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Kirkstall Limited

Quasi Vivo | The researchers choice for cell culture| Kirkstall Ltd

Quasi Vivo organ-on-a-chip technology for more human relevant research. View our range of products and applications.

CRN
04112948
Founded
2000
Age
25

Overview

Legal name
KIRKSTALL LIMITED
Region
Unknown
Registered address
OLD LINEN COURT
83-85 SHAMBLES STREET
BARNSLEY
ENGLAND
S70 2SB
Insolvency history
No

Corporate ownership

Updated 06 Jun 2026 16:52

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Latest accounts

Financial period: 1 Apr 2024 to 31 Mar 2025

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Turnover
Unknown
Profit / Loss
Unknown
Employees
3

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

6 events
25 Mar
2027

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

30 Sep
2026

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

11 Mar
2026

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Mar
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

13 Sep
2024

Accounts With Accounts Type Total Exemption Full

Accounts Analysed

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Published 13 Sep 2024 13:37

23 Nov
2000

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

5 awards
First funded
2010
Funded years
2010, 2012, 2014, 2017
Age at first award
9 years

Projects

2017 Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Manchester Metropolitan University and Kirkstall Limited

1 Nov 2017 to 31 Jul 2018

Awarded
Unknown

To develop and launch of a new-to-market 'QV CardioBox, which provides an off-the-shelf solution for in-vitro tests for the monitoring of safety and/or efficacy of compounds in the cardiovascular system.

2014 Feasibility Studies Lead participant

Neuro-Tox: A novel integrated BBB-brain model for comprehensive drug permeability and toxicity testing

1 Nov 2014 to 31 Jan 2016

Awarded
£93,785
Total cost £125,047

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is composed of different specialised cell types and regulates exchange of substances between the blood and the brain. There are a large number of diseases including stroke, brain trauma and tumours in which the permeability of the BBB is increased. Conversely, many drugs are unable to cross the BBB to reach the brain making t...

2014 Feasibility Studies Lead participant

CVTox - Development of a Co-Culture Cardiovascular Toxicological Model

1 Oct 2014 to 30 Sep 2016

Awarded
£60,158
Total cost £80,211

Cardiovascular diseases account for more than 150,000 annual deaths in UK, affect more than 5 million people and cost more than £30bn a year to treat. To tackle this problem, drug companies and academics are trying to find new ways to expand our understanding of the causes of cardiovascular disease, and develop new ways of treating them. Usually, this res...

2012 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Sensor Integrated Bioreactors (SIBs)

1 Sep 2012 to 30 Nov 2014

Awarded
£112,991
Total cost £225,981

Awaiting Public Summary

2010 Legacy RDA Grant for R&D Lead participant

Quasi-Vivo Toxicity Testing

1 May 2010 to 30 Nov 2012

Awarded
£136,624
Total cost £341,559

Kirkstall is developing in-vitro cell culture systems. It recently completed a GRD Research project which established the technical and commercial feasibility of using technology licensed from the University of Pisa, to detect chemical toxicity. The GRD project also enabled the company to transfer the technology from Pisa into its laboratories in Sheffiel...

Product types

Collaborative R&D Feasibility Studies Knowledge Transfer Partnership Legacy RDA Grant for R&D