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Spectris

Spectris Limited

ActiveLatest figures: 2023Group consolidated40 years on the register

Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2023 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£145m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202120222023
Profit after tax£145m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202120222023
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Directors
    Appointment of Constance Frédérique Baroudel as a director on 1 September 2026
  2. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Andrew John Williams as a director on 31 August 2026
  3. Charges
    Registration of charge 020250030006, created on 26 August 2026
  4. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  5. Directors
    Director's details changed for Joshua Weisenbeck on 19 June 2026
  6. Charges
    Registration of charge 020250030005, created on 25 February 2026
  7. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Andrew James Heath as a director on 31 December 2025
  8. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Derek John Harding as a director on 31 December 2025
  9. Ownership
    Notification of Project Aurora Bidco Limited as a person with significant control on 4 December 2025
  10. Directors
    Appointment of Andrew John Williams as a director on 5 December 2025
  11. Name
    Re-registration from a public company to a private limited company
  12. Filing
    Re-registration of Memorandum and Articles
  13. 26 earlier
    1. Name
      Certificate of re-registration from Public Limited Company to Private
    2. Filing
      Resolutions (and 3 more like it since 28 May 2024)
    3. Directors
      Secretary's details changed for Harriet Rosin Huband on 5 December 2025
    4. Directors
      Appointment of Harriet Rosin Huband as a secretary on 5 December 2025
    5. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Rebecca Louise Dunn as a secretary on 5 December 2025
    6. Filing
      Court order
    7. Directors
      Appointment of Sophia Angeliki Kakarakis as a director on 4 December 2025
    8. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Christopher Kwok Drewsen as a director on 4 December 2025
    9. Directors
      Appointment of Joshua Weisenbeck as a director on 4 December 2025
    10. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Kjersti Wiklund as a director on 4 December 2025
    11. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Ravi Shankar Gopinath as a director on 4 December 2025
    12. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Alison Ayodele Henwood as a director on 4 December 2025
    13. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Nicholas John Anderson as a director on 4 December 2025
    14. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Amanda Jane Gradden as a director on 4 December 2025
    15. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Catherine Lucy Turner as a director on 4 December 2025
    16. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Mark David Williamson as a director on 4 December 2025
    17. Filing
      Memorandum and Articles of Association (and 1 more like it since 29 May 2025)
    18. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2024
    19. Address
      Registered office address changed from 6th Floor, the Block Space House, 41 Keeley Street London WC2B 4BA England to 6th Floor, the Block Space House, 12 Keeley Street London WC…
    20. Address
      Registered office address changed from Melbourne House 5th Floor, 44-46 Aldwych London WC2B 4LL England to 6th Floor, the Block Space House, 41 Keeley Street London WC2B 4BA on …
    21. Shares
      Purchase of own shares. Shares purchased into treasury: · GBP 122,034.4 (and 9 more like it since 14 October 2024)
    22. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Angela Margaret Noon as a director on 1 September 2024
    23. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Ulf Quellmann as a director on 31 August 2024
    24. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Nicholas John Anderson as a director on 1 June 2024
    25. Directors
      Termination of appointment of William Claire Seeger Jr. as a director
    26. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2023

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Spectris do?

Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “Discover innovation and precision with Spectris, leading provider of high tech instruments, test equipment and software for technically demanding industrial applications.”

›How much turnover does Spectris make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Spectris profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £145m in the year to 31 December 2023, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Spectris?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Spectris based?

Its registered office is 6th Floor, The Block, Space House, 12 Keeley Street, London, WC2B 4BA, in London.

›When was Spectris founded?

Spectris Limited was incorporated on 4 June 1986.

›Is Spectris still trading?

The register lists Spectris Limited as active.