Central Pharma Cell and Gene Therapy Ltd
Registered name: CENTRAL PHARMA CELL AND GENE THERAPY LTD
Part of Central Pharma Contract Holdings Limited groupCentral Pharma Cell and Gene Therapy Ltd made £513k revenue and a £292k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Central Pharma Cell and Gene Therapy Ltd’s revenue fell 31% to £513k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £292k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in Bedford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bedford, South East
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £741k | £513k |
| Cost of sales | — | £47.8k | £45.9k |
| Gross profit | — | £694k | £467k |
| Operating profit | — | £14.4k | −£291k |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.4k | −£292k |
| Profit after tax | — | £1.4k | −£292k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £1.4k | −£292k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 0.2% | −56.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 93.6% | 91% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £247k | £171k |
| Profit per employee | — | £459 | −£97.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼30.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼21264% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼40% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £9.9k | £62.3k | £3.5k |
| Net assets | −£1.9m | −£1.9m | −£2.2m |
| Fixed assets | £44.5k | £39.5k | £23.8k |
| Current assets | £60.3k | £252k | £126k |
| Debtors | £0 | £161k | £39.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −56.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 91%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £171k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£97.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.6%
- 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
- —
- Now −£2.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼94%
- Now £3.5k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼40%
- Now £23.8k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Central Pharma Contract Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Central Pharma Cell and Gene Therapy Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Central Pharma Contract Packing LimitedRev. £17.9m · Profit £237k
- Central Pharma Biotechnica LimitedRev. £563k · Profit −£307k
- Central Pharma Manufacturing LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£292k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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