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Next accounts due

2026-06-30 (in 1mo)

Last filed for 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-31 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-03-17

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£3K

-30.1% vs 2023

Net assets

-£56M

-10.8% vs 2023

Employees

236

+5.8% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£9M

-155.2% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 5 times since incorporation

  1. ALMAC DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES LIMITED 2018-11-01 → present
  2. ALMAC DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED 2004-11-12 → 2018-11-01
  3. ARRADX LIMITED 2004-09-07 → 2004-11-12
  4. ARRAGEN LIMITED 2003-01-15 → 2004-09-07
  5. GELAN LIMITED 2002-06-24 → 2003-01-15
  6. L&B (NO 23) LIMITED 2002-04-26 → 2002-06-24

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30

Metric Trend 2023-09-302024-09-30
Turnover £27,027,078£26,761,678
Operating profit £861,723-£2,652,676
Profit before tax -£3,362,914-£8,582,132
Net profit -£2,385,572-£5,494,835
Cash £4,448£3,110
Total assets less current liabilities -£46,523,610-£50,927,063
Net assets -£50,705,752-£56,200,587
Equity -£50,705,752-£56,200,587
Average employees 223236
Wages £9,885,202£10,374,942

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 2023-09-302024-09-30
Operating margin 3.2%-9.9%
Net margin -8.8%-20.5%
Return on capital employed -1.9%5.2%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 230.5%226.9%
Current ratio 0.21x0.20x
Interest cover 0.20x-0.45x

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
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors of Almac Group Limited have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing of this report and confirm that adequate funding has been committed by Almac Group Limited, the company's ultimate parent, to support the company's operations and planned growth over this period. The directors have received confirmation that Almac Group Limited intends to support the company for at least one year after these financial statements are signed. Consequently, the directors have prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis. The Company participates in group cash pooling arrangements providing access to cash necessary for the day-to-day running of the company and to support the going concern assertion. The company has received confirmation that the Group will not withdraw the facility in the foreseeable future and for at least one year from the date these financial statements are signed. After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has access to adequate financial and other resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”

Significant events

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

People

5 active · 12 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
WAIDE, Ivan Secretary 2023-01-09
ARMSTRONG, Alan David Director 2010-01-07 Nov 1958 Northern Irish
HARKIN, Niall Patrick Director 2019-08-01 May 1972 British
HARKIN, Paul Director 2003-10-30 Aug 1965 Irish
MCBURNEY, Graeme Thomas Director 2022-10-01 Aug 1969 British
Show 12 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
HAYBURN, Colin Secretary 2005-06-01 2012-01-01
IRVINE, John Walter Secretary 2002-04-26 2005-06-01
MCALLISTER, Emma Secretary 2012-01-01 2023-01-09
CAMPBELL, Stephen Director 2013-11-26 2024-04-30
HAYBURN, Colin Director 2008-01-07 2023-01-01
IRVINE, John Director 2013-11-26 2016-08-22
IRVINE, John Walter Director 2002-04-26 2008-01-07
JOHNSTON, Patrick Gerard, Professor Director 2003-10-30 2013-11-26
MCBRIDE, Paul Director 2002-04-26 2003-09-29
MCCLAY, Allen James, Dr Director 2008-01-07 2010-01-07
MILLIKEN, Richard Alexander Director 2003-09-29 2008-01-07
STEPHENS, Kevin Director 2013-11-26 2020-01-02

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Almac Diagnostics (2004) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 119 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-04-17 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2026-03-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-06-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-03-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-06-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-05-17 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-03-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-06-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-03-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-01-09 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2023-01-09 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2023-01-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-10-11 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-06-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-03-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-06-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-03-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-06-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-04-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-01-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30

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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