THERMO ELECTRON LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
143
-6.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£26m
-0.6% lowest 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 | £46,944,000 | £44,902,000 | £42,605,000 | -5.1% | |
| Operating profit | £23,094,000 | £23,946,000 | £23,482,000 | -1.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £25,903,000 | £25,924,000 | £25,777,000 | -0.6% | |
| Net profit | £21,263,000 | £25,799,000 | £25,827,000 | +0.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,521,000 | £51,937,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £25,271,000 | £50,884,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £25,271,000 | £50,884,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 165 | 153 | 143 | -6.5% | |
| Wages | £10,803,000 | £10,112,000 | £10,090,000 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,000 | £6,000 | £7,000 | +16.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 49.2% | 53.3% | 55.1% | |
| Net margin | 45.3% | 57.5% | 60.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 87.1% | 46.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.5% | 60.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.30x | 1.64x | — |
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 6 times since incorporation
- THERMO ELECTRON LIMITED 2004-10-04 → present
- THERMO LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED 2000-11-13 → 2004-10-04
- THERMOQUEST SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT GROUP LTD 1999-12-13 → 2000-11-13
- LIFE SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 1994-01-01 → 1999-12-13
- LABSYSTEMS (U K ) LIMITED 1992-06-25 → 1994-01-01
- LABSYSTEMS GROUP (UK) LIMITED 1990-02-28 → 1992-06-25
- LABSYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED 1983-06-30 → 1990-02-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has indicated its intention to provide any necessary financial support to enable the company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-11-01 | — | — |
| AHMED, Syed Waqas | Director | 2020-03-23 | Nov 1979 | British |
| CAMERON, Euan Daney Ross | Director | 2018-10-31 | Mar 1976 | British |
| GREEN, Georgina Adams | Director | 2024-04-18 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony Hugh | Director | 2018-11-12 | May 1962 | American |
| STARR, Alison Jane | Director | 2024-04-18 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAINGER, William Alan | Secretary | — | 1993-11-29 |
| GREGG, Rhona | Secretary | 2015-09-10 | 2026-03-31 |
| OSTLER, John Ramsdell | Secretary | 1993-11-29 | 1997-11-07 |
| SNOWBALL, Simon John | Secretary | 1997-11-07 | 2006-09-25 |
| WARD, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2003-04-07 | 2014-12-18 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-04-07 | 2009-10-31 |
| ATKINSON, Richard Henry | Director | 1993-11-29 | 1995-05-26 |
| COLEY, James Robert Ewen | Director | 2003-04-07 | 2012-04-18 |
| GRANT, Lucie Mary Katja | Director | 2013-02-07 | 2019-12-03 |
| HENTKOWSKI, Larry Peter | Director | 1998-12-31 | 2003-04-07 |
| INCE, Nicholas | Director | 2015-09-10 | 2018-10-31 |
| KEY, Brian Alan, Dr | Director | 1993-11-29 | 1997-07-04 |
| KONTTURI, Arto J | Director | — | 1993-11-29 |
| LAING, Clive Andrew | Director | 2006-07-17 | 2007-04-30 |
| LEE, Jeremy Stephen William | Director | 1993-11-29 | 1997-11-07 |
| MEADOWS, David | Director | 2019-02-21 | 2020-04-14 |
| MOODIE, Iain Alasdair Keith | Director | 2012-04-18 | 2013-02-07 |
| MULHOLLAND, Niveen | Director | 2021-02-11 | 2022-06-27 |
| NORMAN, David John | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2024-04-18 |
| PERKINS, James Ian | Director | 2003-04-07 | 2004-12-01 |
| ROSENGLUM, Lewis | Director | 1998-08-20 | 1998-12-31 |
| STAMAS, Christopher William | Director | 1997-11-07 | 1998-08-20 |
| TIPPINS, Richard Stanley, Dr | Director | — | 2007-05-10 |
| WEGELIUS, Toumas T | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| WHEELER, Kevin Neil | Director | 2003-04-07 | 2015-11-16 |
| WRIGHT, Katie Rose | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2015-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Sciences International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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