New England Biolabs Lyophilization Sciences Ltd.
Registered name: NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS LYOPHILIZATION SCIENCES LTD.
Part of Donald G. Comb Stock Trust groupNew England Biolabs Lyophilization Sciences Ltd. made £5.4m revenue and £360k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text
New England Biolabs Lyophilization Sciences Ltd.’s revenue grew 308% to £5.4m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £360k profit and 16 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Abingdon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Abingdon, South East
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate and ultimate parent company and controlling party is New England Biolabs Inc. for which group financial statements are prepared. The company is incorporated and registered in the United ”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.7m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £5.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | £557k | £223k | £215k |
| Gross profit | — | £697k | £1.1m | £5.2m |
| Operating profit | — | −£2.2m | −£3.4m | £561k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£2.7m | −£3.5m | £360k |
| Profit after tax | −£833k | −£2.6m | — | — |
| Profit (best available) | −£833k | −£2.6m | −£3.5m | £360k |
| Staff costs | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.6m | £1.4m |
| Employees (average) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −47.8% | −210.6% | −265.8% | 6.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 55.6% | 83.2% | 96% |
| Revenue per employee | £125k | £89.5k | £83.2k | £339k |
| Profit per employee | −£59.5k | −£189k | −£221k | £22.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼28.1% | ▲6.1% | ▲307.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲14.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.3m | £923k | £1.1m | £930k |
| Net assets | £1.8m | −£868k | £18m | £18.3m |
| Current assets | £6.5m | £2.9m | — | — |
| Debtors | — | £251k | £136k | — |
| Cash from operations | £4m | £5.2m | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 96%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £339k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £22.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲2%
- Now £18.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼18%
- Now £930k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 16
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Donald G. Comb Stock Trust (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent25–50%
- New England Biolabs Lyophilization Sciences Ltd.this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £360k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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