PREMIER RESEARCH GROUP LIMITED
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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
- PREMIER RESEARCH GROUP LIMITED 2008-06-11 → present
- PREMIER RESEARCH GROUP PLC 2004-11-26 → 2008-06-11
- CRC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 2003-07-28 → 2004-11-26
- OVAL (1811) LIMITED 2003-02-19 → 2003-07-28
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 190 | 166 | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | 6.2% | -1.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.34x | 1.62x | |
| 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
- PREMIER RESEARCH GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Premier Research SA Limited 100%
- Premier Research GmbH 100%
- Premier Research Group srl 100%
- Premier Research Group SL 100%
- Premier Research SARL 100%
- Premier Research LLC 100%
- Premier Research Ukraine LLC 100%
- Premier Research Canada Ltd 100%
- Premier Research Poland Sp Zoo 100%
- Premier Research Romania srl 100%
- Premier Research Sro 100%
- Premier Research Sro 100%
- Premier Research Hungary Kft 100%
- Premier Research PTY Limited 100%
- Premier Research Israel Ltd 100%
- Premier Research S doo Beograd - Stari Grad 100%
- Premier Research Singapore PTE. Ltd 100%
- Premier Research (Shanghai) Co Ltd 100%
- Premier Research Group Ltd Taiwan Branch* 100%
- Premier Research Group Ltd Korea Branch* 100%
- Premier Research (New Zealand) Limited 100%
- Premier Research Group (India) Private Limited 99%
Significant events
- “On 13 March 2024, the Company entered into a new debt agreement... a new credit facility totalling USD 320,000,000 was established...”
- “On 15 December 2023 date, the Company communicated its intention to exercise the break clause... On 3 January 2024, the Company formally served this notice. As a result, the company exited its current lease obligation on 3 October 2024.”
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 | |
| 2025-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-2%
£70,435,000 £68,998,000
-
Cash
-12.5%
£2,344,000 £2,052,000
-
Net assets
-4.9%
£22,412,000 £21,316,000
-
Employees
-12.6%
190 166
-
Operating profit
-114.5%
£4,544,000 -£661,000
-
Profit before tax
-110.2%
£4,907,000 -£499,000
-
Wages
+2.4%
£8,369,000 £8,566,000
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