NOVANTA TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£6.5m
+32.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£151m
+0.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
266
-6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£43m
-31.3% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,685,000 | £32,322,000 | £32,189,000 | £19,843,000 | £62,530,000 | £68,524,000 | +9.6% | |
| Operating profit | £7,676,000 | £8,947,000 | £6,716,000 | £1,485,000 | £15,497,000 | £18,108,000 | +16.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £15,612,000 | £27,379,000 | £42,501,000 | £20,136,000 | £62,794,000 | £43,134,000 | -31.3% | |
| Net profit | £14,310,000 | £26,649,000 | £41,438,000 | £19,778,000 | £59,888,000 | £40,373,000 | -32.6% | |
| Cash | £11,783,000 | £5,078,000 | £4,179,000 | £1,986,000 | £4,936,000 | £6,525,000 | +32.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £115,899,000 | £125,468,000 | £129,743,000 | £125,130,000 | £159,309,000 | £159,583,000 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £101,190,000 | £125,106,000 | £128,261,000 | £124,402,000 | £150,575,000 | £151,478,000 | +0.6% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £124,402,000 | £150,575,000 | £151,478,000 | +0.6% | |
| Average employees | 162 | 145 | 124 | 112 | 283 | 266 | -6% | |
| Wages | £8,511,000 | £6,682,000 | £6,248,000 | £5,732,000 | £12,531,000 | £12,293,000 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £303,648 | £251,994 | -17% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £8,592 | £8,851 | +3% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | £206,643 | £159,933 | -22.6% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.5% | 27.7% | 20.9% | 7.5% | 24.8% | 26.4% | |
| Net margin | 43.8% | 82.4% | 128.7% | 99.7% | 95.8% | 58.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.6% | 7.1% | 5.2% | 1.2% | 9.7% | 11.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -265.0% | -322.3% | -308.8% | 2.5% | 10.5% | 9.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.48x | 4.89x | |
| Interest cover | 10.28x | 16.48x | — | — | — | — |
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 4 times since incorporation
- NOVANTA TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED 2016-08-08 → present
- GSI GROUP LIMITED 2005-08-23 → 2016-08-08
- GSI LUMONICS LIMITED 1999-07-19 → 2005-08-23
- LUMONICS LTD. 1986-10-01 → 1999-07-19
- J.K. LASERS LIMITED 1972-02-07 → 1986-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Clarke Nicklin LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the directors believe that the company will be able to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- NOVANTA TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED · parent
- Laser Quantum Limited 100%
- Novanta Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd 100%
- Novanta Japan Corporation 100%
- Zettlex (UK) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Novanta Technologies UK Limited successfully completed both a business restructure and a major business relocation in 2024. The business relocation and expansion to a new Stockport site increased both the capabilities and capacity of the former business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKLEY, Robert | Director | 2011-05-12 | Apr 1974 | American |
| GLENNON, Christopher Mark, Mr. | Director | 2022-05-05 | Nov 1970 | British |
| LANE, Steve Haydn, Mr. | Director | 2020-01-02 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLESWORTH, Kenneth John | Secretary | 1993-12-03 | 1997-06-03 |
| SHRIMPTON, Peter | Secretary | 1997-06-03 | 2009-03-18 |
| SMITH, Simon Frederick | Secretary | — | 1993-12-03 |
| ATKINSON, Robert Jerry | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| AVERY, Colin Reginald | Director | — | 1993-08-18 |
| BAKER, Kevin James | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2001-06-29 |
| BELLANTUONI, Antony J | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2011-05-12 |
| BENNETT, John Edward | Director | 2000-03-30 | 2003-08-01 |
| BOWEN, Robert | Director | 2006-10-23 | 2009-04-03 |
| BRAK, Philippe | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2011-09-02 |
| CHANG, Peter Aka Lei | Director | 2014-01-27 | 2023-09-05 |
| EDELSTEIN, Sergio, Dr | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2010-05-25 |
| GRAVES, Gillian Margaret | Director | 1998-10-30 | 2000-05-19 |
| JAMES, Douglas | Director | — | 1994-08-01 |
| JINKS, Nigel George | Director | — | 1996-07-31 |
| KEW, Stephen William | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2007-12-21 |
| MARTYR, David Roy, Dr | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1998-10-30 |
| MIAH, Tracey Anne | Director | 1999-04-02 | 2007-10-03 |
| PALMER, Linda | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2006-10-23 |
| ROBERTS, Christopher John | Director | 2004-11-16 | 2015-04-01 |
| SPINELLA, Timothy Salvatore | Director | 2011-05-12 | 2022-05-05 |
| SWAIN, Thomas Richard | Director | 2004-11-16 | 2009-06-01 |
| WEBB, Stephen | Director | 2004-11-16 | 2019-03-31 |
| WEEDON, Timothy Michael William, Dr | Director | 1997-06-03 | 1998-06-18 |
| WINSTON, Charles David | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2006-10-23 |
| YOUNG, Brian Samuel | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2020-01-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novanta Uk Investments Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-07-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.