PLOUGHSHARE INNOVATIONS LTD
Active Company number 04401901
PLOUGHSHARE INNOVATIONS LTD (company number 04401901) is a private limited company incorporated on 22 March 2002. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Porton Down, SP4 0BF. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is research and experimental development on biotechnology (72110). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 March 2025, report net assets of £3.4m.
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- Key figures: the accounts to 31 Mar 2025 against the year before
- Filing deadlines: accounts due 31 Dec 2026; confirmation statement due 3 Apr 2027
- Financials ledger: 8 years of filed accounts held (2018–2025)
- Who runs and owns it: 1 PSC
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- Charges: none on the register
- Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer
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Company details
- Company number
- 04401901
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 22 March 2002
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- PORTON SCIENCE PARK
BYBROOK ROAD
PORTON DOWN
WILTSHIRE
SP4 0BF
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 March
- Accounts category
- SMALL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 March 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 20 March 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 3 April 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 March 2025 | 31 March 2024 | 31 March 2023 | 31 March 2022 | 31 March 2021 | 31 March 2020 | 31 March 2019 | 31 March 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit after tax | −£267k | £342k | −£340k | £1.7m | £363k | — | — | — |
| Total assets | £14.7m | £11.4m | £15.0m | £10.1m | £3.2m | £2.7m | £2.7m | £2.9m |
| Cash at bank | £7.7m | £6.5m | £9.4m | £5.9m | £1.7m | £1.9m | £1.7m | £2.2m |
| Current liabilities | £7.9m | £3.5m | £8.7m | £2.2m | £747k | £546k | £652k | £365k |
| Net current assets | £2.8m | £3.7m | £4.2m | £5.5m | £1.8m | £2.0m | £1.8m | £2.3m |
| Total liabilities | £11.3m | £7.8m | £11.5m | £6.2m | £988k | £847k | £3.6m | £3.1m |
| Net assets / (liabilities) | £3.4m | £3.7m | £3.5m | £3.9m | £2.2m | £1.8m | (£916k) | (£151k) |
| Employees | 31 | 33 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (2 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Secretary Of State For Defence
Questions about PLOUGHSHARE INNOVATIONS LTD
Is PLOUGHSHARE INNOVATIONS LTD active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was PLOUGHSHARE INNOVATIONS LTD incorporated?
PLOUGHSHARE INNOVATIONS LTD was incorporated on 22 March 2002, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is PLOUGHSHARE INNOVATIONS LTD registered?
Its registered office is in Porton Down, SP4 0BF. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls PLOUGHSHARE INNOVATIONS LTD?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (2 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Secretary Of State For Defence. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04401901/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are PLOUGHSHARE INNOVATIONS LTD's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 December 2026. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 March 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does PLOUGHSHARE INNOVATIONS LTD file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Small company accounts”, made up to 31 March 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Is PLOUGHSHARE INNOVATIONS LTD on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 9 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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