
Company Number
03230332
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
ametek instruments group uk ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Manufacture of electronic instruments and appliances for measuring, testing, and navigation, except industrial process control equipment
+1Registered Address
2 new star road, leicester, leicestershire, LE4 9JD
Website
www.solartronisa.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of TAYLOR HOBSON LIMITED at £146.4m based on a Turnover of £81.7m and 1.79x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of TAYLOR HOBSON LIMITED at £207.8m based on an EBITDA of £18.4m and a 11.29x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of TAYLOR HOBSON LIMITED at £82.2m based on Net Assets of £44.9m and 1.83x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Taylor Hobson Limited is a live company located in leicestershire, LE4 9JD with a Companies House number of 03230332. It operates in the manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control sector, SIC Code 26511. Founded in July 1996, it's largest shareholder is ametek instruments group uk ltd with a 100% stake. Taylor Hobson Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £81.7m with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Taylor Hobson Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 10 measures and has 1 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
10 Strong
1 Regular
1 Weak
Size
annual sales of £81.7m, make it larger than the average company (£12.5m)
£81.7m - Taylor Hobson Limited
£12.5m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 15%, show it is growing at a faster rate (5.6%)
15% - Taylor Hobson Limited
5.6% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 51.2%, this company has a lower cost of product (35.3%)
51.2% - Taylor Hobson Limited
35.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 20.7% make it more profitable than the average company (7.7%)
20.7% - Taylor Hobson Limited
7.7% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 254 employees, this is above the industry average (61)
254 - Taylor Hobson Limited
61 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £61.7k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£53.5k)
£61.7k - Taylor Hobson Limited
£53.5k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £321.5k, this is more efficient (£208.9k)
£321.5k - Taylor Hobson Limited
£208.9k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 24 days, this is earlier than average (54 days)
24 days - Taylor Hobson Limited
54 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 64 days, this is slower than average (38 days)
64 days - Taylor Hobson Limited
38 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 146 days, this is more than average (86 days)
146 days - Taylor Hobson Limited
86 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 28 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (18 weeks)
28 weeks - Taylor Hobson Limited
18 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 37%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (48.9%)
37% - Taylor Hobson Limited
48.9% - Industry AVG
