PHARMARON UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 08755111Private limited companyIncorporated 2013

Key figures

£181,023,000
Net assets 2025

† PHARMARON UK LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 20140

Where the company stands among the 322 active companies whose first SIC code is 20140 (Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals).

Turnover£116,563,000
Higher than 88% · median £21,792,447 among 56 that publish turnover
Net assets£181,023,000
Higher than 96% · median £38,342
Total assets£246,478,000
Higher than 97% · median £772,882
Cash£19,078,000
Higher than 97% · median £227,994
Employees697
Higher than 97% · median 2
Company age13.0 years
Older than 63% · median 6.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NUFARM UK LIMITED£495.9m
  2. CARGILL BIOINDUSTRIAL UK LIMITED£376m
  3. ABCAM LIMITED£348.3m
  4. PHARMARON UK LIMITED£181m
  5. BRENNTAG UK LIMITED£150.8m
  6. BASF PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY£131.7m
  7. MASTER BUILDERS SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED£115.7m
  8. PHARMARON BIOLOGICS (UK) LTD£74.7m
  9. SOLUTIA UK LIMITED£51.7m
  10. EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED£49.3m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 322. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: PHARMARON UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

PHARMARON UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 08755111. It was incorporated on 30 Oct 2013. Its status is active. The registered office is in Cardiff (CF24). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other organic basic chemicals (20140), manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products (21100), manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations (21200), research and experimental development on biotechnology (72110).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £116,563,000. Loss for the year was £15,053,000. Net assets were £181,023,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £19,078,000. Total assets were £246,478,000 and total liabilities £61,469,000. The company had an average of 697 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 322 active companies whose first SIC code is 20140: By turnover it ranks higher than 88% of the 56 that publish turnover (median £21,792,447). By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £38,342). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £772,882). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £227,994). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 2). It is older than 63% of them (median age 6.9 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly inorganic chemicals, organic chemicals, pharmaceuticals. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 28 days to pay suppliers, and 28% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 15.4% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

3 persons with significant control are registered. 1 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 16 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover114,155,000116,563,000
Profit for the year-6,479,000-15,053,000
Cash at bank and in hand14,147,00019,078,000
Total assets281,658,000246,478,000
Total liabilities49,132,00061,469,000
Net assets / total equity—181,023,000
Average number of employees684697

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
28 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
28%
Standard payment terms
0–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 73%
  • 31 to 60 days 26%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
28
72%
26%
30 Jun 2025
29
69%
30%
31 Dec 2024
29
67%
33%
30 Jun 2024
30
68%
31%
31 Dec 2023
26
79%
23%
30 Jun 2023
25
84%
26%
31 Dec 2022
24
87%
22%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 15.4% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 17.8% lower
Median bonus pay
women 30% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter50.6% womenLower middle46.6% womenUpper middle37.2% womenUpper pay quarter29.5% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 15.5% lower
women 20.3% lower
2023/24
women 19% lower
women 26.6% lower
2022/23
women 23% lower
women 34% lower
2021/22
women 18.8% lower
women 27.6% lower
2020/21
women 23.1% lower
women 31.3% lower
2018/19
women 27.1% lower
women 28.9% lower
2017/18
women 21% lower
women 37% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, machinery, plastics and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: inorganic chemicals, organic chemicals, pharmaceuticals, machinery and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

10 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £116.6m, net assets £181m, 697 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £114.2m, 684 employees
  3. Mr Boliang Lou ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Dr. Boliang Lou registered as a person with significant control
  5. Xiaoqiang Lou registered as a person with significant control
  6. Bei Zheng registered as a person with significant control
  7. Name changed to PHARMARON UK LIMITEDPreviously QUOTIENT BIORESEARCH GROUP LIMITED
  8. Mr Boliang Lou registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (2)
  1. Name changed to QUOTIENT BIORESEARCH GROUP LIMITEDPreviously QBRG LIMITED
  2. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.