KLA CORPORATION UK LIMITED
Formerly known as SPTS Technologies, the company operates as the UK manufacturing subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed KLA Corporation, producing process control and wafer fabrication equipment for the global semiconductor industry.
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Cash
£1.7M
USD 2,301,000
-97.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£641M
USD 856,798,000
+23.2% vs 2024
Employees
612
+8.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£142M
USD 189,913,000
+12.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £336,044,318 | £368,580,626 | +9.7% | |
| Operating profit | £109,660,877 | £124,860,758 | +13.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £126,692,619 | £142,171,732 | +12.2% | |
| Net profit | £108,799,221 | £120,846,684 | +11.1% | |
| Cash | £65,111,544 | £1,722,563 | -97.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £527,525,079 | £653,403,204 | +23.9% | |
| Net assets | £520,565,204 | £641,411,888 | +23.2% | |
| Equity | £520,565,204 | £641,411,888 | +23.2% | |
| Average employees | 565 | 612 | +8.3% | |
| Wages | £34,395,119 | £38,582,872 | +12.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £201,377 | £214,853 | +6.7% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 32.6% | 33.9% | |
| Net margin | 32.4% | 32.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.8% | 19.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.1% | 8.1% | |
| Current ratio | 14.18x | 12.66x |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-05-01
- KLA CORPORATION UK LIMITED 2025-05-01 → present
- SPTS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2011-08-03 → 2025-05-01
- SPP PROCESS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS UK LIMITED 2009-10-12 → 2011-08-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they have adopted the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1 May 2025, SPTS Technologies Limited underwent a legal entity name change, and subsequently is named KLA Corporation UK Limited, with all relevant stakeholders notified as part of this process.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Andrew Robert | Secretary | 2024-06-30 | — | — |
| HIGGINS, Bren Douglas | Director | 2019-11-22 | Jun 1970 | American |
| KIRLOSKAR, Virendra Arvind | Director | 2019-11-22 | Oct 1963 | American |
| SINGLETON, Kieron Phillip | Director | 2020-09-01 | Jan 1974 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAVEN, Richard Gary | Secretary | 2012-04-02 | 2017-06-19 |
| HUGHES, Ian Llewelyn | Secretary | 2017-07-25 | 2024-06-30 |
| REES, Richard John | Secretary | 2009-10-12 | 2012-04-02 |
| BAREKET, Ran | Director | 2016-05-31 | 2018-02-28 |
| CROFTON, Kevin Timothy | Director | 2009-11-12 | 2020-08-29 |
| JOHNSON, William Charles | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2014-08-07 |
| KAMINAGA, Susumu | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2011-08-01 |
| REES, Richard John | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2016-03-31 |
| SINGLETON, Kieron Phillip | Director | 2016-05-31 | 2019-11-22 |
| STEIMBERG, Amichai | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2019-11-22 |
| TAKESAKO, Ichiro John Paul | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2011-08-01 |
| TANAKA, Masahiko | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2011-08-01 |
| YASUI, Eizo | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2011-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kla Corporation Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2020-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.