MICROMASS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£50m
+149.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£134m
+18.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
688
+0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£25m
+55.4% highest 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 | £221,411,000 | £195,105,000 | £218,259,000 | +11.9% | |
| Operating profit | £15,998,000 | £16,100,000 | £24,451,000 | +51.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £16,125,000 | £16,389,000 | £25,461,000 | +55.4% | |
| Net profit | £13,005,000 | £11,813,000 | £20,627,000 | +74.6% | |
| Cash | £15,790,000 | £19,877,000 | £49,592,000 | +149.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £112,512,000 | £125,822,000 | £146,317,000 | +16.3% | |
| Net assets | £100,753,000 | £112,424,000 | £133,666,000 | +18.9% | |
| Equity | £100,753,000 | £112,424,000 | £133,666,000 | +18.9% | |
| Average employees | 746 | 683 | 688 | +0.7% | |
| Wages | £47,360,000 | £45,696,000 | £49,596,000 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £648,000 | £810,000 | £811,000 | +0.1% |
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 | 7.2% | 8.3% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 6.1% | 9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.2% | 12.8% | 16.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 30.0% | 29.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.93x | 3.58x | 3.64x | |
| Interest cover | 15.35x | 12.40x | 20.60x |
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
- MICROMASS UK LIMITED 1996-03-28 → present
- FENNELHURST LIMITED 1996-02-22 → 1996-03-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- 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 from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MICROMASS UK LIMITED · parent
- MPE Orbur Group Limited 100%
- Midland Precision Equipment Co Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 20 April 2026 the company declared a dividend of £37,001,000 to its parent company Micromass Limited. This was an interim dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December 2026 equating to 130.6 pence per ordinary share and was settled in cash.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, Susan Joy | Secretary | 2014-06-26 | — | — |
| CONNOR, Stephen | Director | 2024-04-29 | Sep 1971 | British |
| HALLAM, James | Director | 2024-05-20 | May 1973 | British |
| SCHOON, Andrew Aitchison | Director | 2009-01-08 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUDOUIN, Mark Tyrell | Secretary | 2014-04-03 | 2019-12-13 |
| BUXTON, Christopher Raymond | Secretary | 2003-06-26 | 2004-06-04 |
| LYNAUGH, Norman | Secretary | 1996-03-27 | 1996-05-23 |
| ORNELL, John Alden | Secretary | 2004-06-10 | 2014-04-03 |
| ROBINSON, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 1996-05-23 | 2003-04-30 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-02-22 | 1996-03-27 |
| BATEMAN, Robert Harold | Director | 1996-03-29 | 2008-08-22 |
| BATT, Jeremy David | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2013-05-01 |
| BEAUDOUIN, Mark T | Director | 2014-04-03 | 2019-12-13 |
| BILL, John Christoper | Director | 1996-03-29 | 1999-08-31 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Nominee Director | 1996-02-22 | 1996-03-27 |
| CURBISHLEY, Stephen Gary | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2023-06-09 |
| DUNSTAN, John | Director | 1996-03-29 | 2002-02-13 |
| GREEN, Brian Noel | Director | 1996-03-29 | 1997-10-01 |
| HICKSON, John Anthony | Director | 1996-03-29 | 1997-10-01 |
| KING, Ian Stuart | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2021-05-21 |
| LYNAUGH, Norman | Director | 1996-03-27 | 2004-05-01 |
| ORNELL, John Alden | Director | 2003-04-28 | 2014-04-03 |
| PAYNE, Richard Henry | Director | 2003-04-28 | 2006-06-20 |
| PRATT, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2021-05-21 | 2023-10-27 |
| RACE, John Arthur | Director | 1996-03-29 | 2000-03-31 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1996-02-22 | 1996-03-27 |
| RILEY, Timothy Lee | Director | 1996-03-29 | 1997-10-01 |
| ROBINSON, Paul Anthony | Director | 1996-03-29 | 2003-04-30 |
| SHORTT, Terence Vincent | Director | 2003-04-28 | 2016-03-31 |
| SMITH, Brian William | Director | 2009-01-08 | 2020-03-01 |
| SMITH, Stephen Mark | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2024-04-05 |
| VAN DER LAAN, Gerard Paul | Director | 1996-03-29 | 1997-10-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert Albert | Director | 1996-03-27 | 2003-01-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micromass Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.