Taylor Hobson Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £81.7 million and the company has net assets of £44.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Taylor Hobson Limited has 254 employees and maintains cash reserves of £11.4 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 81,659,000 | 80,074,000 | 56,940,000 | 53,468,000 | 69,063,000 | 57,379,000 | 60,151,000 | 49,330,000 | 55,534,000 | 54,091,000 | 54,819,000 | 54,113,000 | 49,876,000 | 38,806,000 | 33,475,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 39,821,000 | 37,953,000 | 30,454,000 | 27,871,000 | 33,398,000 | 30,309,000 | 27,185,000 | 24,534,000 | 28,526,000 | 27,465,000 | 27,469,000 | 25,987,000 | 24,828,000 | 19,849,000 | 19,702,000 |
Gross Profit | 41,838,000 | 42,121,000 | 26,486,000 | 25,597,000 | 35,665,000 | 27,070,000 | 32,966,000 | 24,796,000 | 27,008,000 | 26,626,000 | 27,350,000 | 28,126,000 | 25,048,000 | 18,957,000 | 13,773,000 |
Admin Expenses | 24,921,000 | 23,664,000 | 20,515,000 | 19,037,000 | 24,583,000 | 19,808,000 | 19,403,000 | 16,547,000 | 14,681,000 | 14,349,000 | 14,127,000 | 13,474,000 | 13,177,000 | 10,815,000 | 11,395,000 |
Operating Profit | 16,917,000 | 18,457,000 | 5,971,000 | 6,560,000 | 11,082,000 | 7,262,000 | 13,563,000 | 8,249,000 | 12,327,000 | 12,277,000 | 13,223,000 | 14,652,000 | 11,871,000 | 8,142,000 | 2,378,000 |
Interest Payable | 432,000 | 249,000 | 315,000 | 412,000 | 586,000 | 521,000 | 563,000 | 257,000 | 317,000 | 182,000 | 2,000 | 9,000 | 13,000 | 182,000 | 288,000 |
Interest Receivable | 255,000 | 4,970,000 | 4,501,000 | 4,765,000 | 9,862,000 | 16,397,000 | 3,990,000 | 8,018,000 | 7,276,000 | 6,581,000 | 5,000 | 219,000 | 79,000 | 12,000 | 35,000 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 16,740,000 | 23,178,000 | 10,157,000 | 10,913,000 | 20,358,000 | 23,138,000 | 16,990,000 | 16,010,000 | 19,286,000 | 18,676,000 | 20,155,000 | 22,115,000 | 12,295,000 | 9,944,000 | 2,432,000 |
Tax | -604,000 | -2,699,000 | -1,300,000 | -1,281,000 | -1,573,000 | -582,000 | -2,134,000 | -1,180,000 | -1,316,000 | -2,018,000 | -2,678,000 | -5,671,000 | -57,000 | -2,019,000 | -266,000 |
Profit After Tax | 16,136,000 | 20,479,000 | 8,857,000 | 9,632,000 | 18,785,000 | 22,556,000 | 14,856,000 | 14,830,000 | 17,970,000 | 16,658,000 | 17,477,000 | 16,444,000 | 12,238,000 | 7,925,000 | 2,166,000 |
Dividends Paid | 17,124,000 | 10,165,000 | 11,233,000 | 12,025,000 | 11,715,000 | 31,328,000 | 13,252,000 | 17,573,000 | 14,245,000 | 17,354,000 | 14,833,000 | 19,651,000 | 1,100,000 | ||
Retained Profit | -988,000 | 10,314,000 | -2,376,000 | -2,393,000 | 7,070,000 | -8,772,000 | 1,604,000 | -2,743,000 | 3,725,000 | -696,000 | 2,644,000 | -3,207,000 | 12,238,000 | 7,925,000 | 1,066,000 |
Employee Costs | 15,665,000 | 15,042,000 | 13,575,000 | 12,827,000 | 13,931,000 | 15,203,000 | 17,261,000 | 12,019,000 | 12,950,000 | 12,923,000 | 11,912,000 | 11,185,000 | 10,566,000 | 9,372,000 | 8,877,000 |
Number Of Employees | 254 | 240 | 218 | 218 | 236 | 234 | 232 | 232 | 242 | 243 | 236 | 233 | 220 | 208 | 237 |
EBITDA* | 18,412,000 | 19,757,000 | 8,404,000 | 9,082,000 | 13,637,000 | 9,791,000 | 16,035,000 | 10,815,000 | 13,648,000 | 13,305,000 | 14,218,000 | 15,578,000 | 12,813,000 | 9,127,000 | 3,356,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 6,861,000 | 6,020,000 | 4,840,000 | 4,445,000 | 4,441,000 | 4,343,000 | 4,285,000 | 4,335,000 | 4,879,000 | 4,548,000 | 3,908,000 | 3,498,000 | 3,158,000 | 3,311,000 | 3,602,000 |
