FEI UK LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
£4.4m
EUR 5,102,000
-25.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £51,832,711 | £45,851,029 | £55,416,885 | +20.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,074,177 | £1,741,042 | £1,888,191 | +8.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,364,023 | £5,983,743 | £4,449,677 | -25.6% | |
| Net profit | £12,872,405 | £5,966,324 | £4,420,024 | -25.9% | |
| Cash | £133,442,196 | £131,159,589 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £130,019,977 | £128,237,392 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £119,898,376 | £120,559,058 | — | — | |
| Equity | £119,898,376 | £120,559,058 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 66 | 68 | — | — | |
| Wages | £5,794,319 | £6,060,883 | £6,660,562 | +9.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,343 | £7,465 | £9,594 | +28.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £829 | £872 | +5.2% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.872 per EUR (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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | 24.8% | 13.0% | 8.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | 1.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 16.6% | 18.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 10.47x | 7.32x | — | |
| Interest cover | 3.11x | — | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- FEI UK LIMITED 1998-02-03 → present
- PHILIPS ELECTRON OPTICS UK LIMITED 1997-01-22 → 1998-02-03
- RABBIT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 1990-09-04 → 1997-01-22
- RABBIT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 1989-05-04 → 1990-09-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has indicated its intention to provide any necessary financial support to enable the company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Since February 28, 2026, a military conflict has been taking place between the USA and Israel on the one hand and Iran on the other (Middle East War). This also affects US military bases in other countries in the region.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-11-11 | — | — |
| AHMED, Syed Waqas | Director | 2020-03-23 | Nov 1979 | British |
| BERNE, Rosalie | Director | 2020-06-04 | Sep 1963 | British |
| CAMERON, Euan Daney Ross | Director | 2018-10-31 | Mar 1976 | British |
| GREEN, Georgina Adams | Director | 2024-04-18 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony Hugh | Director | 2018-11-12 | May 1962 | American |
| STARR, Alison Jane | Director | 2024-04-18 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DINGLE, Trevor | Secretary | 2006-12-12 | 2008-04-11 |
| GAUTREY, Anette Hovaldt | Secretary | 2001-07-13 | 2006-12-12 |
| GREGG, Rhona | Secretary | 2016-11-11 | 2026-03-31 |
| JACKSON, Helen Margaret | Secretary | — | 1996-09-27 |
| MORRIS, Michael Geoffrey | Secretary | 1996-12-01 | 1997-03-23 |
| PASCOE, Ronald Rowe | Secretary | 1996-09-27 | 1996-12-01 |
| ROEBUCK, David John | Secretary | 1997-02-14 | 2001-04-03 |
| ARMSTRONG, Martin Robert | Director | 1996-09-27 | 1997-02-14 |
| CODD, Raymond Michael | Director | 2006-07-25 | 2008-04-11 |
| DINGLE, Trevor | Director | 1998-01-23 | 2008-04-11 |
| GAUTREY, Anette Hovaldt | Director | 2001-07-13 | 2006-12-12 |
| GRANT, Lucie Mary Katja | Director | 2016-11-11 | 2019-12-03 |
| INCE, Nicholas | Director | 2016-11-11 | 2018-10-31 |
| LANENS, Dirk Karin | Director | 2006-07-25 | 2012-11-12 |
| LANGLEY, William Graham | Director | 1998-01-23 | 1999-04-19 |
| MORRIS, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 1996-12-01 | 1997-02-14 |
| NORMAN, David John | Director | 2016-11-11 | 2024-04-18 |
| PASCOE, Ronald Rowe | Director | 1997-02-14 | 2002-12-31 |
| PASCOE, Ronald Rowe | Director | 1996-09-27 | 1996-12-01 |
| PINE, Malcolm Richard | Director | 1992-06-20 | 1996-09-27 |
| REYNOLDS, Michael James | Director | — | 1992-06-25 |
| ROEBUCK, David John | Director | 1997-02-14 | 2001-04-03 |
| SHIPLEY, Rodrick John | Director | 2012-02-22 | 2020-05-31 |
| VAN OOJEN, Hendrik Johannes | Director | 2005-11-08 | 2016-11-11 |
| WINDLE, John Trevor | Director | — | 1996-08-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.