Liverpool office and laboratory space operator Sciontec reports record annual revenues of £3.7m and 90%-plus occupancy and says plans for its £69m HEMISPHERE scheme are ‘gathering pace’. Tony McDonough reports
Operator of Liverpool Science Park (LSP), CENTRAL TECH and serviced space at The Spine, Sciontec, is reporting record annual revenues.
For the 12 month to September 30, 2025, Sciontec is reporting an almost 9% rise in turnover to £3.7m. The company has not revealed its pre-tax profit. LBN will report this figure when the accounts are filed on Companies House.
Sciontec is a partnership between Liverpool City Council, Liverpool John Moores University, the University of Liverpool, and Bruntwood SciTech.
During the accounting period the company opened CENTRAL TECH, a £2m investment at the former Sensor City building. By the end of the financial period the facility was already more than 60% let.
LSP maintained occupancy well above 90% for the duration of the period and is home to organisations including the Manufacturing Technology Centre, Elida Beauty, CHI-Labs, Liverpool Health Partners, Pierian Biosciences and Renewvax.
Sciontec also manages serviced office space at The Spine on behalf of the Royal College of Physicians. This hit 92% occupancy with tenants including Zempler Bank, the University of Liverpool, Marks & Clerk and Morgan Sindall.
Sciontec also continues to pursue its £69m plans to develop a new laboratory and office space building called HEMISPHERE One. The eight-storey building will be located at Liverpool City Council’s flagship development site, Paddington Village.
Once completed it will add 150,000 sq ft of laboratory and research capacity to its portfolio, and construction is set to start in April 2027.
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Barbara Spicer, chair of Sciontec, said: “These are hugely encouraging financial results and reflect the commitment of our team to delivering world-class innovation spaces right here in Liverpool.
“This is as well as boosting the city region’s existing strengths in areas such as health and life sciences, materials chemistry, AI, digital, tech and advanced manufacturing.
“Consistent high levels of occupancy reinforce the market demand for new science and tech developments and we will be pushing ahead with confidence on our plans for HEMISPHERE One over the next year.”