HEXAGON METROLOGY LIMITED
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Cash
£8.5m
+6.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15m
+10.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
109
-3.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£810k
-17.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £31,443,000 | £29,925,000 | £27,865,000 | -6.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,921,000 | £690,000 | £592,000 | -14.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,221,000 | £983,000 | £810,000 | -17.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,906,000 | £1,256,000 | £754,000 | -40% | |
| Cash | £8,020,000 | £7,999,000 | £8,538,000 | +6.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,927,000 | £16,605,000 | £17,016,000 | +2.5% | |
| Net assets | £13,710,000 | £13,923,000 | £15,381,000 | +10.5% | |
| Equity | £13,710,000 | £13,923,000 | £15,381,000 | +10.5% | |
| Average employees | 119 | 113 | 109 | -3.5% | |
| Wages | £5,070,000 | £5,757,000 | £4,841,000 | -15.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £450,000 | £556,000 | £84,000 | -84.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £10,000 | £9,000 | £4,000 | -55.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £235,000 | £277,000 | £84,000 | -69.7% |
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 | 9.3% | 2.3% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 4.2% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.3% | 4.2% | 3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.6% | 54.0% | 50.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.71x | 1.99x | 2.01x | |
| Interest cover | 54.09x | 5.48x | 5.86x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- HEXAGON METROLOGY LIMITED 2004-04-14 → present
- DEA BROWN & SHARPE LIMITED 2003-06-30 → 2004-04-14
- BROWN & SHARPE LIMITED 1995-06-30 → 2003-06-30
- TESA METROLOGY LIMITED 1983-09-26 → 1995-06-30
- TESA METROLOGY SYSTEMS LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1983-09-26
- AIMKEY LIMITED 1980-10-21 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Wellden Turnbull Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which means that the Company will continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In the year 2025 the Hexagon Group started a transformation process to maximise efficiencies which will carry through to 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQBAL, Kamran | Director | 2026-06-23 | Aug 1985 | British |
| MOORE, Simon John | Director | 2026-05-12 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAGRI, Sharonjit, Ms. | Secretary | 2012-08-06 | 2014-06-27 |
| FREER, Peter Stuart | Secretary | 1994-11-01 | 2012-08-06 |
| PEALL, Helen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2014-07-01 | 2026-05-12 |
| WATSON, Jeffrey Paul | Secretary | — | 1994-11-01 |
| ALDRED, Philip James Eric, Dr | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2008-12-31 |
| BROWN, David Robert | Director | 2006-02-02 | 2024-01-23 |
| BURTON, Marcus William | Director | 1998-05-21 | 2001-03-30 |
| CAMPBELL, Oliver Francis | Director | 2017-10-10 | 2024-05-20 |
| COOKE, Constan John, Dr | Director | — | 1998-07-31 |
| DROVER, John Graham George | Director | 2019-05-09 | 2022-12-23 |
| DUNN, Peter Laurence Charles | Director | 1995-07-21 | 1995-10-25 |
| GENOR, Andrew | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2001-04-27 |
| GREEN, Brett Jason | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2017-08-31 |
| HANKE, Norbert | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2008-09-12 |
| HARRIS, Andrew Paul | Director | 2023-11-16 | 2026-06-23 |
| LYNAS, Dalmae | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| MILLS, David Anthony | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2023-03-24 |
| MOORHOUSE, Adam William | Director | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-23 |
| MOORHOUSE, Adam William | Director | 2019-05-09 | 2022-11-28 |
| STUBER, Fred, Dr | Director | — | 1995-10-25 |
| WILDING, Mark | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2019-02-28 |
| WOODWARD, Andrew Paul | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2001-11-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexagon Corporate Services Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-27 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.