SILS LIMITED

1. SILS LIMITED 2001-11-13 → present
2. BROOMCO (2695) LIMITED 2001-09-19 → 2001-11-13

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors reviewed the adoption of the going concern assumption and prepared detailed forecasts and projections. The Company has access to financing available from Group companies and no third-party debt. Carl Zeiss AG (ultimate parent) has adequate resources and liquidity. Directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis.”

Significant events

• “Discontinuation of loss-making high-volume products led to lower sales volumes (29.8m pcs from 34.8m pcs) and revenue (€71.2m from €89.5m).”
• “Global freight market challenging but stable; sea freight routings from Asia extended due to Red Sea conflict.”
• “Euro strengthened against Chinese renminbi and US dollar, benefiting from gains in second half of the year.”
• “Carl Zeiss Group building manufacturing capacity in India, expected to be fully operational during 2026.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -20.5%

  £77,610,957 → £61,721,567

• Cash

  -11.1%

  £752,427 → £669,209

• Net assets

  +2%

  £6,754,508 → £6,890,603

• Employees

  +12.2%

  41 → 46

• Operating profit

  -85.5%

  £1,735,437 → £252,254

• Profit before tax

  -88.3%

  £1,614,078 → £188,107

• Wages

  +1.8%

  £939,667 → £956,137

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