FEI UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-06 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£137M
+2.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£126M
+5.3% vs 2023
Employees
68
+3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6M
-53.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- FEI UK LIMITED 1998-02-03 → present
- PHILIPS ELECTRON OPTICS UK LIMITED 1997-01-22 → 1998-02-03
- RABBIT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 1990-09-04 → 1997-01-22
- RABBIT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 1989-05-04 → 1990-09-04
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £51,729,369 | £47,917,822 | |
| Operating profit | £2,070,042 | £1,819,521 | |
| Profit before tax | £13,337,379 | £6,253,467 | |
| Net profit | £12,846,741 | £6,235,264 | |
| Cash | £133,176,144 | £137,071,775 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £129,760,749 | £134,017,857 | |
| Net assets | £119,659,327 | £125,993,412 | |
| Equity | £119,659,327 | £125,993,412 | |
| Average employees | 66 | 68 | |
| Wages | £5,782,767 | £6,334,085 |
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 | 4.0% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 24.8% | 13.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | 1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 16.6% | 18.8% | |
| Current ratio | 10.47x | 7.32x | |
| Interest cover | 3.11x | 190.83x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has indicated its intention to provide any necessary financial support to enable the company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. To this extent, the directors have received a letter of support from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. confirming their financial support for a period of at least twelve months from when these financial statements are authorised for issue. Thus, the directors believe that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company is a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s global strategy to reduce our carbon footprint by 30% by 2030. As part of this global initiative we are committed to reviewing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-11-11 | — | — |
| AHMED, Syed Waqas | Director | 2020-03-23 | Nov 1979 | British |
| BERNE, Rosalie | Director | 2020-06-04 | Sep 1963 | British |
| CAMERON, Euan Daney Ross | Director | 2018-10-31 | Mar 1976 | British |
| GREEN, Georgina Adams | Director | 2024-04-18 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony Hugh | Director | 2018-11-12 | May 1962 | American |
| STARR, Alison Jane | Director | 2024-04-18 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DINGLE, Trevor | Secretary | 2006-12-12 | 2008-04-11 |
| GAUTREY, Anette Hovaldt | Secretary | 2001-07-13 | 2006-12-12 |
| GREGG, Rhona | Secretary | 2016-11-11 | 2026-03-31 |
| JACKSON, Helen Margaret | Secretary | — | 1996-09-27 |
| MORRIS, Michael Geoffrey | Secretary | 1996-12-01 | 1997-03-23 |
| PASCOE, Ronald Rowe | Secretary | 1996-09-27 | 1996-12-01 |
| ROEBUCK, David John | Secretary | 1997-02-14 | 2001-04-03 |
| ARMSTRONG, Martin Robert | Director | 1996-09-27 | 1997-02-14 |
| CODD, Raymond Michael | Director | 2006-07-25 | 2008-04-11 |
| DINGLE, Trevor | Director | 1998-01-23 | 2008-04-11 |
| GAUTREY, Anette Hovaldt | Director | 2001-07-13 | 2006-12-12 |
| GRANT, Lucie Mary Katja | Director | 2016-11-11 | 2019-12-03 |
| INCE, Nicholas | Director | 2016-11-11 | 2018-10-31 |
| LANENS, Dirk Karin | Director | 2006-07-25 | 2012-11-12 |
| LANGLEY, William Graham | Director | 1998-01-23 | 1999-04-19 |
| MORRIS, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 1996-12-01 | 1997-02-14 |
| NORMAN, David John | Director | 2016-11-11 | 2024-04-18 |
| PASCOE, Ronald Rowe | Director | 1997-02-14 | 2002-12-31 |
| PASCOE, Ronald Rowe | Director | 1996-09-27 | 1996-12-01 |
| PINE, Malcolm Richard | Director | 1992-06-20 | 1996-09-27 |
| REYNOLDS, Michael James | Director | — | 1992-06-25 |
| ROEBUCK, David John | Director | 1997-02-14 | 2001-04-03 |
| SHIPLEY, Rodrick John | Director | 2012-02-22 | 2020-05-31 |
| VAN OOJEN, Hendrik Johannes | Director | 2005-11-08 | 2016-11-11 |
| WINDLE, John Trevor | Director | — | 1996-08-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-7.4%
£51,729,369 £47,917,822
-
Cash
+2.9%
£133,176,144 £137,071,775
-
Net assets
+5.3%
£119,659,327 £125,993,412
-
Employees
+3%
66 68
-
Operating profit
-12.1%
£2,070,042 £1,819,521
-
Profit before tax
-53.1%
£13,337,379 £6,253,467
-
Wages
+9.5%
£5,782,767 £6,334,085
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