MKS INSTRUMENTS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£18M
+42.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£31M
+11% vs 2023
Employees
49
-3.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.7M
-24.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £41,414,031 | £40,226,035 | £42,630,047 | £27,938,974 | £25,385,761 | -9.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£711,143 | £3,172,969 | +546.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,050,148 | £6,369,361 | £10,776,877 | £4,957,333 | £3,729,231 | -24.8% | |
| Net profit | £6,880,100 | £5,555,889 | £9,814,538 | £5,284,768 | £3,055,072 | -42.2% | |
| Cash | £8,003,600 | £7,441,665 | £7,738,446 | £12,313,842 | £17,564,786 | +42.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,290,131 | £25,822,695 | £31,437,233 | £27,756,934 | £31,407,811 | +13.2% | |
| Net assets | £30,266,806 | — | — | £27,756,934 | £30,812,006 | +11% | |
| Equity | £30,266,806 | £25,822,695 | £31,437,233 | £27,756,934 | £30,812,006 | +11% | |
| Average employees | 120 | 124 | 88 | 51 | 49 | -3.9% | |
| Wages | £5,090,040 | £5,090,142 | £4,316,463 | £3,501,588 | £3,046,359 | -13% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £338,868 | £350,610 | £574,312 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -2.5% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | 16.6% | 13.8% | 23.0% | 18.9% | 12.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -2.6% | 10.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.50x | 14.67x |
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
- MKS INSTRUMENTS UK LIMITED 2008-01-08 → present
- MKS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2007-10-05 → 2008-01-08
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 for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MKS INSTRUMENTS UK LIMITED · parent
- MKS Instruments Italy srl 100%
Significant events
- “cyber incident that had occurred in 2023”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Kathleen Flaherty | Secretary | 2007-10-05 | — | American |
| BELL, Alan John Lawson | Director | 2023-03-10 | Jun 1964 | American,British |
| FOXALL, Geoffrey Frederick | Director | 2023-03-10 | Nov 1960 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAGSHAW, Seth Holmes | Director | 2009-03-30 | 2023-03-10 |
| BURKE, Kathleen Flaherty | Director | 2019-01-16 | 2023-03-10 |
| D'ANTILIO, Derek | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2018-12-18 |
| MOORE, Terry | Director | 2007-10-05 | 2015-12-31 |
| TOCCI, Joseph M | Director | 2007-10-05 | 2009-03-30 |
| WEIGNER, Ronald C | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2011-03-01 |
| WEIGNER, Ronald C | Director | 2007-10-05 | 2010-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mks International Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mks Instruments, Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mks Instruments Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2023-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.