TXT In plain English
Company description
HVL PHARMA UK LTD is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 21 April 1981; registered for 45 years; registered office reported in HAVERHILL, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 21100 · Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 4 PSC records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- HVL PHARMA UK LTD
- Company number
- 01556886
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 8 total · 1 outstanding · 7 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
30 December 2024Next accounts due
30 September 2026Last statement made up to
2 June 2026Next statement due
16 June 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- -2.5%
- Mean bonus gap
- -1.0%
- Women receiving bonus
- 92.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 88.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 24.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 30.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 24.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 38.0%
Earlier reporting years (4)
- Less than 2500.2% median hourly gap
- Less than 2508.0% median hourly gap
- Less than 2507.3% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49916.4% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 July 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Filed
- 6 February 2025
- Shortest standard term
- 0 days
- Longest standard term
- 90 days
- E-invoicing offered
- Yes
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-1
- Financial period started
- Not supplied
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £0
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 54.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 90 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are 60 days from the date of the invoice. We do have vendors set up with shorter or in a few cases with longer payment terms. The 90 days payment terms should no longer be used and vendors with this payment terms will be reviewed.
- Other payment-term information
Intercompany invoices and vendors paid by direct debit have been reported separately from third party vendors. However they are included in overall performance.
- Dispute resolution process
In the first instance disputes will be received by our Invoice processing contact centre at the defined email address or telephone number printed on every Purchase Order and Payment Remittance Advice. Queries will then be forwarded to the requester of the services/goods for information and evaluation. Failure to meet resolution will be escalated to the local Finance team and/or global P2P team and include the specific Buyer for the service/goods that is responsible for the vendor relationship.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 49.0 average days to pay50.0% outside terms
- 81.0 average days to pay34.0% outside terms
- 72.0 average days to pay31.0% outside terms
- 85.0 average days to pay40.0% outside terms
- 106.0 average days to pay70.0% outside terms
- 57.0 average days to pay33.0% outside terms
- 49.0 average days to pay21.0% outside terms
- 49.0 average days to pay16.0% outside terms
- 52.0 average days to pay20.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay16.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
GENZYME LIMITED
LEI 5493000L524MHZVTDH08 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- Not supplied
- Initial LEI registration
- 21 December 2013
- LEI last updated
- 31 July 2023
- Next renewal
- 29 November 2019
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- 37 HOLLANDS ROAD, SUFFOLK, HAVERHILL, GB-SFK, CB9 8PU, GB
- Headquarters address
- 37 HOLLANDS ROAD, SUFFOLK, HAVERHILL, GB-SFK, CB9 8PU, GB
GLEIF Level 2 relationships
IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 5493000L524MHZVTDH08 to LEI 549300IXIBIGWEEWNK29
- Initial registration
- 21 December 2013
- Last updated
- 31 July 2023
- Next renewal
- 29 November 2019
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2017-12-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2017-12-08T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD; Type: DOCUMENT_FILING_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: IFRS
- Validation reference
- https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01556886/filing-history/MzE1OTU5Mzc3MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 5493000L524MHZVTDH08 to LEI 549300E9PC51EN656011
- Initial registration
- 21 December 2013
- Last updated
- 31 July 2023
- Next renewal
- 29 November 2019
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2017-12-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2017-12-08T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD; Type: DOCUMENT_FILING_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: IFRS
- Validation reference
- https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01556886/filing-history/MzE1OTU5Mzc3MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- HVL PHARMA UK LTD
- Group submission
- No
- Statement period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Approved
- 26 March 2026
- Sectors
- Healthcare and pharmaceuticals Mining, metals, chemicals and resources (including oil and gas)
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Not reported as covered
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- £36 million to £60 million
- Years producing statements
- 1 to 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 30 March 2026
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits discrimination
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups
Demonstrated progress
Ensuring policies remain updated. Clear mechanisms for reporting concerns. Supplier relationships and management.
Earlier linked statements (1)
- HVL PHARMA UK LTD31 December 2020
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
07 Environmental regulation
Environment Agency records
HVL Pharma UK Ltd
EPR/BM6883IW · CB9 8PU
- Permit or record holder
- HVL Pharma UK Ltd
- Record date
- 7 December 2006
- Local authority
- West Suffolk
- Regulated site or public record address
- 37, HVL Pharma UK Ltd - Haverhill Operations, Hollands Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8PU
- Activity
- Organic Chemicals; Nitrogen Containing Compounds Eg Amines - 4.1 A(1) a) (iv)|Pharmaceuticals; Producing Pharmaceuticals Using Chemical/Biological Processes - 4.5 A(1) a)|Organic Chemicals; Sulphur Containing Compounds Eg Sulphides - 4.1 A(1) a) (iii)|Organic Chemicals; Oxygen Containing Compounds Eg Alcohols - 4.1 A(1) a) (ii)|Disposal Of > 50 T/D Non-Hazardous Waste (> 100 T/D If Only Ad) Involving Physico-Chemical Treatment - 5.4 A(1) a) (ii)|Disposal Of > 50 T/D Non-Hazardous Waste (> 100 T/D If Only Ad) Involving Biological Treatment - 5.4 A(1) a) (i)
- Grid reference
- TL6745044700
- Easting
- 567450.000
- Northing
- 244700.000
- All populated source fields
- Permission Number: EPR/BM6883IW; Name: HVL Pharma UK Ltd; Activity Type Description: Organic Chemicals; Nitrogen Containing Compounds Eg Amines - 4.1 A(1) a) (iv)|Pharmaceuticals; Producing Pharmaceuticals Using Chemical/Biological Processes - 4.5 A(1) a)|Organic Chemicals; Sulphur Containing Compounds Eg Sulphides - 4.1 A(1) a) (iii)|Organic Chemicals; Oxygen Containing Compounds Eg Alcohols - 4.1 A(1) a) (ii)|Disposal Of > 50 T/D Non-Hazardous Waste (> 100 T/D If Only Ad) Involving Physico-Chemical Treatment - 5.4 A(1) a) (ii)|Disposal Of > 50 T/D Non-Hazardous Waste (> 100 T/D If Only Ad) Involving Biological Treatment - 5.4 A(1) a) (i); Site Address: 37, HVL Pharma UK Ltd - Haverhill Operations, Hollands Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8PU; Site Postcode: CB9 8PU; Site Grid Reference: TL6745044700; Easting: 567450; Northing: 244700; Local Authority: West Suffolk; Permission Date: 2006-12-07
These are candidate company associations. The public-register downloads do not supply Companies House numbers. BritDB requires one unique exact holder-name and postcode match; the regulated site may differ from the registered office, so verify the record at source.
08 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Haverhill Uk Holdco Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- United Kingdom
- Legal authority
- Laws Of England And Wales
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 16529016
- Notified
- 30 June 2025
Euroapi
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- France
- Legal authority
- French Company Law
- Legal form
- Listed Company
- Place registered
- Euronext
- Registration number
- 890 974 413 R.C.S.
- Notified
- 6 May 2022
- Ceased
- 30 June 2025
The company has not yet completed the steps to find its PSCs
- Notified
- 2 June 2017
- Ceased
- 14 June 2017
Sanofi
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- France
- Legal authority
- French Law
- Legal form
- French Corporation
- Place registered
- Paris
- Registration number
- 395 030 844 R.C.S. Paris - Code Ape 7010 Z
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 6 May 2022
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
09 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
10 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
11 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
12 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
13 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
14 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
15 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
16 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: EUROAPI UK LIMITED
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: GENZYME LIMITED
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
17 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Candidate permit and enforcement associations based on a unique exact holder-name and postcode match.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.