Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited
Registered name: BECKMAN COULTER UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
Part of Danaher Corporation groupBeckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited made £94.4m revenue and £6.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £94.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £6.1m profit and 234 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Amersham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Amersham
- Age
- 66 yrs · since 1959
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £91.5m | £90m | £94.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£59.6m | −£56.3m | −£65.2m |
| Gross profit | £31.8m | £33.8m | £29.3m |
| Operating profit | £5.8m | £7.7m | £6.8m |
| Profit before tax | £6.4m | £6.6m | £6.7m |
| Profit after tax | £5.8m | £6.3m | £6.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £5.8m | £6.3m | £6.1m |
| Employees (average) | 236 | 238 | 234 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.3% | 7% | 6.5% |
| Gross margin | 34.8% | 37.5% | 31% |
| Revenue per employee | £388k | £378k | £404k |
| Profit per employee | £24.4k | £26.6k | £26.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.5% | ▲4.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲9.9% | ▼3.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.9% | ▼1.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 31%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £404k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £26.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 234
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Danaher Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Launchchange Holding Company75–100%
- VR Finance Company75–100%
- Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Launchchange Instrumentation LimitedFigures not disclosed
- VJ Holdco UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £6.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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