HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS LF LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7.5M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
51
Average over period
Profit before tax
£952K
Period ending 2025-09-30
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,374,747 | £5,053,154 | £7,303,565 | — | |
| Operating profit | £551,634 | £350,832 | £916,559 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £252,303 | £268,211 | £951,788 | — | |
| Net profit | £96,955 | £257,170 | £691,791 | — | |
| Cash | — | £1,611,938 | £1,238,982 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,747,664 | £7,027,851 | £7,727,256 | — | |
| Net assets | £6,536,623 | £6,793,793 | £7,485,584 | — | |
| Equity | £6,536,623 | £6,793,793 | £7,485,584 | — | |
| Average employees | 67 | 51 | 51 | — | |
| Wages | £2,586,339 | £2,455,490 | £3,765,740 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 10 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.2% | 6.9% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 5.1% | 9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.2% | 5.0% | 11.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 18.7% | 16.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.59x | 5.09x | 5.94x | |
| Interest cover | 1.84x | 3.06x | — |
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
- HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS LF LIMITED 2019-10-09 → present
- FIANIUM LIMITED 2003-01-23 → 2019-10-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The preceding financial period was shortened to nine months to allow alignment with the year end of the new ultimate controlling party.”
- “Subsequent to the acquisition in June 2024, the Company's ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party became Hamamatsu Photonics, which is registered in Japan, and is traded on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.”
- “Revenue for the Company increased in the 12 months to 30 September 2025 to GBP 7,303,565 from GBP 5,053,154 in the 9 months to 30 September 2024, and the Company delivered an operating profit of GBP 916,559, up from an operating profit of GBP 350,832 in 2024. This represents an improvement even after adjusting for the change in length of accounting period.”
- “Business for the Company will continue to develop with activities within the Aerospace & Defence area.”
- “Approximately 47 FTE's were employed by the company in September 2025; hereof 26 in research and Development, 1 in Operations and 3 in production.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AASTRUP, Jette Hoch | Director | 2024-08-16 | Jan 1967 | Danish |
| GARABET, Basil | Director | 2016-03-31 | Feb 1959 | American,British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLOWES, John Redvers | Secretary | 2006-05-02 | 2009-01-15 |
| GAMBLE, Geoffrey Robert | Secretary | 2003-01-23 | 2006-05-02 |
| RAHBEK, Lars | Secretary | 2016-05-13 | 2018-03-19 |
| ROBINSON, Elisabeth | Secretary | 2009-01-15 | 2016-03-31 |
| CLOWES, John Redvers | Director | 2012-05-25 | 2016-03-31 |
| GRUDININ, Anatoly | Director | 2003-01-23 | 2016-03-31 |
| OLDEMEYER, Thomas Kurt | Director | 2016-05-13 | 2018-03-19 |
| POULSEN, Christian Vestergaard | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2018-03-19 |
| RAHBEK, Lars | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2018-03-19 |
| RIDDELL, Donald Boyd | Director | 2018-03-19 | 2024-08-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamamatsu Photonics K.K | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-31 | Ceased 2024-05-31 |
| Nkt Photonics Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-31 | Active |
| Nkt Photonics Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-29 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-07-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-31 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.