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MACFARLAN SMITH LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- SC035640
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1960-09-12
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 21100
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared a cash flow forecast for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these accounts which indicates that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, the Company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period. The Company has additional funding available through an intercompany loan payable with another group entity, Veranova Bidco LP.”
Subsidiaries
- Macfarlan Smith B.V. · 100% held · Netherlands · Procurement services
Significant events
- “On 24 March 2023, the Company announced a plan to cease manufacturing operations at its Annan facility. The decommissioning processes were undertaken throughout 2023 and completed in early 2024. The facility was sold in August 2024, and all assets have been fully divested by 31 December 2024.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
5 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES, Andrew David | Secretary | 2024-04-23 | — | — |
| GRANT, Craig Maclan, Dr | Director | 2020-10-13 | Mar 1970 | British |
| LASSONDE, Scott Gerard | Director | 2024-04-23 | Feb 1974 | American |
| PAYNE, David Martin | Director | 2021-10-28 | Sep 1980 | British |
| RILEY, Michael Anthony | Director | 2023-05-09 | Nov 1976 | American |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, Victoria | Secretary | 2019-12-03 | 2022-05-31 |
| BICKNELL, Simon Michael | Secretary | 1989-12-08 | 1990-08-10 |
| BRUCE-WATT, Linda | Secretary | 2020-04-16 | 2021-02-05 |
| FARRANT, Simon | Secretary | 2002-02-28 | 2020-03-31 |
| HYDE, Jonathan Laurence Patrick | Secretary | — | 1989-12-08 |
| MCNEILLAGE, James Kean | Secretary | 1995-05-03 | 2000-09-25 |
| OEHLER, Ross | Secretary | 2022-05-31 | 2023-11-30 |
| SOMERVILLE, Hugh | Secretary | 2000-09-25 | 2002-02-28 |
| THOM, Gordon | Secretary | 1990-08-10 | 1995-05-03 |
| BICKNELL, Simon Michael | Director | 1990-07-01 | 1990-08-04 |
| BLAKER, Graham Joseph, Dr | Director | — | 1990-08-10 |
| BONI, Debra Elenor | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2005-10-24 |
| BORDET, Antoine | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2017-10-05 |
| CAIRNS, Stewart | Director | 1996-02-02 | 1999-04-30 |
| COOK, James | Director | 1990-08-10 | 1999-06-18 |
| COOKE, Terrence Bernard | Director | 2018-04-12 | 2021-10-29 |
| COPLEY, Malcolm Norman | Director | 1990-08-10 | 1997-06-30 |
| DOOLEY, Michael Anthony | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2003-08-28 |
| FARRANT, Simon | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| FOWLER, John Bailey | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2017-05-12 |
| GARNER, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2011-10-03 |
| GREEN, Kenneth Malcolm | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2001-12-31 |
| HODGES, Garry Raymond | Director | 2012-11-19 | 2014-04-06 |
| HOUGHTON, Richard Charles | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2000-05-31 |
| HUNT, John Anthony | Director | — | 1990-08-10 |
| JAMIESON, Gordon | Director | 1996-03-22 | 1999-04-30 |
| JONES, Dennis Gareth | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-07-31 |
| KILBURN, Roger Michael | Director | 2008-02-04 | 2011-10-03 |
| MACLEOD, Robert James | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2014-07-01 |
| MACRAE, Alexander Morgan | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2001-10-31 |
| MERCER, David Snedden | Director | 1995-01-04 | 2007-11-30 |
| MILNE, Lindsay Anne | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2022-05-31 |
| MORGAN, David William | Director | 2002-01-31 | 2009-07-21 |
| OGDEN, Helen Isabella Grace | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2017-04-18 |
| OGDEN, Helen Isabella Grace | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2005-10-24 |
| PAYNE, David Martin | Director | 2018-04-12 | 2020-10-13 |
| PICKARD, Edward | Director | 1999-05-04 | 2000-11-20 |
| SHELDRICK, John Nicholas | Director | 2002-01-31 | 2009-09-07 |
| SMALLEY, Henry Marshall | Director | — | 1997-09-25 |
| SMITH, William Henry | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2005-10-24 |
| STAPEL, Nicolaas | Director | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-03 |
| TASKER, Julian Charles Edward | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2018-10-12 |
| THOMPSON, Steven | Director | 2017-10-18 | 2018-03-29 |
| WESZTERGOM, Andrew Peter | Director | 2020-10-13 | 2024-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veranova 2 Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-05-31 | Active |
| Veranova 1 Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-31 | Active |
| Johnson Matthey Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-07 | Ceased 2022-05-31 |
| Meconic Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 234 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2026-01-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-12-19 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-04-25 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2024-04-25 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-04-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-03-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-12-05 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2023-05-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-05-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-04-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-30 | AUD | auditors | auditors resignation company |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2022-12-08 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current shortened |
| 2022-10-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2022-10-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Credit score requires extracted accounts data.
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
28.3
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 33
- Capital events 20
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 50
- Accounts trajectory 50
- 4 filing(s) in last 12 months
- 1 capital event(s) in last 24 months