CARL ZEISS LTD
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Cash
£45K
-80.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£25M
-7.9% vs 2024
Employees
300
-4.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£11M
+4.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £98,812,000 | £107,667,000 | +9% | |
| Operating profit | £6,791,000 | £10,314,000 | +51.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,558,000 | £11,075,000 | +4.9% | |
| Net profit | £8,369,000 | £8,267,000 | -1.2% | |
| Cash | £232,000 | £45,000 | -80.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £39,687,000 | £38,301,000 | -3.5% | |
| Net assets | £26,665,000 | £24,550,000 | -7.9% | |
| Equity | £26,665,000 | £24,550,000 | -7.9% | |
| Average employees | 313 | 300 | -4.2% | |
| Wages | £19,981,000 | £20,276,000 | +1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £355,000 | £271,000 | -23.7% |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.9% | 9.6% | |
| Net margin | 8.5% | 7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.1% | 26.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x | 1.82x | |
| Interest cover | 32.65x | 36.97x |
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
- CARL ZEISS LTD 1995-04-04 → present
- CARL ZEISS (OBERKOCHEN) LIMITED 1954-12-18 → 1995-04-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has prepared a cash flow forecast for a period of at least 12 months beyond the signing of financial statements, being the going concern review period. The cash flow forecast alongside support provided by the Company's parent demonstrates that the Company is able to settle its liabilities as they fall due in the year under review. The Company's parent undertaking (Carl Zeiss AG) has confirmed that it will provide such financial support and other support as necessary to enable the Company to meet its liabilities for at least 12 months from the signing of financial statements. As set out in note 26, the smallest and largest group in which the results of the Company are consolidated is that headed by Carl Zeiss AG. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Carl Zeiss group has adequate resources and liquidity to continue in operational existence for the year under review. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1st of October 2023, the entity sold its Irish branch to a newly created Irish entity which is Carl Zeiss Ireland Ltd. This was reported in the comparative period as a discontinued operation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPENCER, Daniel | Secretary | 2012-08-02 | — | — |
| ADDERLEY, Paul James | Director | 2009-02-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
| HELLER, Fabian | Director | 2017-04-01 | Jun 1967 | German |
| WAWERLA, Marc, Dr | Director | 2025-10-01 | Dec 1976 | German |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, John William | Secretary | 2008-05-07 | 2012-08-02 |
| JONES, Trevor Griffith Llewellyn | Secretary | — | 2008-05-07 |
| BAYER, Thomas | Director | — | 1996-09-11 |
| BERLIEN, Olaf, Dr | Director | 1999-05-13 | 2002-03-25 |
| COCKERILL, John Richard | Director | — | 2009-01-31 |
| GORNY, Norbert Maximilian, Dr | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2006-10-31 |
| GRASSMANN, Peter Hans, Doctor | Director | 1995-05-04 | 2001-01-29 |
| JAHRREISS, Wolfgang, Doctor | Director | 1996-11-18 | 1999-05-13 |
| JONES, Trevor Griffith Llewellyn | Director | — | 2008-05-07 |
| KELES, Ercan | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2005-12-31 |
| KLAIBER, Harald | Director | 2014-06-23 | 2017-03-15 |
| KRAUSS, Ulrich Hermann | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2011-04-13 |
| KURZ, Dieter, Dr | Director | 2007-01-19 | 2010-12-31 |
| MITCHELL, Colin Clive | Director | — | 1998-08-21 |
| MONZ, Ludwin, Dr | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2017-01-01 |
| PETER, Jochen, Dr | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| ROSE, David | Director | — | 2004-08-02 |
| SIMMERER, Thomas | Director | 2011-04-13 | 2014-06-23 |
| SIMON, Ulrich, Dr | Director | 2009-09-25 | 2015-02-28 |
| SPITZENPFEIL, Thomas | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| SPITZENPFEIL, Thomas | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2014-06-23 |
| WEHMER, Justus Felix | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2017-04-01 |
| WEHMER, Justus Felix | Director | 2008-07-12 | 2009-10-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Stiftung | Corporate entity | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2018-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-21 | 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
- 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.