ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES EUROPE LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-54.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-38.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
3
-40% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£68K
-107.2% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £11,437,503 | — | — | £3,570,890 | £2,766,850 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£221,385 | — | — | £1,034,191 | -£193,553 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£202,435 | — | — | £946,337 | -£68,056 | |
| Net profit | — | -£189,083 | — | — | £747,050 | £146,839 | |
| Cash | — | £2,670,030 | £2,315,999 | £994,587 | £3,521,536 | £1,612,031 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,254,976 | £3,467,499 | £3,559,608 | £4,130,042 | £2,562,881 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,165,126 | £3,378,215 | £3,474,548 | £4,019,846 | £2,466,685 | |
| Equity | £1,876,822 | £3,165,126 | £3,378,215 | £3,474,548 | £4,019,846 | £2,466,685 | |
| Average employees | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | £179,770 | — | — | £241,635 | £202,870 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -1.9% | — | — | 29.0% | -7.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.7% | — | — | 20.9% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -6.8% | — | — | 25.0% | -7.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 4.58x | 3.02x |
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
- 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 o period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES EUROPE LTD · parent
- Electro Scientific Industries GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Kathleen Flaherty | Secretary | 2019-02-01 | — | — |
| BELL, Alan John Lawson | Director | 2023-03-10 | Jun 1964 | American,British |
| FOXALL, Geoffrey Frederick | Director | 2023-03-10 | Nov 1960 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISSELMANN, Jack | Secretary | 2001-12-17 | 2003-12-01 |
| METCALF, John Patrick | Secretary | 2006-11-21 | 2007-05-30 |
| MYLVAHANAM, Uma | Secretary | 2008-07-04 | 2012-06-29 |
| RAPP, Larry Thomas | Secretary | — | 2001-12-17 |
| SMITH, Ian Martin | Secretary | 2007-05-30 | 2008-04-01 |
| TAYLOR, David Robert | Secretary | 2003-10-01 | 2006-11-21 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-06-29 | 2019-02-01 |
| BAGSHAW, Seth Holmes | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2023-03-10 |
| BURKE, Kathleen Flaherty | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2023-03-10 |
| DODSON, J Michael | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2005-12-12 |
| HARMON, Barry | Director | 1995-07-24 | 1999-01-28 |
| ISSELMANN, Jack | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2003-12-01 |
| MCGOVERN, Clive Andrew | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2007-04-26 |
| MCKINNIS, Aric B. | Director | 2015-12-18 | 2019-02-01 |
| METCALF, John Patrick | Director | 2007-05-30 | 2007-12-21 |
| MUSTOE, Kerry Len | Director | 2007-12-21 | 2015-12-18 |
| RAPP, Larry Thomas | Director | — | 2001-12-17 |
| REINHART, Joseph | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2003-12-01 |
| SIEDSMA, Adrianne Johannes Willem | Director | — | 1995-07-24 |
| VAN LUVANEE, Donald | Director | 1995-07-24 | 2001-12-17 |
| WYGANT, Heber | Director | 2007-12-21 | 2019-02-01 |
| YELDON, Graham Gerald | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2002-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mks Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-02-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-01 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-07-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-11-17 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-11-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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
-22.5%
£3,570,890 £2,766,850
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-54.2%
£3,521,536 £1,612,031
-
Net assets
-38.6%
£4,019,846 £2,466,685
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-40%
5 3
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-118.7%
£1,034,191 -£193,553
-
Profit before tax
-107.2%
£946,337 -£68,056
-
Wages
-16%
£241,635 £202,870
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers