
Company Number
SC125360
Next Accounts
Feb 2026
Shareholders
e & o laboratories employee ownership trustee ltd
virginia lucey
Group Structure
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Industry
Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered Address
burnhouse, bonnybridge, stirlingshire, FK4 2HH
Website
www.eolabs.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of E & O LABORATORIES LIMITED at £14.7m based on a Turnover of £13.8m and 1.06x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of E & O LABORATORIES LIMITED at £13.9m based on an EBITDA of £2.1m and a 6.59x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of E & O LABORATORIES LIMITED at £37.8m based on Net Assets of £18.7m and 2.02x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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E & O Laboratories Limited is a live company located in stirlingshire, FK4 2HH with a Companies House number of SC125360. It operates in the other manufacturing n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 32990. Founded in May 1990, it's largest shareholder is e & o laboratories employee ownership trustee ltd with a 62.5% stake. E & O Laboratories Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £13.8m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded E & O Laboratories Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
6 Strong
4 Regular
2 Weak
Size
annual sales of £13.8m, make it in line with the average company (£13.8m)
£13.8m - E & O Laboratories Limited
£13.8m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -35%, show it is growing at a slower rate (9.1%)
-35% - E & O Laboratories Limited
9.1% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 48.1%, this company has a lower cost of product (30.3%)
48.1% - E & O Laboratories Limited
30.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 9.3% make it more profitable than the average company (6.4%)
9.3% - E & O Laboratories Limited
6.4% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 121 employees, this is above the industry average (70)
121 - E & O Laboratories Limited
70 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £32.7k, the company has a lower pay structure (£42.4k)
£32.7k - E & O Laboratories Limited
£42.4k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £114.2k, this is less efficient (£177.9k)
£114.2k - E & O Laboratories Limited
£177.9k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 49 days, this is near the average (52 days)
49 days - E & O Laboratories Limited
52 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 38 days, this is close to average (40 days)
38 days - E & O Laboratories Limited
40 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 72 days, this is in line with average (65 days)
72 days - E & O Laboratories Limited
65 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 129 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (13 weeks)
129 weeks - E & O Laboratories Limited
13 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 14.8%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (47.4%)
14.8% - E & O Laboratories Limited
47.4% - Industry AVG
E & O Laboratories Limited's latest turnover from May 2024 is £13.8 million and the company has net assets of £18.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, E & O Laboratories Limited has 121 employees and maintains cash reserves of £7.4 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
May 2024 | May 2023 | May 2022 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2017 | May 2016 | May 2015 | May 2014 | May 2013 | May 2012 | May 2011 | May 2010 | |
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Turnover | 13,818,095 | 16,664,734 | 31,708,523 | 49,280,573 | |||||||||||
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 7,171,510 | 7,928,134 | 10,603,260 | 11,143,165 | |||||||||||
Gross Profit | 6,646,585 | 8,736,600 | 21,105,263 | 38,137,408 | |||||||||||
Admin Expenses | 5,359,735 | 5,837,230 | 4,678,262 | 3,886,850 | |||||||||||
