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Research and experimental development on biotechnology · Cambridge, Cambs
Lightcast Discovery
Lightcast Discovery Ltd
Private limited company registered in Cambridge, classed under “Research and experimental development on biotechnology”.
Headline figures
FY to Dec 2025 · As filed (group accounts)
Turnover
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Profit after tax
−£15m
Net assets
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Cash
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Employees
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Retained reserves
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What the numbers say
4 findings from the figures, in plain English
Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.
History
| £ | 2021 | 2022* | 2023* | 2024* | 2025 |
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| Profit after tax | −£15m | ||||
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Every figure for all 5 years
“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate. * Restated: the next year's accounts printed different figures for this year, and those later figures are shown.
Balance sheet and ratios
From the filed balance sheets · £
| Balance sheet | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets | ||||
| Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year | ||||
| Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year | ||||
| Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets | ||||
7 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year
A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.
Questions people ask
›What does Lightcast Discovery do?
Private limited company registered in Cambridge, classed under “Research and experimental development on biotechnology”.
›How much turnover does Lightcast Discovery make?
Answered in the full report
›Is Lightcast Discovery profitable?
No: it made a loss after tax of £15m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.
›How many people work at Lightcast Discovery?
Answered in the full report
›Where is Lightcast Discovery based?
Its registered office is Broers Building, 21 Jj Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, Cambs, CB3 0FA, in Cambridge, Cambs.
›When was Lightcast Discovery founded?
Lightcast Discovery Ltd was incorporated on 15 February 2019.
›Is Lightcast Discovery still trading?
The register lists Lightcast Discovery Ltd as active.