HEXAGON METROLOGY SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£21m
-7.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£301m
-4.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
32
-15.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£16m
-63.2% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £78,285,000 | £72,950,000 | £11,299,000 | -84.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,442,000 | £46,749,000 | £18,932,000 | -59.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,216,000 | £44,118,000 | £16,224,000 | -63.2% | |
| Net profit | -£6,141,000 | £42,588,000 | £15,312,000 | -64% | |
| Cash | — | £22,154,000 | £20,538,000 | -7.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £414,310,000 | £313,853,000 | £398,924,000 | +27.1% | |
| Net assets | £316,420,000 | £313,853,000 | £301,034,000 | -4.1% | |
| Equity | £316,420,000 | £313,853,000 | £301,034,000 | -4.1% | |
| Average employees | 44 | 38 | 32 | -15.8% | |
| Wages | £5,412,000 | £5,155,000 | £4,451,000 | -13.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.1% | 64.1% | 167.6% | |
| Net margin | -7.8% | 58.4% | 135.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.6% | 14.9% | 4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 26.4% | 25.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.76x | 0.40x | 10.45x | |
| Interest cover | -0.76x | 14.23x | 4.89x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HEXAGON METROLOGY SERVICES LIMITED 2009-12-17 → present
- C.E.JOHANSSON LIMITED 1963-09-30 → 2009-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Wellden Turnbull Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- HEXAGON METROLOGY SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Management AB 20.89%
- Hexagon MI Vietnam Company Ltd 100%
- Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Romania srl 95%
- Q-DAS Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2025, Q-DAS Software Private Limited, a direct subsidiary of the Company, initiated company dissolution proceedings. The investments were written down to £Nil as at the prior year end date and the resulting impairment loss was recognised in the prior year profit or loss.”
- “In February 2025, Q-DAS Software Technology (Shanghai) Co. Limited, a direct subsidiary of the Company, was dissolved. The entire carrying amount of the investment of £119,302 has been accordingly derecognised and the corresponding loss on disposal arising has been recognised in the profit or loss in the current year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTGOMERY, Alexander Stafford | Director | 2023-05-24 | May 1972 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAGLEY, Donna Michelle | Secretary | 1994-01-30 | 1996-01-01 |
| BOSTON, Jo | Secretary | 2004-04-07 | 2006-01-31 |
| BROOK, Angela | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 1999-07-30 |
| FREER, Peter Stuart | Secretary | 2006-01-31 | 2012-08-20 |
| HOBART, Gary John | Secretary | 1999-07-26 | 2004-04-06 |
| MULCHINOCK, Graham | Secretary | — | 1993-11-25 |
| PEALL, Helen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2013-04-25 | 2026-05-12 |
| ROBINSON, Mark | Secretary | 2012-08-20 | 2013-04-25 |
| ALMEFORS, Nils Arne | Director | — | 1995-10-31 |
| BROWN, David Robert | Director | 2006-02-02 | 2009-09-30 |
| CAVILLE, Iain Mark | Director | 1993-07-14 | 1998-06-12 |
| HOLMBERG, Per Arvid Gustaf | Director | 2005-01-17 | 2009-09-30 |
| JULLIEN, Daniel | Director | 2002-09-30 | 2009-09-30 |
| LOJDQUIST, Thomas Hugo | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2002-09-30 |
| MCGUIGAN, Brian | Director | — | 2005-01-17 |
| MILLS, David Anthony | Director | 2009-09-25 | 2023-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexagon Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-05-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-14 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2021-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.