Operating Profit | 1,286,850 | 2,899,370 | 16,427,001 | 34,250,558 | |||||||||||
Interest Payable | 11,129 | ||||||||||||||
Interest Receivable | 1,017,942 | 345,995 | 14,568 | 507 | |||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 2,304,792 | 3,245,365 | 16,442,985 | 34,250,466 | |||||||||||
Tax | -621,704 | -434,459 | -3,069,543 | -6,693,891 | |||||||||||
Profit After Tax | 1,683,088 | 2,810,906 | 13,373,442 | 27,556,575 | |||||||||||
Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 1,683,088 | 2,810,906 | 13,373,442 | 27,556,575 | |||||||||||
Employee Costs | 3,955,742 | 4,062,856 | 3,649,801 | 3,668,924 | |||||||||||
Number Of Employees | 121 | 130 | 142 | 154 | 106 | ||||||||||
EBITDA* | 2,105,253 | 3,831,120 | 17,265,733 | 34,995,332 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
May 2024 | May 2023 | May 2022 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2017 | May 2016 | May 2015 | May 2014 | May 2013 | May 2012 | May 2011 | May 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 7,804,070 | 9,345,307 | 6,258,968 | 6,076,529 | 4,663,096 | 4,627,075 | 4,939,676 | 4,720,338 | 2,304,727 | 1,314,390 | 1,292,229 | 1,282,596 | 543,121 | 611,432 | 554,353 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 7,804,070 | 9,345,307 | 6,258,968 | 6,076,529 | 4,663,096 | 4,627,075 | 4,939,676 | 4,720,338 | 2,304,727 | 1,314,390 | 1,292,229 | 1,282,596 | 543,121 | 611,432 | 554,353 |
Stock & work in progress | 1,434,183 | 1,499,340 | 1,232,236 | 1,467,249 | 645,776 | 616,754 | 528,051 | 507,254 | 465,371 | 444,001 | 411,704 | 336,052 | 279,722 | 240,151 | 208,883 |
Trade Debtors | 1,870,554 | 6,485,284 | 5,726,187 | 17,021,631 | 1,710,194 | 878,424 | 1,188,512 | 1,207,253 | 1,254,104 | 1,027,625 | 1,073,498 | 900,555 | 837,303 | 796,649 | 948,936 |
Group Debtors | |||||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 209,095 | 1,023,448 | 657,938 | 109,725 | |||||||||||
Cash | 7,352,867 | 34,549,425 | 41,188,754 | 24,427,843 | 2,622,895 | 1,365,854 | 779,209 | 385,625 | 1,143,941 | 1,335,505 | 692,506 | 337,906 | 460,121 | 409,854 | 322,487 |
misc current assets | 3,324,208 | 510,272 | 308,821 | 303,514 | |||||||||||
total current assets | 14,190,907 | 43,557,497 | 48,805,115 | 43,026,448 | 4,978,865 | 2,861,032 | 2,495,772 | 2,100,132 | 2,863,416 | 2,807,131 | 2,177,708 | 1,574,513 | 2,087,418 | 1,755,475 | 1,783,820 |
total assets | 21,994,977 | 52,902,804 | 55,064,083 | 49,102,977 | 9,641,961 | 7,488,107 | 7,435,448 | 6,820,470 | 5,168,143 | 4,121,521 | 3,469,937 | 2,857,109 | 2,630,539 | 2,366,907 | 2,338,173 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 751,410 | 2,037,506 | 686,903 | 1,383,831 | 2,108,683 | 1,811,893 | 2,126,575 | 1,796,737 | 1,666,594 | 994,495 | 990,154 | 530,282 | 908,765 | 857,691 | 981,445 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 1,330,023 | 226,329 | |||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 872,676 | 705,356 | 6,637,285 | 13,203,625 | |||||||||||
total current liabilities | 2,954,109 | 2,969,191 | 7,324,188 | 14,587,456 | 2,108,683 | 1,811,893 | 2,126,575 | 1,796,737 | 1,666,594 | 994,495 | 990,154 | 530,282 | 908,765 | 857,691 | 981,445 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 475,956 | 117,086 | 80,769 | ||||||||||||
other liabilities | 1,011,930 | 1,195,661 | 2,089,747 | 2,332,437 | 2,404,744 | 2,248,943 | 678,109 | 697,836 | 619,294 | 770,166 | 378,269 | 317,344 | 375,049 | ||
provisions | 302,912 | 390,289 | 471,503 | 436,840 | 101,535 | 108,032 | 158,973 | 47,506 | 32,648 | 20,803 | 31,892 | 8,366 | 7,250 | ||
total long term liabilities | 302,912 | 866,245 | 1,483,433 | 1,632,501 | 2,206,833 | 2,413,206 | 2,506,279 | 2,356,975 | 837,082 | 745,342 | 651,942 | 790,969 | 410,161 | 325,710 | 382,299 |
total liabilities | 3,257,021 | 3,835,436 | 8,807,621 | 16,219,957 | 4,315,516 | 4,225,099 | 4,632,854 | 4,153,712 | 2,503,676 | 1,739,837 | 1,642,096 | 1,321,251 | 1,318,926 | 1,183,401 | 1,363,744 |
