MKS INSTRUMENTS HOLDINGS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£397K
USD 531,528
-64.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£250M
USD 334,251,084
-12.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
2
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£186M
USD 249,170,381
-48.8% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £672,621 | £1,198,246 | -£62,340 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £94,377,306 | £96,905,830 | £157,329,766 | £363,779,409 | £186,267,759 | |
| Net profit | £95,115,561 | £94,005,406 | £155,330,526 | £362,224,501 | £184,818,401 | |
| Cash | £7,954,615 | £102,739,454 | £4,038,781 | £1,108,239 | £397,345 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £738,500,551 | £755,255,957 | £723,586,483 | £286,775,442 | £249,869,989 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £286,775,442 | £249,869,989 | |
| Equity | £738,500,551 | £755,255,957 | £723,586,483 | £286,775,442 | £249,869,989 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-64.1%
£1,108,239 £397,345
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-12.9%
£286,775,442 £249,869,989
-
Employees
0%
2 2
-
Profit before tax
-48.8%
£363,779,409 £186,267,759
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.1% | 0.2% | -0.0% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 19.90x | 10.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.06x | -0.42x | — | — |
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.
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 HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- MKS Instruments UK Limited 100%
- MKS Denmark ApS 100%
- Newport Ophir Holdings Ltd 100%
- Newport Spectra-Physics Limited 100%
- Newport Laser Holding GmbH 41%
- MKS Instruments Mexico S. de R. L. de C.V. 0.001%
- MKS Instruments Italy S.r.I
- MKS Instruments Deutschland GmbH
- High Q laser GmbH
- Ophir Optronics Ltd
- Ophir Optronics Solutions Ltd
- Ophir Optics S.R.L
- MKS Instruments ESI Switzerland GmbH
- Ophir Spiricon Europe GmbH
- Hilger Analytical Limited
Significant events
- “The initiation of the liquidation of MKS Denmark ApS, a subsidiary undertaking, was filed with the Danish Business Authority on 28 August 2025. This investment was carried at nil value on the balance sheet at 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Kathleen | Secretary | 2013-11-01 | — | — |
| FOXALL, Geoffrey Frederick | Director | 2016-03-29 | Nov 1960 | British |
| SABHARWAL, Mandeep | Director | 2022-11-16 | Jul 1970 | American |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAGSHAW, Seth Holmes | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-03-10 |
| BURKE, Kathleen | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2019-04-16 |
| D'ANTILIO, Derek Pace | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2018-12-18 |
| DRYSDALE, Stephen | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-06-12 |
| MARTIN, David Henry | Director | 2019-04-16 | 2022-11-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mks Instruments, Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mks Spectra Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-03 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-22 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-11-22 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-11-22 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-11-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-11-17 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to 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.