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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-12-25 (in 7mo)

Last made up 2025-12-11

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£2M

-12.5% vs 2023

Net assets

£21M

-4.9% vs 2023

Employees

166

-12.6% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£499K

-110.2% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 3 times since incorporation

  1. PREMIER RESEARCH GROUP LIMITED 2008-06-11 → present
  2. PREMIER RESEARCH GROUP PLC 2004-11-26 → 2008-06-11
  3. CRC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 2003-07-28 → 2004-11-26
  4. OVAL (1811) LIMITED 2003-02-19 → 2003-07-28

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £70,435,000£68,998,000
Operating profit £4,544,000-£661,000
Profit before tax £4,907,000-£499,000
Net profit £4,365,000-£1,096,000
Cash £2,344,000£2,052,000
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets £22,412,000£21,316,000
Equity £22,412,000£21,316,000
Average employees 190166
Wages £8,369,000£8,566,000

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 6.5%-1.0%
Net margin 6.2%-1.6%
Current ratio 2.34x1.62x
Interest cover 30.91x-165.25x

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
Ernst & Young LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Based on the Directors' assessment of the standalone cash flow forecasts of the Company up to and including 31 December 2026, the Directors have concluded that the Company is reliant on financial support from its Parent Company, Premier Research Holdings Inc. Accordingly, a letter of support has been provided by Premier Research Holdings Inc. confirming that it has the ability to and will provide financial support to the Company to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the period to 31 December 2026.”

Group structure

  1. PREMIER RESEARCH GROUP LIMITED · parent
    1. Premier Research SA Limited 100% · n/a
    2. Premier Research GmbH 100% · Darmstadt
    3. Premier Research Group srl 100% · Italy
    4. Premier Research Group SL 100% · Madrid
    5. Premier Research SARL 100% · France
    6. Premier Research LLC 100% · 127106
    7. Premier Research Ukraine LLC 100% · Ukraine
    8. Premier Research Canada Ltd 100% · ON L4W 5K4
    9. Premier Research Poland Sp Zoo 100% · Warszawa, Poland
    10. Premier Research Romania srl 100% · Bucharest
    11. Premier Research Sro 100% · Czech Republic
    12. Premier Research Sro 100% · Slovak Republic
    13. Premier Research Hungary Kft 100% · Hungary
    14. Premier Research PTY Limited 100% · VIC 3144
    15. Premier Research Israel Ltd 100% · Israel
    16. Premier Research S doo Beograd - Stari Grad 100% · Serbia
    17. Premier Research Singapore PTE. Ltd 100% · Singapore
    18. Premier Research (Shanghai) Co Ltd 100% · China (Shanghai)
    19. Premier Research Group Ltd Taiwan Branch* 100% · Taipei City
    20. Premier Research Group Ltd Korea Branch* 100% · Seoul
    21. Premier Research (New Zealand) Limited 100% · Auckland 1010, New Zealand
    22. Premier Research Group (India) Private Limited 99% · Karnataka, India

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 22 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
PERKINS, Thomas Secretary 2020-03-31
PERKINS, Thomas Director 2020-03-31 Aug 1961 American
SHIMOTA, Richard William Director 2024-09-10 Jul 1962 American
Show 22 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
CARDEN, Timothy Secretary 2003-04-08 2003-06-26
DAWES, Peter Graham Secretary 2007-05-16 2008-10-15
GALLAGHER, Bernard Secretary 2003-06-30 2007-05-16
KYLE, Peter Secretary 2009-09-29 2010-07-26
OVALSEC LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2003-02-19 2003-04-08
BARRY, Michael James Director 2009-11-18 2011-03-01
CARDEN, Timothy Director 2003-04-08 2005-10-10
CODEANNE, Christopher George Director 2011-02-21 2014-08-04
FELLNER, Peter John, Dr Director 2007-09-01 2008-06-06
FORSTER, Geoffrey David Director 2004-11-29 2007-04-16
GALLAGHER, Bernard Director 2004-11-16 2009-09-29
GILLY, John Alexander Director 2006-07-01 2007-02-06
HARRIS, Ralph Stephen Director 2004-11-29 2008-06-06
KYLE, Peter Director 2007-04-16 2010-07-26
MCCALL, Troy Director 2007-04-16 2009-12-24
NICHOLSON, Anthony Charles Director 2014-09-01 2020-03-31
PATRICK, Guy Michael, Dr Director 2003-04-08 2007-04-16
REYNDERS, Ludo Jan-Anna Director 2011-02-16 2024-07-31
WEISS, Adrian Director 2003-05-07 2003-10-27
WISEMAN, David Charles Director 2009-11-10 2010-12-31
YAXLEY, Simon, Dr Director 2003-04-08 2009-09-29
OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2003-02-19 2003-04-08

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Prgco Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 223 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2025-12-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-12-22 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-10-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-12-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-09-13 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-09-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-09-11 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2024-03-14 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-03-14 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-03-14 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-03-14 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-03-14 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-03-14 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-03-14 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-03-14 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-03-14 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-03-14 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-03-14 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-03-14 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

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

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