£8.25m
−63%vs Dec 2024Active11830666Private limited companyCambridge
LIGHTCAST DISCOVERY LTD
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
LIGHTCAST DISCOVERY LTD is an active private limited company (company number 11830666) incorporated on 15 February 2019, registered in Cambridge. Its registered activity is research and experimental development on biotechnology (SIC 72110). Latest group accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of £8.25m and cash of £959k, with 102 employees on average. Net assets fell 63% on the prior period (£22.61m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 196 comparable companies in Cambridge (median £15k, upper quartile £347k).
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Ownership and control
No active person with significant control is registered.
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 15 February 20197 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027in 342 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 1 March 2027in 129 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 72110
- Research and experimental development on biotechnology
- Accounts type
- Group
- Size band
- MediumCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£959k
−94%vs Dec 2024Not reported
102
−8%vs Dec 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £8.25m | £959k | — | £1.84m | — | −£14.97m | 102 |
| 31 December 2024 | £22.61m | £16.34m | — | £1.58m | — | −£17.11m | 111 |
| 1 January 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 December 2023 | £15.72m | £11.13m | — | £2.28m | — | −£16.10m | 91 |
| 1 January 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio5.38Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£9,403Cash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £8,252,120 at 31 December 2025
- Net assets down 25% or more on the prior period-63.5% vs prior period
- Current assets at least 1.5× creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 5.38
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £959,145
- Three or more accounting periods on record5 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 15 February 2019
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 342 days
- Confirmation statement duein 129 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £8.25m · group accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £22.61m · group accounts
- Accounts period end
- Accounts period endNet assets £15.72m · group accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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