Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/03/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2025Due 31/03/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED
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Registry details
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- Registered office
- Salisbury House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2LA
- Classification (SIC)
- Research and experimental development on biotechnology (72.11 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 15/05/2026View PDF (7 pages)
Registration of charge 107938710002, created on 2026-05-11
- 14/05/2026View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-13 with updates
- 13/05/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Dr Brendan Swain on 2026-05-13
- 11/04/2026View PDF (23 pages)
Resolutions
Coming soon
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
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Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
- Next statement date
- 13/04/2026
- Last statement dated
- 30/06/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£4.26M2025
-51.27%vs 20242024: £8.74M
Total Assets
£4.95M2025
-46.19%vs 20242024: £9.19M
Cash in Bank
£1.28M2025
-84.50%vs 20242024: £8.28M
Total Liabilities
£472.86K2025
29.85%vs 20242024: £364.17K
Employees
182025
+7vs 20242024: 11
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 84.50% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +36.6% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | +7 |
| 2024 | 11 | +2 |
| 2023 | 9 | +6 |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 3 in 2021 to 18 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
10Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 04/02/2022–Present | 16 | |
| Director | 11/06/2024–Present | 43 | |
| Director | 11/06/2024–Present | 26 | |
| Director | 04/01/2019–29/10/2021 | 2 | |
| Director | 30/05/2017–11/06/2024 | 11 | |
| Director | 30/05/2017–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 17/01/2022–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/08/2025–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 01/08/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 13/03/2026–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 30/05/2017–Present | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 37 Since 05/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 5 -11 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 15/05/2026 4 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Charges and mortgagesLatest 15/05/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 14/05/2026
- Officer changes (2)Latest 13/05/2026
Filing timeline
- 15/05/2026View PDF (7 pages)
Registration of charge 107938710002, created on 2026-05-11
- 14/05/2026View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-13 with updates
- 13/05/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Dr Brendan Swain on 2026-05-13
- 11/04/2026View PDF (23 pages)
Resolutions
- 26/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Andrew Fraley as a director on 2026-03-13
- 25/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Dr Laurence Edward Reid as a director on 2025-08-01
- 18/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Lord David Prior as a director on 2025-08-01
- 09/09/2025View PDF (15 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 31/07/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2025-05-15
- 25/07/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Dr Daniel Jeremy Ives as a person with significant control on 2025-07-24
- 25/07/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Alexander Thomas Pasteur on 2025-07-24
- 25/07/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Alexander Thomas Pasteur on 2025-07-24
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About SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Salisbury House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2LA. Companies House classifies its business as Research and experimental development on biotechnology. It has been on the register for 9 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £4.26M and 18 employees.
SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
What does SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED do?
Companies House records SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED under one registered business activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology (72.11 - SIC 2007).
Is SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED still active?
SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 30/05/2017.
What are SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED's latest reported financials?
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £4.26M, total assets of £4.95M, cash in bank of £1.28M and total liabilities of £472.86K.
When did SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED last file with Companies House?
The most recent document on the record is dated 15/05/2026: Registration of charge 107938710002, created on 2026-05-11, 4 months ago.
When are SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED's next filings due?
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2027.
Who runs SHIFT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED?
Companies House lists 10 officers (8 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.