MKS INSTRUMENTS HOLDINGS LTD
Operating as a UK holding entity for the NASDAQ-listed MKS Instruments group, the company supports the wider business in supplying instruments, control technologies, and specialty chemicals for semiconductor manufacturing and industrial applications.
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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
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Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £880,481 | -£46,250 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £71,207,164 | £116,722,135 | £381,728,675 | £198,320,902 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £69,075,910 | £115,238,909 | £380,097,047 | £196,777,758 | — | — | |
| Cash | £75,493,757 | £2,996,351 | £1,162,920 | £423,056 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £554,968,004 | £536,825,049 | £300,925,250 | £266,038,749 | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | £300,925,250 | £266,038,749 | — | — | |
| Equity | £554,968,004 | £536,825,049 | £300,925,250 | £266,038,749 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | -0.0% | — | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 19.90x | 10.72x | — | |
| Interest cover | 8.06x | -0.42x | — | — | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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”
Group structure
- MKS INSTRUMENTS HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- MKS Instruments UK Limited 100%
- MKS Denmark ApS 100%
- Newport Ophir Holdings Ltd 100%
- Newport Spectra-Physics Limited 100%
- Newport Laser Holding GmbH 41%
- MKS Instruments Mexico S. de R. L. de C.V. 0.1%
Significant events
- “Since the year end the company has declared a dividend of $48,165,000.”
- “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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONLAN, Renee | Secretary | 2026-06-01 | — | — |
| FOXALL, Geoffrey Frederick | Director | 2016-03-29 | Nov 1960 | British |
| SABHARWAL, Mandeep | Director | 2022-11-16 | Jul 1970 | American |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Kathleen | Secretary | 2013-11-01 | 2026-06-01 |
| BAGSHAW, Seth Holmes | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-03-10 |
| BURKE, Kathleen | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2019-04-16 |
| D'ANTILIO, Derek Pace | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2018-12-18 |
| DRYSDALE, Stephen | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-06-12 |
| MARTIN, David Henry | Director | 2019-04-16 | 2022-11-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mks Instruments, Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mks Spectra Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 57 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 | |
| 2026-06-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-03 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 | |
| 2023-11-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-11-17 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.