COHERENT (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-21 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-07
Watchouts
Cash
£410K
-2.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£63M
+1.9% vs 2023
Employees
2
-33.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£40M
-12.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- COHERENT (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED 1997-04-23 → present
- CARDPLAN LIMITED 1997-04-07 → 1997-04-23
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-03 | 2021-10-02 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£106,514 | -£109,128 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,536,515 | £45,577,716 | £40,070,480 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,823,265 | £45,592,575 | £40,077,874 | |
| Cash | — | — | £11,525,450 | £420,573 | £410,001 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £63,553,213 | £62,227,450 | £63,406,461 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £62,227,450 | £63,406,461 | |
| Equity | £59,421,911 | £61,729,948 | £63,553,213 | £62,227,450 | £63,406,461 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-10-03 | 2021-10-02 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -0.2% | -0.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 101.48x | 59.37x |
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
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After considering the above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, a period of not less than one year from the date of issue. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- COHERENT (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Coherent (UK) Limited 100%
- Coherent Scotland Limited 0%
- Coherent Singapore PTE Limited 100%
- Coherent Korea Limited 0%
- II-VI Korea Limited 0%
- COHR Malaysia SDN. BHD. 0%
- Coherent Services Vietnam Limited Liabilities Company 0%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOWELL, Lynne | Secretary | 2005-10-01 | — | British |
| DORMAN, Christopher, Dr | Director | 2019-08-15 | Jan 1972 | British |
| LACERDA, Victoria Maria Silveira | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1983 | American |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHALK, William Ralph Travers | Secretary | 1997-04-14 | 1997-04-22 |
| COUSINS, David | Secretary | 1998-01-06 | 2001-06-25 |
| GOLD, Graham Trevor | Secretary | 1997-04-22 | 1997-10-03 |
| I'ANSON, Michael Thomas | Secretary | 2001-06-19 | 2005-10-01 |
| VERNEY, Jean Margaret | Secretary | 2000-01-17 | 2001-06-25 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-04-07 | 1997-04-14 |
| ANTHONY, Robert Byron | Director | 1998-01-06 | 2013-04-23 |
| BASHAW II, Walter Robert | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2024-10-15 |
| BEAMAN, Roger Alan | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2001-06-25 |
| CHALK, William Ralph Travers | Director | 1997-04-14 | 1997-04-22 |
| DIMARCO, Bret | Director | 2006-07-14 | 2022-07-01 |
| GLEESON, Richard Gerard | Director | 2016-11-07 | 2019-08-15 |
| GOLD, Graham Trevor | Director | 1997-04-22 | 1997-10-03 |
| HUNTER, Daniel Allen | Director | 2016-04-14 | 2022-11-01 |
| I'ANSON, Michael Thomas | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2005-10-01 |
| I'ANSON, Michael Thomas | Director | 1997-04-22 | 1998-02-07 |
| MCPEEK, Mitchell Arnold | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2022-11-01 |
| MILLER, Scott | Director | 1997-04-22 | 2006-06-23 |
| PARR, Jeremy Arthur | Director | 1997-04-14 | 1997-04-22 |
| PAULSON, Michael | Director | 1997-04-22 | 2007-01-03 |
| QUILLINAN, Robert Joseph | Director | 1997-04-22 | 2002-04-01 |
| RALLO, Anthony, Mr. | Director | 2024-10-18 | 2025-09-01 |
| RAYMOND, Mary Jane | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-24 |
| SIMONET, Helene | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2016-04-04 |
| WALENSKI, Franz-Josef | Director | 2019-08-15 | 2023-02-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Joseph Roberto | Director | 1997-04-22 | 1997-12-24 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-04-07 | 1997-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coherent (Uk) Holdings C Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-12-18 | Active |
| Coherent Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-16 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-03-16 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-03-16 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-03-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-2.5%
£420,573 £410,001
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+1.9%
£62,227,450 £63,406,461
-
Employees
-33.3%
3 2
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-2.5%
-£106,514 -£109,128
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Profit before tax
-12.1%
£45,577,716 £40,070,480
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