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KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY (UK) LIMITED
Cash
£1M
-30.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£19M
+1.8% vs 2023
Employees
251
+8.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6M
-12.7% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- SC151965
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1994-07-14
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 32500
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
2-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £83,440,983 | £89,925,874 | |
| Operating profit | £6,448,170 | £5,451,196 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,675,625 | £5,824,769 | |
| Net profit | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,818,330 | £1,271,647 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,033,861 | £20,527,439 | |
| Net assets | £18,992,532 | £19,327,691 | |
| Equity | £18,992,532 | £19,327,691 | |
| Average employees | 231 | 251 | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Significant events
- “The company made £4,083 (2023 - £13,166) in charitable donations during the year.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORNTONS LAW LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2004-12-01 | — | — |
| DAND, Kevin Steven | Director | 2025-09-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
| HUNJAN, Kamaljit Singh | Director | 2025-10-06 | Jun 1967 | British |
| PURBHOO, Jayesh | Director | 2025-02-01 | Apr 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THORNTONS WS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-07-14 | 2004-11-30 |
| PERKS, Michael David Chumbley | Director | 2024-01-18 | 2025-02-28 |
| PRITCHARD, Ian | Director | 2024-01-18 | 2025-01-31 |
| ROBERTSON, John Stewart | Director | 1994-07-14 | 1995-02-09 |
| STORZ, Sybill, Dr | Director | 1995-02-09 | 2024-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gudrun Heine | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Dr Sybill Storz | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type full |
| 2025-11-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-02-13 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-01-24 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-01-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-12-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-07-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
3.64
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.334 × 6.56 = +2.19
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.112 × 6.72 = +0.75
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.660 × 1.05 = +0.69
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory