MKS SPECTRA HOLDINGS LIMITED
Operating as a UK subsidiary of the American corporation MKS Instruments, the company manufactures electronic measuring and testing equipment.
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Cash
£647K
USD 864,061
-61.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£811M
USD 1,083,963,752
-0.2% vs 2023
Employees
4
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£276M
USD 368,967,666
-62.6% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £441,802 | £391,546 | -£4,037,007 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £67,817,084 | £74,253,180 | £150,787,943 | £738,728,143 | £276,214,752 | -62.6% | |
| Net profit | £65,794,652 | £74,350,091 | £148,715,629 | £735,981,538 | £271,591,538 | -63.1% | |
| Cash | £3,256,553 | £2,963,575 | £51,040,613 | £1,677,637 | £646,849 | -61.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £587,122,398 | £586,423,828 | £696,101,002 | £812,974,828 | £811,471,592 | -0.2% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £812,974,828 | £811,471,592 | -0.2% | |
| Equity | £587,122,398 | £586,423,828 | £696,101,002 | £812,974,828 | £811,471,592 | -0.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £105,803 | £82,410 | -22.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £56,596 | £24,887 | -56% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.6% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.62x | 0.18x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -11.60x | — | — |
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
- MKS SPECTRA HOLDINGS LIMITED 2019-03-06 → present
- MKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 2015-12-03 → 2019-03-06
- MKS SPECTRA HOLDINGS LIMITED 2014-01-07 → 2015-12-03
- SPECTRA SENSORTECH LIMITED 1999-07-23 → 2014-01-07
- LEDA-MASS LIMITED 1987-10-22 → 1999-07-23
- MARK ATTWOOD SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE LIMITED 1987-04-16 → 1987-10-22
- MIKE ATTWOOD SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE LIMITED 1987-04-09 → 1987-04-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, 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”
Group structure
- MKS SPECTRA HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- MKS Korea Ltd 100%
- MKS Instruments Holdings Ltd 100%
- MKS Japan Inc 100%
- MKS Instruments Israel Ltd 100%
- MKS Instruments Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. 99.99%
- Spectra-Physics K.K 100%
- Photon Control Inc 100%
- Newport Spectra-Physics B.V. 100%
- Micro-Controle Spectra-Physics S.A.S. 100%
- Newport Opto-Technologies Pte. Ltd 100%
- V-Gen Ltd
- MKS Instruments UK Limited
- MKS German Holding GmbH
- MKS Denmark ApS
- Newport Ophir Holdings Ltd
- Newport Spectra-Physics Limited
- MKS Instruments Italy S.r.l
- MKS Instruments Deutschland GmbH
- Ophir Optronics Ltd.
- MKS Instruments ESI Switzerland GmbH
- Hilger Analytical Limited
- Newport Laser Holding GmbH
- Ophir Japan Ltd
- Ophir Optronics Solutions Ltd
- High Q Laser GmbH
- Ophir Spiricon Europe GmbH
- Ophir Optics S.R.L.
- Photon Control (Alberta) Inc
- LAI Lightwave Aerospaceindustries Ltd
- Newport Spectra -Physics GmbH
Significant events
- “During the year the directors, having regard to the financial performance and position of the company, and ability to continue to meet the expectations of its key stakeholders, made a principal decision to pay two dividends to its parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Kathleen Flaherty | Secretary | 2005-04-15 | — | American |
| BELL, Alan John Lawson | Director | 2023-03-10 | Jun 1964 | American,British |
| FOXALL, Geoffrey Frederick | Director | 2016-03-29 | Nov 1960 | British |
| SABHARWAL, Mandeep | Director | 2022-11-16 | Jul 1970 | American |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTWOOD, Mark | Secretary | — | 1995-11-14 |
| CHUTE, Richard | Secretary | 2000-07-31 | 2005-04-15 |
| DENT, Michael John | Secretary | 1995-11-14 | 2000-07-31 |
| ATTWOOD, Mark | Director | — | 1998-07-01 |
| BAGSHAW, Seth Holmes | Director | 2009-03-30 | 2016-06-03 |
| BERTUCCI, John | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2005-04-15 |
| BURKE, Kathleen | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2019-06-14 |
| CHENNELL, Christopher | Director | — | 1991-11-30 |
| CHUTE, Richard | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2005-04-15 |
| D'ANTILIO, Derek | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2018-12-18 |
| DENT, Michael John | Director | 1994-03-23 | 2000-07-31 |
| MARTIN, David Henry | Director | 2019-06-14 | 2022-11-16 |
| MURDOCH, Alan James | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| PATERSON, Alan John Francis, Dr | Director | 1996-10-14 | 2000-07-31 |
| ROBINSON, Timothy Roger | Director | 2005-04-15 | 2009-04-30 |
| ROBINSON, Timothy Roger | Director | 1994-03-23 | 2000-07-31 |
| SCHOFIELD, Judith Wendy | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2000-07-31 |
| TAYLOR, Edward Frederick | Director | — | 1995-05-11 |
| TOCCI, Joseph M | Director | 2005-04-15 | 2009-03-30 |
| WEIGNER, Ronald C | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2011-03-01 |
| WEIGNER, Ronald C | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2011-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mks Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2023-11-20 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-11-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.