MKS SPECTRA HOLDINGS LIMITED
Operating as a UK subsidiary of the American corporation MKS Instruments, the company manufactures electronic measuring and testing equipment.
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Cash
£413k
USD 557,114
-39.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£699m
USD 941,789,177
-19% vs 2024
Employees
4
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£126m
USD 170,238,848
-57% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £384,324 | -£4,000,767 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £72,883,678 | £149,434,330 | £774,076,760 | £293,670,540 | £126,336,807 | -57% | |
| Net profit | £72,978,802 | £147,380,619 | £771,198,728 | £288,755,155 | £124,036,835 | -57% | |
| Cash | £2,908,915 | £50,582,425 | £1,757,913 | £687,728 | £413,443 | -39.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £575,608,017 | £689,852,154 | £851,876,196 | £862,753,703 | £698,915,901 | -19% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £851,876,196 | £862,753,703 | £698,915,901 | -19% | |
| Equity | £575,608,017 | £689,852,154 | £851,876,196 | £862,753,703 | £698,915,901 | -19% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | £110,865 | £87,618 | £96,365 | +10% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £59,304 | £26,460 | £24,671 | -6.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £4,647 | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.1% | -0.6% | — | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.62x | 0.18x | 0.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | -11.60x | — | — | — |
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 6 times since incorporation
- MKS SPECTRA HOLDINGS LIMITED 2019-03-06 → present
- MKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 2015-12-03 → 2019-03-06
- MKS SPECTRA HOLDINGS LIMITED 2014-01-07 → 2015-12-03
- SPECTRA SENSORTECH LIMITED 1999-07-23 → 2014-01-07
- LEDA-MASS LIMITED 1987-10-22 → 1999-07-23
- MARK ATTWOOD SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE LIMITED 1987-04-16 → 1987-10-22
- MIKE ATTWOOD SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE LIMITED 1987-04-09 → 1987-04-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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”
Group structure
- MKS SPECTRA HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- MKS Korea Ltd 100%
- MKS Instruments Holdings Ltd 100%
- MKS Japan Inc 100%
- MKS Instruments Israel Ltd 100%
- MKS Instruments Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. 99.99%
- Spectra-Physics K.K 100%
- Photon Control Inc 100%
- Newport Spectra-Physics B.V. 100%
- Newport Opto-Technologies Pte. Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Since the year end, Hilger Analytical Limited and MKS Denmark ApS have been dissolved. Both investments were carried at a net book value of $nil at the reporting date and, accordingly, the dissolution has had no impact on the financial statements.”
- “Since the year end the company has declared a dividend of $52,100,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONLAN, Renee | Secretary | 2026-06-01 | — | — |
| BELL, Alan John Lawson | Director | 2023-03-10 | Jun 1964 | American,British |
| FOXALL, Geoffrey Frederick | Director | 2016-03-29 | Nov 1960 | British |
| SABHARWAL, Mandeep | Director | 2022-11-16 | Jul 1970 | American |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTWOOD, Mark | Secretary | — | 1995-11-14 |
| BURKE, Kathleen Flaherty | Secretary | 2005-04-15 | 2026-06-01 |
| CHUTE, Richard | Secretary | 2000-07-31 | 2005-04-15 |
| DENT, Michael John | Secretary | 1995-11-14 | 2000-07-31 |
| ATTWOOD, Mark | Director | — | 1998-07-01 |
| BAGSHAW, Seth Holmes | Director | 2009-03-30 | 2016-06-03 |
| BERTUCCI, John | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2005-04-15 |
| BURKE, Kathleen | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2019-06-14 |
| CHENNELL, Christopher | Director | — | 1991-11-30 |
| CHUTE, Richard | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2005-04-15 |
| D'ANTILIO, Derek | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2018-12-18 |
| DENT, Michael John | Director | 1994-03-23 | 2000-07-31 |
| MARTIN, David Henry | Director | 2019-06-14 | 2022-11-16 |
| MURDOCH, Alan James | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| PATERSON, Alan John Francis, Dr | Director | 1996-10-14 | 2000-07-31 |
| ROBINSON, Timothy Roger | Director | 2005-04-15 | 2009-04-30 |
| ROBINSON, Timothy Roger | Director | 1994-03-23 | 2000-07-31 |
| SCHOFIELD, Judith Wendy | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2000-07-31 |
| TAYLOR, Edward Frederick | Director | — | 1995-05-11 |
| TOCCI, Joseph M | Director | 2005-04-15 | 2009-03-30 |
| WEIGNER, Ronald C | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2011-03-01 |
| WEIGNER, Ronald C | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2011-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mks Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-22 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-11-22 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-11-22 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-11-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-20 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-11-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.