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Company No. SC151965 · Incorporated 14 Jul 1994

Karl Storz Endoscopy (UK) Limited

Registered name: KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY (UK) LIMITED

Karl Storz Endoscopy (UK) Limited made £92.6m revenue and £4.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Karl Storz Endoscopy (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £92.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £4.7m profit and 253 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies” and is based in Dundee; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Dundee, Scotland
Age
32 yrs · since 1994
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-light
Revenue
£92.6m
Growth ▲3%
Profit
£4.7m
Growth ▲8.3%
Profit margin
5.1%
Gross 28.9%
Employees
253
Change ▲0.8%
Profit / employee
£18.6k
Revenue/employee £366k
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 to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£83.4m£89.9m£92.6m
Cost of sales£54.2m£62.8m−£65.8m
Gross profit£29.2m£27.2m£26.8m
Operating profit£6.4m£5.5m£5.3m
Profit before tax£6.7m£5.8m£6.4m
Profit after tax£5.1m£4.3m£4.7m
Profit (best available)£5.1m£4.3m£4.7m
Employees (average)231251253
Ratios
Profit margin6.1%4.8%5.1%
Gross margin35%30.2%28.9%
Revenue per employee£361k£358k£366k
Profit per employee£22k£17.3k£18.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲7.8%▲3%
Profit growth—▼14.8%▲8.3%
Headcount growth—▲8.7%▲0.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.8m£1.3m—
Net assets£19m£19.3m—
Fixed assets£4.5m£4.3m—
Current assets£40.3m£44.4m—
Debtors£11.8m£11.4m—
Deferred income£10.3m£12.1m—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
5.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
28.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£366k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£18.6k
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.
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 —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲1%
Now 253
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £4.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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