SHIMADZU UK LIMITED
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Cash
£47k
+23.8% vs 2025
Net assets
£7.9m
+5.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
76
-3.8% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.8m
+6% vs 2025
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,237,117 | £15,283,272 | £17,442,103 | £16,701,244 | £15,432,386 | -7.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,196,595 | £1,155,824 | £1,768,249 | £1,452,476 | £1,558,613 | +7.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,182,049 | £1,154,296 | £1,921,112 | £1,703,864 | £1,805,835 | +6% | |
| Net profit | £1,794,343 | £936,319 | £1,438,819 | £1,316,214 | £1,337,844 | +1.6% | |
| Cash | £91,997 | £137,414 | £220,212 | £37,949 | £46,996 | +23.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,331,144 | £8,261,789 | £9,063,661 | £9,173,240 | £9,052,769 | -1.3% | |
| Net assets | £6,252,503 | £7,188,822 | £7,127,641 | £7,443,855 | £7,861,699 | +5.6% | |
| Equity | £6,252,503 | £7,188,822 | £7,127,641 | £7,443,855 | £7,861,699 | +5.6% | |
| Average employees | 63 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 76 | -3.8% | |
| Wages | £3,324,121 | £3,719,427 | £4,280,717 | £4,471,098 | £4,251,585 | -4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £119,393 | £161,319 | £198,653 | £187,706 | £184,986 | -1.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £20,667 | £24,648 | £25,375 | +2.9% |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.4% | 7.6% | 10.1% | 8.7% | 10.1% | |
| Net margin | 11.8% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.0% | 14.0% | 19.5% | 15.8% | 17.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.9% | — | 48.5% | 49.5% | 42.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 69.26x | 23.11x | 5.13x | 7.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | 52.17x | 90.71x | 71.31x | 77.58x |
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
- SHIMADZU UK LIMITED 2005-12-23 → present
- TAYVIN 345 LIMITED 2005-01-25 → 2005-12-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have made an assessment which concluded that it is appropriate to prepare these accounts on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIRAO, Yoshiaki | Secretary | 2023-04-28 | — | — |
| HIRAO, Yoshiaki | Director | 2023-04-28 | Jan 1968 | Japanese |
| PHILLIPS, Stuart James | Director | 2017-10-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIURA, Yasuo | Secretary | 2009-06-27 | 2013-08-27 |
| SHORT, John Richard | Secretary | 2005-01-25 | 2005-12-22 |
| TAKASHIMA, Jiro | Secretary | 2017-06-29 | 2023-04-28 |
| TOKUMASU, Yasunori | Secretary | 2005-12-22 | 2009-06-27 |
| YAMAMOTO, Yasunori | Secretary | 2013-08-27 | 2017-06-28 |
| GOLDER, Quentin Robert | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2005-12-22 |
| JUMP, Colin Robert | Director | 2005-12-22 | 2012-10-01 |
| MIURA, Yasuo | Director | 2009-06-27 | 2013-08-27 |
| NAKAI, Tsutomu | Director | 2016-05-18 | 2017-09-30 |
| SHORT, John Richard | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2005-12-22 |
| TAKASHIMA, Jiro | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2023-04-28 |
| TOKUMASU, Yasunori | Director | 2005-12-22 | 2009-06-27 |
| YAMAMOTO, Yasunori | Director | 2013-06-27 | 2017-06-28 |
| YORKE, Paul | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2016-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Yoshiaki Hirao | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2023-04-28 | Active |
| Mr Jiro Takashima | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-06-29 | Ceased 2023-04-28 |
| Mr Yasunori Yamamoto | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2017-06-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-01 | 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
- 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.