£245k
+30%vs Jan 2024Active03617150Private limited companySkipton
APPLIED PHOTONICS LTD
A88/10001
Summary
APPLIED PHOTONICS LTD is an active private limited company (company number 03617150) incorporated on 12 August 1998, registered in Skipton. Its registered activity is manufacture of optical precision instruments (SIC 26701). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 January 2025, showing net assets of £245k and cash of £73k, with 5 employees on average. Net assets rose 30% on the prior period (£189k).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 201 comparable companies in the UK (median £18k, upper quartile £239k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 12 August 199828 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 October 2026in 9 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 26 August 2027in 308 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 26701
- Manufacture of optical precision instruments
- SIC 72190
- Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£73k
vs Jan 2024Not reported
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No changevs Jan 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £245k | £73k | £111k | £42k | — | — | 5 |
| 31 January 2024 | £189k | −£27k | £164k | £38k | — | — | 5 |
Current ratio4.85Comfortable
Cash per employee£15kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
88 / 100 · grade A
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £245,140 at 2025-01-31 |
| +8 | Net assets growing+29.7% vs prior period |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 4.85 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £73,454 |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1998-08-12 (28 years) |
| 88 | Score, grade A |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- Dr Andrew Ian Whitehouse
- owns 75–100% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 308 days
- Next accounts duein 9 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £245k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £189k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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Reminders for APPLIED PHOTONICS LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.