How much does Advanced Instruments Ltd. make?

Advanced Instruments Ltd. reported revenue of £17.8m and a loss of £3.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Advanced Instruments Ltd. have?

Advanced Instruments Ltd. reported an average of 74 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Advanced Instruments Ltd. profitable?

No — Advanced Instruments Ltd. reported a loss of £3.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 07284911 · Incorporated 15 Jun 2010

Advanced Instruments Ltd.

Registered name: ADVANCED INSTRUMENTS LTD.

Part of Advanced Instruments Holdings Ltd. group

Advanced Instruments Ltd. made £17.8m revenue and a £3.8m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Advanced Instruments Ltd.’s revenue grew 16% to £17.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £3.8m and 74 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of optical precision instruments” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 26701Manufacture of optical precision instruments SIC 27900Manufacture of other electrical equipment

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 16 yrs · since 2010
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 Dec 2024

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£17.8m

Growth ▲15.6%

Profit

−£3.8m

Growth —

Profit margin

−21.4%

Gross 27.9%

Employees

Change ▼3.9%

Profit / employee

−£51.4k

Revenue/employee £240k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£6.4m	£16.1m	£15.4m	£17.8m
Cost of sales	£2.1m	£7.7m	£10.3m	£12.8m
Gross profit	£4.3m	£8.5m	£5.1m	£5m
Operating profit	£2m	£2.8m	−£2.9m	−£3.9m
Profit before tax	£2m	£2.8m	−£6m	−£3.8m
Profit after tax	£1.5m	£4.4m	−£7m	−£3.8m
Profit (best available)	£1.5m	£4.4m	−£7m	−£3.8m
Staff costs	£2m	£4.4m	£4.7m	£4.8m
Employees (average)	54	69	77	74
Ratios
Profit margin	22.8%	27.4%	−45.4%	−21.4%
Gross margin	67.3%	52.5%	33%	27.9%
Revenue per employee	£118k	£234k	£200k	£240k
Profit per employee	£26.9k	£64.2k	−£90.7k	−£51.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲153%	▼4.8%	▲15.6%
Profit growth	—	▲204.8%	▼257.7%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲27.8%	▲11.6%	▼3.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£815k	£1.8m	£2.4m
Net assets	£7.4m	£11.9m	£4.6m	£813k
Fixed assets	£12.5m	£17.9m	£14.3m	£12.9m
Current assets	£7.1m	£10.5m	£11.2m	£13.5m
Debtors	£634k	£1.6m	£1m	£1.3m
Deferred income	£900k	£1.3m	£1.3m	£1.3m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −21.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £240k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£51.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 72.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 7.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.2%; 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: ▼82%; Now £813k
Cash at bank: ▲33%; Now £2.4m
Headcount: ▼4%; Now 74
Deferred income: ▼3%; Now £1.3m
Fixed assets: ▼10%; Now £12.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Advanced Instruments Holdings Ltd.ultimate parent75–100%
Advanced Instruments Ltd.this company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Sal Scientific 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 Dec 2024 (profit −£3.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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