net assets | 18,737,956 | 49,067,368 | 46,256,462 | 32,883,020 | 5,326,445 | 3,263,008 | 2,802,594 | 2,666,758 | 2,664,467 | 2,381,684 | 1,827,841 | 1,535,858 | 1,311,613 | 1,183,506 | 974,429 |
total shareholders funds | 18,737,956 | 49,067,368 | 46,256,462 | 32,883,020 | 5,326,445 | 3,263,008 | 2,802,594 | 2,666,758 | 2,664,467 | 2,381,684 | 1,827,841 | 1,535,858 | 1,311,613 | 1,183,506 | 974,429 |
May 2024 | May 2023 | May 2022 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2017 | May 2016 | May 2015 | May 2014 | May 2013 | May 2012 | May 2011 | May 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 1,286,850 | 2,899,370 | 16,427,001 | 34,250,558 | |||||||||||
Depreciation | 818,403 | 931,750 | 838,732 | 744,774 | 486,879 | 381,203 | 369,593 | 384,646 | 296,198 | 178,397 | 172,729 | 153,167 | 157,209 | 164,562 | 149,988 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | -621,704 | -434,459 | -3,069,543 | -6,693,891 | |||||||||||
Stock | -65,157 | 267,104 | -235,013 | 821,473 | 29,022 | 88,703 | 20,797 | 41,883 | 21,370 | 32,297 | 75,652 | 56,330 | 39,571 | 31,268 | 208,883 |
Debtors | -5,429,083 | 1,124,607 | -10,747,231 | 15,421,162 | 831,770 | -310,088 | -18,741 | -46,851 | 226,479 | -45,873 | 172,943 | 63,252 | 40,654 | -152,287 | 948,936 |
Creditors | -1,286,096 | 1,350,603 | -696,928 | -724,852 | 296,790 | -314,682 | 329,838 | 130,143 | 672,099 | 4,341 | 459,872 | -378,483 | 51,074 | -123,754 | 981,445 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -308,636 | -5,455,973 | -6,566,340 | 13,086,539 | 36,317 | 80,769 | |||||||||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -87,377 | -81,214 | 34,663 | 436,840 | -101,535 | -6,497 | -50,941 | 111,467 | 14,858 | 11,845 | -11,089 | 23,526 | 1,116 | 7,250 | |
Cash flow from operations | 5,295,680 | -2,181,634 | 17,949,829 | 24,857,333 | |||||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 1,103,694 | 226,329 | |||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | -1,011,930 | -183,731 | -894,086 | -242,690 | -72,307 | 155,801 | 1,570,834 | -19,727 | 78,542 | -150,872 | 391,897 | 60,925 | -57,705 | 375,049 | |
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 1,017,942 | 345,995 | 14,568 | -10,622 | |||||||||||
cash flow from financing | -29,890,864 | -439,606 | -169,163 | -904,708 | |||||||||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -27,196,558 | -6,639,329 | 16,760,911 | 21,804,948 | 1,257,041 | 586,645 | 393,584 | -758,316 | -191,564 | 642,999 | 354,600 | -122,215 | 50,267 | 87,367 | 322,487 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -27,196,558 | -6,639,329 | 16,760,911 | 21,804,948 | 1,257,041 | 586,645 | 393,584 | -758,316 | -191,564 | 642,999 | 354,600 | -122,215 | 50,267 | 87,367 | 322,487 |
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E & O LABORATORIES LIMITED group structure
E & O Laboratories Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
E & O LABORATORIES LIMITED
SC125360
E & O Laboratories Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Ms Virginia Lucey (May 1990) and Mrs Judith Dawkins (Mar 1999).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Ms Virginia Lucey | Scotland | 68 years | May 1990 | - | Director |
Mrs Judith Dawkins | Scotland | 65 years | Mar 1999 | - | Director |
Mr Edward Scott | 54 years | Jun 2008 | - | Director |
P&L
May 2024turnover
13.8m
-17%
operating profit
1.3m
-56%
gross margin
48.2%
-8.25%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
May 2024net assets
18.7m
-0.62%
total assets
22m
-0.58%
cash
7.4m
-0.79%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
SC125360
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
32990 - Other manufacturing n.e.c.
incorporation date
May 1990
age
35
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Medium Company
last accounts submitted
May 2024
previous names
equine & ovine blood products limited (January 1994)
accountant
-
auditor
MCLACHLAN & TIFFIN
address
burnhouse, bonnybridge, stirlingshire, FK4 2HH
Bank
BANK OF SCOTLAND
Legal Advisor
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