AB SCIEX UK LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£22m
-14.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
93
-7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11m
+514% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £21,084,000 | £17,323,000 | £18,543,000 | +7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,917,000 | £1,552,000 | £1,222,000 | -21.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,178,000 | £1,852,000 | £11,371,000 | +514% | |
| Net profit | £2,157,000 | £1,972,000 | £11,282,000 | +472.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,651,000 | £27,303,000 | £23,441,000 | -14.1% | |
| Net assets | £23,337,000 | £25,309,000 | £21,591,000 | -14.7% | |
| Equity | £23,337,000 | £25,309,000 | £21,591,000 | -14.7% | |
| Average employees | 101 | 100 | 93 | -7% | |
| Wages | £7,246,000 | £6,693,000 | £6,545,000 | -2.2% | |
| 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 —. 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 | 9.1% | 9.0% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 11.4% | 60.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | 5.7% | 5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.1% | 23.5% | 25.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.61x | 1.82x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | 41.67x | 31.04x | 23.06x |
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
- AB SCIEX UK LIMITED 2009-10-22 → present
- ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION UK LIMITED 2009-09-02 → 2009-10-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making due enquiries, considering the impact of the macro-economic environment and inflationary pressures, potential downside scenarios, cross guarantees with fellow members of the cash pool and strength of the ultimate parent undertakings, Danaher Corporation, the directors have a reasonable expectations that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operations, and meet liabilities as they fall due for the going concern assessment period of 12 month from approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- AB SCIEX UK LIMITED · parent
- Phenomenex Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEVIN, Heather Alexandria | Director | 2025-04-15 | Jan 1978 | American |
| WOLPERT, Juan Martin | Director | 2017-01-01 | Jan 1974 | German |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARNAKIS, Andrew Thomas | Secretary | 2010-04-05 | 2012-06-01 |
| MCFADEN, Frank Talbot | Secretary | 2009-09-02 | 2010-04-05 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-09-02 | 2009-09-02 |
| BLAIR, Rainer Michael | Director | 2012-02-06 | 2013-02-28 |
| BOORN, Andrew William | Director | 2010-06-18 | 2012-02-06 |
| COWHIG, Michael Thomas | Director | 2020-01-20 | 2025-04-15 |
| DAVIS, Colin Ernest | Director | 2009-09-02 | 2010-04-05 |
| ILLIANO, Tara Lynn | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2020-01-20 |
| JAMES, Luciene Maureen | Director | 2009-09-02 | 2009-09-02 |
| JENKINSON, Catherine Ann | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| KARNAKIS, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2010-04-05 | 2012-02-06 |
| KIRCHNER, Frank Martin | Director | 2014-07-11 | 2017-01-01 |
| LAUMAN, Laura Cady | Director | 2010-04-05 | 2010-05-07 |
| MCFADEN, Frank Talbot | Director | 2009-09-02 | 2010-04-05 |
| SAUBER, Klaus Christian | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| SMITH, Kevin Paul | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2017-01-01 |
| STAFFORD, Anthony Vincent | Director | 2012-02-06 | 2014-07-11 |
| WARD, Keith Graham | Director | 2009-09-02 | 2020-08-01 |
| ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2009-09-02 | 2009-09-02 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-09-02 | 2009-09-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launchchange Operations Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-25 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-14 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.