | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2015-07-01 |
| BROWN, John Robert, Dr | Director | 2004-05-13 | 2016-07-10 |
| CASHMAN, John Patrick | Director | 2001-03-27 | 2014-02-01 |
| CLEMENT, Mark Rowland | Director | 2004-03-09 | 2004-06-09 |
| CONDELLA, Frank Charles | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2018-10-31 |
| DAVIES, David James Geler, Professor | Director | 1999-08-04 | 2004-06-09 |
| DERODRA, Mehul Andrew | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2018-07-31 |
| DOWNIE, William | Director | 2019-11-07 | 2022-03-31 |
| EMBLETON, David Thomas | Director | 1999-08-04 | 2002-11-18 |
| EVANS, Christopher Thomas, Professor Sir | Director | 1997-10-30 | 2002-11-19 |
| FODEN, Susan Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2007-01-18 | 2019-09-30 |
| FRY, Paul Andrew | Director | 2018-10-22 | 2022-03-31 |
| GANDERTON, David, Prof | Director | 1999-08-04 | 2002-07-15 |
| GOUGH, David Anthony | Director | 1997-09-17 | 2000-02-01 |
| HECHT, Jeanne Frances Taylor | Director | 2020-12-31 | 2021-10-19 |
| HOLLOWAY, Adam Stuart | Director | 2001-04-18 | 2004-06-09 |
| HOLT, Elizabeth | Director | 1997-09-17 | 1999-01-13 |
| HYLAND, Anne Philomena | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2013-06-30 |
| INSUASTY, Jorge Humberto | Director | 2021-10-19 | 2024-03-31 |
| KEEN, Peter Stephen | Director | 1997-09-17 | 2004-03-09 |
| KNOWLES, Elizabeth Teresa | Director | 2022-03-31 | 2023-07-31 |
| KUNST, Michael | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| MATTHEWS, Kevin Roger Kenneth, Dr | Director | 2019-03-29 | 2021-10-19 |
| MOON, Brian Richard, Dr | Director | 2002-02-25 | 2004-06-09 |
| MURPHY, John | Director | 2022-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| OAKLEY, Andrew John | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2016-06-10 |
| OLCZAK, Jacek | Director | 2021-10-19 | 2024-12-31 |
| OLIVER, Paul Stephen | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Trevor Michael, Dr | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2017-05-31 |
| RICHARDS, Andrew John Mcglashan, Dr | Director | 2000-01-20 | 2011-07-22 |
| STANIFORTH, John Nicholas | Director | 1999-08-04 | 2004-06-09 |
| THOMA, Jeanne | Director | 2020-12-31 | 2021-10-19 |
| THOMPSON, Juliet | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2021-10-19 |
| VIRLEY, Peter | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2004-03-09 |
| WARD-LILLEY, James Alexander | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2019-06-30 |
| WARNER, Neil William | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2020-05-27 |
| WERNER, Thomas, Dr | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2021-05-27 |
| WHITAKER, Anne Clem | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-08-13 | 1997-09-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molex Asia Holdings Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-12-31 | Active |
| Philip Morris International Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-19 | Ceased 2024-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 686 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-05-02 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-05-01 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-04-30 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-16 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+3,166.7%
£300,000 £9,800,000
-
Net assets
+41.4%
£174,300,000 £246,500,000
-
Employees
0%
1 1
-
Operating profit
+95.8%
-£81,100,000 -£3,400,000
-
Profit before tax
+96.6%
-£82,800,000 -£2,800,000
-
Wages
+16.7%
£600,000 £700,000
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