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Company description
ORCHID CELLMARK LTD is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 28 July 2000; registered for 26 years; registered office reported in WOLVERHAMPTON, STAFFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM. Its primary declared activity is 71200 · Technical testing and analysis.
In its latest electronically filed accounts for the period ended 31 December 2024, it reported turnover £33,104,000, profit after tax −£6,627,000, net assets −£5,866,000, average employees 542,000. This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 3 PSC records, 10 procurement 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
- ORCHID CELLMARK LTD
- Company number
- 04045527
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 5 total · 0 outstanding · 5 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
31 December 2025Next accounts due
30 September 2027Last statement made up to
28 July 2025Next statement due
11 August 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Filed financials
Latest electronic accounts
- Turnover
- £33,104,000
- Gross profit
- £24,656,000
- Profit before tax
- −£6,627,000
- Profit after tax
- −£6,627,000
- Fixed assets
- £666,000
- Net assets
- −£5,866,000
- Current assets
- £9,611,000
- Current liabilities
- £13,728,000
- Total assets less current liabilities
- −£3,451,000
- Cash at bank
- £335,000
- Equity
- −£5,866,000
Figures are taken from company-filed iXBRL/XBRL. Coverage is limited to electronic filings in the imported Companies House batch. Missing figures do not mean zero, and values have not been audited by BritDB.
04 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- Not supplied
- Mean bonus gap
- Not supplied
- Women receiving bonus
- 0.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 0.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 43.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 69.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 65.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 75.0%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 500 to 99921.8% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99920.4% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99922.7% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99915.2% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49915.5% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49911.5% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99914.1% 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.
05 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 January 2019 – 30 June 2019
- Filed
- 12 July 2019
- Shortest standard term
- 30 days
- Longest standard term
- 60 days
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- 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
- 62.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 60 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
The standard business terms are to pay invoices on the last working day of the month after invoice.
These terms are slightly different with selected suppliers where the terms have been negotiated for
a shorter timeframe. Days can range from 30 to 60 depending on the date of the actual invoice. The
% paid within 30 days as part of the report is from date of invoices not month end. - Dispute resolution process
Any disputes are raised with the internal procurement team who contact the suppliers and work
towards a resolution. They may be aided by relevant departments if the dispute is over
contamination of products.
Earlier payment reports (2 shown)
- 35.0 average days to pay14.0% outside terms
- 38.0 average days to pay13.0% 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.
06 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Orchid Cellmark Ltd
Registration Z8559216
- Registered from
- 13 April 2004
- Current end date
- 12 April 2027
- Trading names
- Cellmark Forensic Services; Cellmark; Keith Borer Consultants
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
07 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
PROVISION OF PHYSICAL FORENSIC SERVICES UNDER THE BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL DYNAMIC PURCHASING SYSTEM CALL-OFF CONTRACT
Thames Valley Police · ocds-b5fd17-438bd744-117a-437a-8b4d-761c7cee92f1
- Supplier named in award
- Orchid Cellmark Ltd (t/a Cellmark Forensic Services)
- Award value
- £19,021,274.52
- Contract period
- 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2031
- Published
- 28 April 2026
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 75241100
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-438bd744-117a-437a-8b4d-761c7cee92f1-2026-04-28T10:08:40+01:00
DNA, Anthropology & Genealogy Services
Ministry of Defence · ocds-b5fd17-c000fdcd-1c47-46e2-a9a0-f7da1529ad8f
- Supplier named in award
- Orchid Cellmark Ltd
- Award value
- £500,000
- Contract period
- 25 April 2022 – 20 May 2024
- Published
- 10 June 2022
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 71900000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-c000fdcd-1c47-46e2-a9a0-f7da1529ad8f-2022-06-10T09:41:02+01:00
Forensic Analytical Services
Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed Powys · ocds-b5fd17-92ed7aa0-5fdd-4fb7-8cff-696653ea1908
- Supplier named in award
- ORCHID CELLMARK LTD
- Award value
- £106,176,565.38
- Contract period
- 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2025
- Published
- 1 June 2022
- Procedure
- Other - Social and other Specific Services (LTR)
- Main CPV
- 71600000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-92ed7aa0-5fdd-4fb7-8cff-696653ea1908-2022-06-01T10:55:52+01:00
Forensic Services
British Transport Police · ocds-b5fd17-16ea1f3c-5788-46cf-bc31-1526908dd8e1
- Supplier named in award
- ORCHID CELLMARK LTD
- Award value
- £40,000
- Contract period
- 18 November 2021 – 17 April 2022
- Published
- 31 January 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 85148000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-16ea1f3c-5788-46cf-bc31-1526908dd8e1-2022-01-31T16:35:25Z
701576524 - RAF Police Scientific Support Unit (RAFP SSU)
Ministry of Defence · ocds-b5fd17-56a36b95-6434-49ba-837b-b9a7cb4329c6
- Supplier named in award
- Orchid Cellmark LTD trading as Cellmark Forensic Services
- Award value
- £115,668
- Contract period
- 1 October 2021 – 31 January 2023
- Published
- 7 October 2021
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 71356000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-56a36b95-6434-49ba-837b-b9a7cb4329c6-2021-10-07T16:54:50+01:00
Tachograph Forensic Services
H M Revenue & Customs · ocds-b5fd17-05394849-0c4e-47f6-89e7-5fc3bbfd49db
- Supplier named in award
- ORCHID CELLMARK LTD
- Award value
- £500,000
- Contract period
- 16 September 2021 – 15 September 2024
- Published
- 11 November 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 71600000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-05394849-0c4e-47f6-89e7-5fc3bbfd49db-2021-11-11T09:16:22Z
Lot 1 Call Off District Level Licensing Programme for Great Crested Newts Year 3
Defra Network eTendering Portal · ocds-b5fd17-56f00941-62fc-4c6c-a13e-44cbc2f9c5d0
- Supplier named in award
- Orchid Cellmark Ltd
- Award value
- £12,730
- Contract period
- 16 March 2020 – 31 July 2020
- Published
- 1 April 2020
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 90711500
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-56f00941-62fc-4c6c-a13e-44cbc2f9c5d0-2020-04-01T10:46:31+01:00
DNA & Genealogy Services
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · ocds-b5fd17-b08c5b13-6e33-4019-9181-63c0d2e358b2
- Supplier named in award
- Orchid Cellmark Ltd
- Award value
- £300,000
- Contract period
- 21 May 2018 – 20 May 2020
- Published
- 21 May 2018
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 71900000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-b08c5b13-6e33-4019-9181-63c0d2e358b2-2018-05-21T12:13:33+01:00
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
08 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Eurofins Scientific S.E.
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- Luxembourg
- Legal authority
- Luxembourg Law
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- Registry Of Trade And Companies
- Registration number
- B167775
- Notified
- 16 April 2025
Dnaco
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 11484025
- Notified
- 7 August 2018
- Ceased
- 16 April 2025
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- United States (Delaware)
- Legal authority
- Delaware
- Legal form
- Corporation
- Place registered
- Delaware
- Registration number
- 0000920148
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 7 August 2018
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
Tachograph Forensic Services
HM Revenue & Customs · updated 14 August 2026
- Tender value
- £575,000
- Awards
- 1
PROVISION OF PHYSICAL FORENSIC SERVICES UNDER THE BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL DYNAMIC PURCHASING SYSTEM CALL-OFF CONTRACT
The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police · updated 28 April 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 3
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
2 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
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
17 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Company-filed electronic accounts and extracted headline financial facts.
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.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
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.
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