AGAR SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
Company number 09897580 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Agar Scientific Limited is a niche UK-based supplier of microscopy consumables and specialist equipment, operating as a majority-owned subsidiary of Agar International Limited. The company demonstrates a strengthening balance sheet, with net assets rising from £2.14m to £3.02m between FY2021 and FY2022, supported by £0.79m in cash and positive working capital of £2.91m. Its strategic position combines scientific specialisation with group backing, providing a platform for targeted expansion in adjacent laboratory markets and international distribution.
Shareholders' funds
£3,020,077
Balance sheet as at 2022-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2015-12-01
- Employees
- 45 (2022 accounts · was 42 in 2021)
- Registered office
- Unit 5a - Calibre Scientific House, R-Evolution@The Advanced Manufacturing Park,, Selden Way, Catcliffe,, Rotherham,, United Kingdom, S60 5XA
- Postcode
- S60 5XA
- Capital
- 1 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-30
- Next due by
- 2026-12-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 74909 Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 3 current · 12 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by AGAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED — since 2016-05-27
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LONDON RESIN COMPANY LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 2
£79,877 total awarded value where published.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA696461 (Tier 2), registered since 2020.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- agarscientific.co.uk
Agar Scientific - leading international supplier of consumables, accessories & specialist equipment for all disciplines, including electron & light microscopy.
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| C/O ELEKTRON TECHNOLOGY PLC BROERS BUILDING, 21 J J THOMSON AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0FA, ENGLAND | 2016-05-27 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 565 similar companies in S
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (45 staff).
Trading since 2015.
Competitors Sheffield
This company ranks 5 among other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified in Sheffield.
The class of 2015
31%
of the 8,644 companies in this sector incorporated in 2015 are still active today; 65% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2023-12-12
- Where
- Essex
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX832448 | Essex | Leasehold | 2023-12-12 | — |
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