DOCS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-29 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-15
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+38.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+18.1% vs 2023
Employees
375
-11.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-10.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £28,853,925 | £25,604,295 | |
| Operating profit | £1,709,670 | £1,524,583 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,709,670 | £1,528,583 | |
| Net profit | £1,295,832 | £1,170,835 | |
| Cash | £1,108,168 | £1,532,893 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £6,454,112 | £7,624,945 | |
| Equity | £6,454,112 | £7,624,945 | |
| Average employees | 425 | 375 | |
| Wages | £19,776,888 | £18,009,924 |
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 | 5.9% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 4.6% | |
| Current ratio | 4.87x | 4.48x |
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 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Significant events
- “On 31 May 2025, DOCS International B.V. transferred the entire share capital of the Company, being 100 ordinary shares of £1.00 each to ICON Clinical Research Holdings (Ireland) Unlimited Company in exchange for the issuance of 16,179,331 ordinary shares in ICON Clinical Research Holdings (Ireland) Unlimited Company.”
- “On 31 May 2025, ICON Clinical Research Holdings (Ireland) Unlimited Company transferred the entire share capital of the Company, being 100 ordinary shares to ICON Clinical Research (U.K.) Limited in exchange for the issuance of 14,375,574 ordinary shares in ICON Clinical Research (U.K.) Limited.”
- “On 31 May 2025, the Company entered into a business transfer agreement to sell the business and undertakings, including all employees, assets and liabilities of the Company to Pharm Research Associates (UK) Limited in exchange for the issuance of 29,356 ordinary shares in Pharm Research Associates (UK) Limited.”
- “On 2 June 2025, Pharm Research Associates (UK) Limited changed its name to ICON Clinical (UK) Limited.”
- “On 2 June 2025, the Company's registered address changed to 3rd Floor, North & South Wings, 100 Longwater Avenue, Green Park, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 6GP, United Kingdom.”
- “On 27 June 2025, the Company transferred its 29,356 ordinary shares in ICON Clinical (UK) Limited to ICON Clinical Research (U.K.) Limited for £14,375,574 to be left outstanding as an intercompany loan.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOX, Erina, Ms. | Secretary | 2013-02-11 | — | — |
| HORGAN, Shane | Director | 2025-12-12 | Sep 1987 | Irish |
| MACDONALD, John | Director | 2022-10-21 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROERSMA, Eelco Michael | Secretary | 2003-11-14 | 2007-11-01 |
| LONG, Daragh John Paul | Secretary | 2007-11-01 | 2013-02-11 |
| BROERSMA, Eelco Michael | Director | 2003-11-14 | 2007-11-01 |
| GLEESON, Michael | Director | 2013-02-11 | 2022-10-21 |
| HOULIHAN, James, Mr. | Director | 2014-10-31 | 2025-12-12 |
| LEECH, Sean | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2010-01-22 |
| LONG, Daragh John Paul | Director | 2010-03-19 | 2014-10-31 |
| VAN DE RIET, Peter Gijsbert Hendrik | Director | 2003-11-14 | 2007-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icon Clinical Research Holdings (U.K.) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2025-05-31 | Ceased 2025-05-31 |
| Icon Clinical Research (U.K.) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-05-31 | Active |
| Icon Public Limited Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-29 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-11.3%
£28,853,925 £25,604,295
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Cash
+38.3%
£1,108,168 £1,532,893
-
Net assets
+18.1%
£6,454,112 £7,624,945
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Employees
-11.8%
425 375
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Operating profit
-10.8%
£1,709,670 £1,524,583
-
Profit before tax
-10.6%
£1,709,670 £1,528,583
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Wages
-8.9%
£19,776,888 £18,009,924
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