Newport Spectra-Physics Limited
Manufacture of optical precision instruments · Crewe
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1987Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£13,266,469
Cash
£6,633,386
Turnover
£7,019,993
Profit / loss
—
Current assets
£8,219,663
Creditors < 1 year
£1,420,736
Equity
£13,266,469
Average employees
9
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
Some figures were read by AI from scanned accounts, so small errors are possible. View the filed accounts
| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Company · AI-read | 2024-12-31Company · AI-read | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||||||||
| Net assets | £13,266,469 | £9,691,608 | £8,546,978 | £8,493,649 | £8,940,523 | £9,548,847 | £9,098,739 | £8,725,952 |
| Equity | £13,266,469 | £9,691,608 | £8,546,978 | £8,493,649 | £8,940,523 | £9,548,847 | £9,098,739 | £8,725,952 |
| Share capital | £7,350,784 | £7,350,784 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Retained earnings | £5,915,685 | £2,340,824 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Assets | ||||||||
| Fixed assets | £6,546,317 | £6,547,296 | £6,599,468 | £6,839,287 | £7,002,001 | £7,164,716 | £7,324,529 | £7,488,258 |
| Intangible assets | — | — | £55,598 | £215,430 | £375,262 | £535,094 | £694,926 | £854,758 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £2,447 | £3,426 | £0 | £1,987 | £4,869 | £7,752 | £7,733 | £11,630 |
| Investments | £6,543,870 | £6,543,870 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current assets | £8,219,663 | £4,456,334 | £4,560,097 | £3,592,503 | £3,720,429 | £4,549,679 | £3,684,151 | £4,201,658 |
| Cash at bank | £6,633,386 | £3,335,344 | £2,131,580 | £2,912,813 | £2,081,641 | £2,507,950 | £2,619,877 | £1,756,467 |
| Debtors | £1,586,277 | £1,078,484 | £2,370,463 | £668,881 | £1,617,084 | £2,034,988 | £963,882 | £2,414,751 |
| Stock | — | £42,506 | £58,054 | £10,809 | £21,704 | £6,741 | £100,392 | £30,440 |
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Creditors within one year | £1,420,736 | £1,190,319 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Creditors after one year | £78,775 | £121,703 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provisions | — | — | £0 | £261 | £261 | £481 | £481 | £1,005 |
| Net current assets | £6,798,927 | £3,266,015 | £2,128,750 | £1,845,575 | £2,276,596 | £2,665,014 | £2,227,812 | £1,893,059 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £13,345,244 | £9,813,311 | £8,728,218 | £8,684,862 | £9,278,597 | £9,829,730 | £9,552,341 | £9,381,317 |
| Profit & loss | ||||||||
| Turnover | £7,019,993 | £9,201,177 | — | — | — | — | — | £8,947,616 |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,571,297 |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £263,648 |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £272,917 |
| Profit / loss | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £178,316 |
| Operating costs | ||||||||
| Depreciation | £979 | £979 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating lease charges | £44,022 | £46,850 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Audit fees | £18,700 | £17,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| People & pay | ||||||||
| Average employees | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — |
| Staff costs | £722,263 | £725,570 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wages & salaries | £556,686 | £562,285 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Social security costs | £71,842 | £58,040 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pension costs | £93,735 | £105,245 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Auditor
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- MKS Instruments Holdings Limited
- Ultimate parent
- MKS Inc
- Accounts
- FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-09-10, signed by G Foxall
Subsidiaries (3)
- Hilger Analytical Limited (dormant) · 100% · Unit 3-4 Cowley Way, Weston Road, Crewe, Cheshire, England, CW1 6AG
- Newport Laser Holding GmbH · 59% · Feldgut 9, 6830 Rankweil, Austria
- MKS Instruments ESI Switzerland GmbH · 100% · Ambassador House, Thurgauerstrasse 101, Glattpark, (Opfikon), 8152 Zurich, Switzerland
Turnover by segment (4)
- United Kingdom: 6,741,084 (2025-12-31)
- Rest of Europe: 278,909 (2025-12-31)
- United Kingdom: 8,536,632 (2024-12-31)
- Rest of Europe: 664,545 (2024-12-31)
Share classes (1)
- 7,350,784 Ordinary of £1
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
1 outstanding chargesFixed · created 2006-09-26
All monies
Outstanding