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Company No. SC186341 · Incorporated 2 Jun 1998

Neogen Europe Limited

Registered name: NEOGEN EUROPE LIMITED

Part of Neogen Corporation group

Neogen Europe Limited made £42.7m revenue and a £2.1m loss in the year to 31 May 2025.

Neogen Europe Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £42.7m in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £2.1m and 226 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in Ayr; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Ayr, Scotland
Age
28 yrs · since 1998
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 company's immediate and ultimate parent company is Neogen Corporation, a publicly owned company based in the United States of America whose shares are traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market. Copies of ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£42.7m
Growth ▼8.9%
Profit
−£2.1m
Growth ▼160.4%
Profit margin
−5%
Gross 32.2%
Employees
226
Change ▲3.2%
Profit / employee
−£9.5k
Revenue/employee £189k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 May 202231 May 202331 May 202431 May 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£42.1m£44m£46.9m£42.7m
Cost of sales£26.2m£27.8m£28.5m£29m
Gross profit£15.9m£16.3m£18.4m£13.8m
Operating profit£4.3m£2.5m£2.5m£180k
Profit before tax£3.6m£2.2m£4.2m−£2.1m
Profit after tax£2.9m£1.4m£3.5m−£2.1m
Profit (best available)£2.9m£1.4m£3.5m−£2.1m
Staff costs£8.7m£9.5m£10m£11.1m
Employees (average)247230219226
Ratios
Profit margin6.9%3.2%7.6%−5%
Gross margin37.8%36.9%39.3%32.2%
Revenue per employee£170k£191k£214k£189k
Profit per employee£11.8k£6.1k£16.2k−£9.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲4.6%▲6.5%▼8.9%
Profit growth—▼51.7%▲151.9%▼160.4%
Headcount growth—▼6.9%▼4.8%▲3.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.7m£3.7m£5m£5.3m
Net assets£39.2m£40.6m£44.2m£42m
Fixed assets£44.5m£48m£44.5m£37.8m
Current assets£19.5m£22.3m£23.5m£23.5m
Debtors£7.3m£6.6m£7.5m£4.7m
SourceAccounts · bulk data May 2024Accounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
32.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£189k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£9.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
88.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
11%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▼5%
Now £42m
Cash at bank
▲5%
Now £5.3m
Headcount
▲3%
Now 226
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼15%
Now £37.8m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Neogen Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Neogen Europe Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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