Shimadzu UK Limited
Registered name: SHIMADZU UK LIMITED
Shimadzu UK Limited made £15.4m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Shimadzu UK Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £15.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.3m profit and 76 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in Milton Keynes; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Milton Keynes, South East
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2005
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.2m | £15.3m | £17.4m | £16.7m | £15.4m |
| Cost of sales | £8.6m | £8.8m | £9.7m | −£8.9m | −£7.9m |
| Gross profit | £6.6m | £6.5m | £7.7m | £7.8m | £7.5m |
| Operating profit | £2.2m | £1.2m | £1.8m | £1.5m | £1.6m |
| Profit before tax | £2.2m | £1.2m | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.8m |
| Profit after tax | £1.8m | £936k | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.8m | £936k | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | £4.1m | £4.6m | £5.3m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 63 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 76 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 11.8% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.7% |
| Gross margin | 43.6% | 42.5% | 44.4% | 46.5% | 48.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £242k | £225k | £233k | £211k | £203k |
| Profit per employee | £28.5k | £13.8k | £19.2k | £16.7k | £17.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0.3% | ▲14.1% | ▼4.3% | ▼7.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼47.8% | ▲53.7% | ▼8.5% | ▲1.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.9% | ▲10.3% | ▲5.3% | ▼3.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £92k | £137k | £220k | — | — |
| Net assets | £6.3m | £7.2m | £7.1m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £1.3m | £1m | £2m | — | — |
| Current assets | £10.7m | £12.4m | £11.8m | — | — |
| Debtors | £3m | £3.6m | £3.3m | — | — |
| Deferred income | £2m | £2.5m | £2.6m | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 48.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £203k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £17.6k
- 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
- ▼4%
- Now 76
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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