Intangible Assets | 427,000 | 812,000 | 1,197,000 | 2,789,000 | 4,491,000 | 6,193,000 | 7,338,000 | 8,938,000 | 10,616,000 | 3,127,000 | 3,428,000 | 3,729,000 | 4,031,000 | 4,332,000 | 4,445,000 |
Investments & Other | 19,931,000 | 19,931,000 | 19,931,000 | 19,931,000 | 19,931,000 | 19,931,000 | 19,931,000 | 19,931,000 | 19,931,000 | 19,931,000 | 19,931,000 | 26,655,000 | 26,655,000 | 26,655,000 | 26,655,000 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 8,240,000 | ||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 27,219,000 | 26,763,000 | 25,968,000 | 27,165,000 | 28,863,000 | 30,467,000 | 31,554,000 | 33,204,000 | 35,426,000 | 27,606,000 | 27,267,000 | 33,882,000 | 42,084,000 | 34,298,000 | 34,702,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 16,016,000 | 17,027,000 | 10,017,000 | 8,179,000 | 9,375,000 | 7,747,000 | 7,446,000 | 6,934,000 | 7,046,000 | 6,738,000 | 6,475,000 | 6,579,000 | 5,662,000 | 5,043,000 | 3,927,000 |
Trade Debtors | 5,388,000 | 5,950,000 | 5,102,000 | 5,479,000 | 10,918,000 | 5,541,000 | 4,332,000 | 4,549,000 | 7,773,000 | 7,550,000 | 8,540,000 | 7,286,000 | 6,112,000 | 6,009,000 | 3,954,000 |
Group Debtors | 4,070,000 | 5,650,000 | 4,033,000 | 2,137,000 | 3,604,000 | 5,935,000 | 4,852,000 | 5,091,000 | 7,319,000 | 4,849,000 | 5,703,000 | 13,237,000 | 3,101,000 | 2,744,000 | 1,599,000 |
Misc Debtors | 7,075,000 | 7,646,000 | 5,913,000 | 5,828,000 | 5,504,000 | 5,513,000 | 7,897,000 | 4,118,000 | 2,085,000 | 4,165,000 | 1,363,000 | 1,217,000 | 1,861,000 | 1,350,000 | 2,135,000 |
Cash | 11,389,000 | 10,643,000 | 7,930,000 | 12,974,000 | 11,393,000 | 8,577,000 | 11,391,000 | 6,310,000 | 1,172,000 | 1,708,000 | 1,456,000 | 2,149,000 | 5,555,000 | 3,655,000 | 3,659,000 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 43,938,000 | 46,916,000 | 32,995,000 | 34,597,000 | 40,794,000 | 33,313,000 | 35,918,000 | 27,002,000 | 25,395,000 | 25,010,000 | 23,537,000 | 30,468,000 | 22,291,000 | 18,801,000 | 15,274,000 |
total assets | 71,157,000 | 73,679,000 | 58,963,000 | 61,762,000 | 69,657,000 | 63,780,000 | 67,472,000 | 60,206,000 | 60,821,000 | 52,616,000 | 50,804,000 | 64,350,000 | 64,375,000 | 53,099,000 | 49,976,000 |
Bank overdraft | 26,000 | 9,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 9,000 | 49,000 | |||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 7,020,000 | 6,470,000 | 5,935,000 | 4,663,000 | 5,235,000 | 5,111,000 | 3,724,000 | 4,002,000 | 4,805,000 | 5,199,000 | 6,470,000 | 5,727,000 | 5,315,000 | 4,997,000 | 3,480,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 7,661,000 | 4,233,000 | 3,763,000 | 1,399,000 | 3,123,000 | 4,169,000 | 4,117,000 | 1,723,000 | 1,697,000 | 1,294,000 | 1,299,000 | 15,530,000 | 1,634,000 | 1,673,000 | 4,035,000 |
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 6,018,000 | 8,972,000 | 3,704,000 | 5,215,000 | 7,530,000 | 5,792,000 | 5,286,000 | 3,987,000 | 3,745,000 | 7,092,000 | 5,171,000 | 7,348,000 | 4,265,000 | 4,668,000 | 2,285,000 |
total current liabilities | 20,699,000 | 19,701,000 | 13,402,000 | 11,286,000 | 15,890,000 | 15,072,000 | 13,130,000 | 9,712,000 | 10,247,000 | 13,585,000 | 12,949,000 | 28,654,000 | 11,214,000 | 11,338,000 | 9,800,000 |
