How much does Shaw Moisture Meters (U.K.) Limited make?

Shaw Moisture Meters (U.K.) Limited reported revenue of £4.6m and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Shaw Moisture Meters (U.K.) Limited have?

Shaw Moisture Meters (U.K.) Limited reported an average of 17 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Shaw Moisture Meters (U.K.) Limited profitable?

Yes — Shaw Moisture Meters (U.K.) Limited reported a profit of £1.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02730480 · Incorporated 13 Jul 1992

Shaw Moisture Meters (U.K.) Limited

Registered name: SHAW MOISTURE METERS (U.K.) LIMITED

Part of Halma Public Limited Company group

Shaw Moisture Meters (U.K.) Limited made £4.6m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Shaw Moisture Meters (U.K.) Limited’s revenue was £4.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.7m profit and 17 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment” and is based in Leeds; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 26512Manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment

Status: Active
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 34 yrs · since 1992
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£4.6m

Growth —

Profit

£1.7m

Growth —

Profit margin

37.3%

Gross 61.7%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

£101k

Revenue/employee £270k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£5.2m	£4.6m
Cost of sales	—	£2m	£1.8m
Gross profit	—	£3.2m	£2.8m
Operating profit	—	£1.8m	£2.2m
Profit before tax	—	£2.3m	£2.3m
Profit after tax	£1.1m	£1.9m	£1.7m
Profit (best available)	£1.1m	£1.9m	£1.7m
Employees (average)	13	13	17
Ratios
Profit margin	—	36.4%	37.3%
Gross margin	—	61.5%	61.7%
Revenue per employee	—	£397k	£270k
Profit per employee	£87.1k	£144k	£101k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£964k	£466k	£2.1k
Net assets	£5m	£3.1m	£4.9m
Fixed assets	£479k	£127k	£362k
Current assets	£5.1m	£3.5m	£5.1m
Debtors	£128k	£315k	£301k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 37.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 61.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £270k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £101k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 7.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.6%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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 £4.9m
Cash at bank: —; Now £2.1k
Headcount: —; Now 17
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now £362k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Halma Public Limited Companyultimate parent75–100%
Alpha Instrumatics Holding Company Limited75–100%
Amsgro Limited75–100%
Shaw Moisture Meters (U.K.) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Alpha Moisture Systems LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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