WIKA INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-11 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-43.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+4.5% vs 2023
Employees
130
+3.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£315K
+15% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WIKA INSTRUMENTS LIMITED 1989-01-25 → present
- WIKA PRESSURE GAUGES (U.K.)LIMITED 1971-11-24 → 1989-01-25
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,684,459 | £36,302,195 | |
| Operating profit | £429,402 | £516,425 | |
| Profit before tax | £273,598 | £314,749 | |
| Net profit | £172,245 | £200,869 | |
| Cash | £2,944,385 | £1,658,825 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,476,918 | £10,406,528 | |
| Net assets | £8,308,983 | £8,680,852 | |
| Equity | £8,308,983 | £8,680,852 | |
| Average employees | 126 | 130 | |
| Wages | £6,192,144 | £6,626,373 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.8% | 60.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | 2.10x | 2.09x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- WIKA INSTRUMENTS LIMITED · parent
- DH-Budenberg Limited 100%
- TC Fluid Control Limited 100%
- Automatic Systems Laboratories Limited 100%
- Calibration Dynamics Limited 100%
- Wika Calibration Technology Limited 100%
- E.D.C International Limited 100%
- Tyneside Standards Limited 100%
- WIKA Optical Sensing Limited 100%
Significant events
- “For the fiscal year ending 2024, the company achieved a sales increase of just under 2% compared to the previous year. This growth was primarily driven by increased volume in locally manufactured temperature instruments for project-related work.”
- “Gross margins improved year-over-year due to strategic pricing initiatives and efforts to reduce material costs. Operating expenses remained well-controlled, as the company prioritized efficiency gains to mitigate ongoing cost pressures.”
- “Profitability continued to trend upward, supported by improved aged debt recovery and strict credit control measures. Cash flow remained strong, allowing for continued debt reduction related to strategic investments.”
- “Looking ahead to 2025, the company enters the year with a robust order book and a well-structured cost base, positioning it for further improvements in both revenue and profitability. The UK market is expected to experience solid sales growth, particularly in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and project markets.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWEETMAN, Anthony Joseph | Secretary | 2019-03-01 | — | — |
| PEAURT, Jonathan Nigel Joseph | Director | 2018-03-26 | Aug 1964 | British |
| WIEGAND, Alexander Konrad | Director | 1996-04-17 | Jan 1963 | German |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPPOCK, Ronald George | Secretary | — | 1999-04-30 |
| PEAURT, Jonathan Nigel Joseph | Secretary | 2018-03-26 | 2019-03-01 |
| PHILLIPS, David Hugh | Secretary | 1999-05-01 | 2018-03-26 |
| COPPOCK, Ronald George | Director | — | 1999-04-30 |
| KELLER, Jurg | Director | 1996-04-17 | 1998-12-31 |
| PHILLIPS, David Hugh | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2018-04-27 |
| WIEGARD, Ursula | Director | — | 1996-03-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2019-03-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2018-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+1.7%
£35,684,459 £36,302,195
-
Cash
-43.7%
£2,944,385 £1,658,825
-
Net assets
+4.5%
£8,308,983 £8,680,852
-
Employees
+3.2%
126 130
-
Operating profit
+20.3%
£429,402 £516,425
-
Profit before tax
+15%
£273,598 £314,749
-
Wages
+7%
£6,192,144 £6,626,373
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