COLE-PARMER UK BIBBY ACQUISITION LIMITED

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After making appropriate enquiries including consideration of the impact of global economic events, and the financial position and performance of the CPI Buyer LLC Group, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have received written assurances from CPI Buyer LLC, a fellow group company, that they will continue to provide support for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”

Group structure

1. COLE-PARMER UK BIBBY ACQUISITION LIMITED · parent
   1. UK Boxer Midco 2 Limited 100% · United Kingdom
   2. Cole-Parmer Limited 100% · United Kingdom
   3. PCR Max Limited 100% · United Kingdom
   4. Bibby Scientific (Hong Kong) Company Limited 100% · Hong Kong
   5. Cole-Parmer Laboratory Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd 100% · PRC China
   6. CPI Chiron Acquisition AS 100% · Norway
   7. Chiron AS 100% · Norway
   8. Chiron Pharmasynth AS 100% · Norway
   9. Oil Well Technologies AS 100% · Norway
   10. Chiron (UK) Limited 100% · United Kingdom
   11. SPEX CertiPrep Ltd. 100% · United Kingdom

Significant events

• “On 28 May 2025, Brookfield Asset Management Inc., through its private equity arm, and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), completed the acquisition of Antylia Scientific, the ultimate parent company of Cole-Parmer Instrument Company Limited, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.34 billion. The transaction was completed after the date of the Statement of Financial Position and does not impact the financial position of Cole-Parmer Instrument Company Limited as at 31 December 2024. However, it represents a significant change in the ownership structure of the group and may influence future strategic direction, investment priorities, and operational synergies.”

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

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  -65.2%

  £17,454,595 → £6,074,494

• Employees

  —

  Not reported

• Operating profit

  +72.2%

  -£8,981 → -£2,500

• Profit before tax

  -5,152.3%

  £223,990 → -£11,316,648

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