METTLER-TOLEDO SAFELINE LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4.8bn
+0.2% vs 2024
Employees
293
+11% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £49,474,000 | £52,247,000 | £46,696,000 | -10.6% | |
| Operating profit | £9,984,000 | £10,818,000 | £6,363,000 | -41.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £635,991,000 | £606,895,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £635,225,000 | £605,592,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,261,000 | £201,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,850,565,000 | £4,839,226,000 | £4,825,612,000 | -0.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,834,971,000 | £4,823,724,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £4,834,971,000 | £4,823,724,000 | £4,835,099,000 | +0.2% | |
| Average employees | 268 | 264 | 293 | +11% | |
| Wages | £12,470,000 | £13,328,000 | £12,986,000 | -2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £322,000 | £345,000 | £397,000 | +15.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £27,000 | £25,000 | £29,000 | +16% | |
| Highest paid director | £239,000 | £125,000 | £229,000 | +83.2% |
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 | 20.2% | 20.7% | 13.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.8% | 1.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.50x | 0.34x | — | |
| Interest cover | 36.84x | 12.24x | 9.25x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- METTLER-TOLEDO SAFELINE LIMITED 2005-03-30 → present
- SAFELINE LIMITED 1988-09-22 → 2005-03-30
- MARPLACE (NUMBER 167) LIMITED 1988-05-23 → 1988-09-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BK Plus Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on the going concern basis. The Company has continued financial support from the ultimate parent undertaking Mettler-Toledo International Inc. who have confirmed that they are on track to continue to support”
Group structure
- METTLER-TOLEDO SAFELINE LIMITED · parent
- Mettler-Toledo Limited 100%
- Mettler-Toledo Ges.m.b.H. 100%
- N.V. Mettler-Toledo 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHMED, Asifa | Secretary | 2025-01-28 | — | — |
| AHMED, Asifa | Director | 2024-09-14 | Dec 1976 | British |
| BAINES, Paul Colin | Director | 2009-05-11 | Jan 1962 | British |
| FERRIS, Michael Glyn | Director | 2024-09-14 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAINES, Paul Colin | Secretary | 2007-10-15 | 2025-01-31 |
| BELL, Nicholas John | Secretary | 1993-02-18 | 2007-10-15 |
| ROBERTS, Stephen Victor | Secretary | 1992-10-07 | 1993-02-18 |
| WAXMAN, Philip Howard | Secretary | — | 1992-10-01 |
| BELL, Nicholas John | Director | 1998-10-19 | 2007-10-15 |
| BESWICK, Ivan | Director | — | 1998-10-19 |
| BRAUNSCHWEILER, Lukas Walter | Director | 1997-05-30 | 2002-07-12 |
| DAVIS, Peter John | Director | — | 1991-03-31 |
| DEARMAN, Alan David | Director | — | 1998-10-19 |
| IVES, Keith | Director | 1998-10-19 | 2006-05-31 |
| JACKSON, Julian Boyd | Director | 1998-10-19 | 2008-06-30 |
| LOCK, Andrew | Director | — | 1998-10-19 |
| NORLÉN, Alf Henrik Sander | Director | 2020-01-20 | 2024-07-31 |
| PURVIS, Alan Lindsey | Director | 2008-06-30 | 2020-09-28 |
| RICHARDSON, David Conway | Director | 1998-10-19 | 2008-08-31 |
| SCHOFIELD, Ian | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2009-05-31 |
| SILMAN, Graham David | Director | 1998-10-19 | 2002-10-04 |
| SMITH, Albert Trevor, Dr | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2006-03-02 |
| SYKES, Christopher John | Director | 1998-10-19 | 2000-03-31 |
| TODD, Iain Michael | Director | 2005-08-23 | 2007-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mettler-Toledo Holdings Llc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-08-31 | Active |
| Mettler-Toledo Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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