loans | 1,500,000 | 2,300,000 | 5,800,000 | 5,800,000 | 13,997,000 | 14,054,000 | 20,356,000 | ||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 462,000 | 501,000 | |||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 681,000 | 757,000 | 436,000 | 296,000 | 345,000 | 309,000 | 14,219,000 | 18,937,000 | 6,989,000 | 9,252,000 | 210,000 | 251,000 | 393,000 | 355,000 | 459,000 |
total long term liabilities | 5,602,000 | 8,540,000 | 12,181,000 | 23,168,000 | 22,058,000 | 23,027,000 | 20,019,000 | 18,937,000 | 6,989,000 | 9,252,000 | 3,703,000 | 6,141,000 | 17,339,000 | 15,732,000 | 25,631,000 |
total liabilities | 26,301,000 | 28,241,000 | 25,583,000 | 34,454,000 | 37,948,000 | 38,099,000 | 33,149,000 | 28,649,000 | 17,236,000 | 22,837,000 | 16,652,000 | 34,795,000 | 28,553,000 | 27,070,000 | 35,431,000 |
net assets | 44,856,000 | 45,438,000 | 33,380,000 | 27,308,000 | 31,709,000 | 25,681,000 | 34,323,000 | 31,557,000 | 43,585,000 | 29,779,000 | 34,152,000 | 29,555,000 | 35,822,000 | 26,029,000 | 14,545,000 |
total shareholders funds | 44,856,000 | 45,438,000 | 33,380,000 | 27,308,000 | 31,709,000 | 25,681,000 | 34,323,000 | 31,557,000 | 43,585,000 | 29,779,000 | 34,152,000 | 29,555,000 | 35,822,000 | 26,029,000 | 14,545,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 16,917,000 | 18,457,000 | 5,971,000 | 6,560,000 | 11,082,000 | 7,262,000 | 13,563,000 | 8,249,000 | 12,327,000 | 12,277,000 | 13,223,000 | 14,652,000 | 11,871,000 | 8,142,000 | 2,378,000 |
Depreciation | 1,110,000 | 915,000 | 841,000 | 820,000 | 853,000 | 850,000 | 872,000 | 966,000 | 910,000 | 727,000 | 694,000 | 624,000 | 641,000 | 685,000 | 696,000 |
Amortisation | 385,000 | 385,000 | 1,592,000 | 1,702,000 | 1,702,000 | 1,679,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000 | 411,000 | 301,000 | 301,000 | 302,000 | 301,000 | 300,000 | 282,000 |
Tax | -604,000 | -2,699,000 | -1,300,000 | -1,281,000 | -1,573,000 | -582,000 | -2,134,000 | -1,180,000 | -1,316,000 | -2,018,000 | -2,678,000 | -5,671,000 | -57,000 | -2,019,000 | -266,000 |
Stock | -1,011,000 | 7,010,000 | 1,838,000 | -1,196,000 | 1,628,000 | 301,000 | 512,000 | -112,000 | 308,000 | 263,000 | -104,000 | 917,000 | 619,000 | 1,116,000 | 3,927,000 |
Debtors | -2,713,000 | 4,198,000 | 1,604,000 | -6,582,000 | 3,037,000 | -92,000 | 3,323,000 | -3,419,000 | 613,000 | 958,000 | -6,134,000 | 2,426,000 | 9,211,000 | 2,415,000 | 7,688,000 |
Creditors | 550,000 | 535,000 | 1,272,000 | -572,000 | 124,000 | 1,387,000 | -278,000 | -803,000 | -394,000 | -1,271,000 | 743,000 | 412,000 | 318,000 | 1,517,000 | 3,480,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -2,954,000 | 5,268,000 | -1,511,000 | -2,777,000 | 1,699,000 | 1,007,000 | 1,299,000 | 242,000 | -3,347,000 | 1,921,000 | -2,177,000 | 3,083,000 | -403,000 | 2,383,000 | 2,285,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -76,000 | 321,000 | 140,000 | -49,000 | 36,000 | -13,910,000 | -4,718,000 | 11,948,000 | -2,263,000 | 9,042,000 | -41,000 | -142,000 | 38,000 | -104,000 | 459,000 |
Cash flow from operations | 19,052,000 | 11,974,000 | 3,563,000 | 12,181,000 | 9,258,000 | -2,516,000 | 6,369,000 | 24,553,000 | 5,407,000 | 19,758,000 | 16,303,000 | 9,917,000 | 2,879,000 | 7,373,000 | -2,301,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -6,724,000 | 26,655,000 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 3,428,000 | 470,000 | 2,364,000 | -1,724,000 | -1,046,000 | 52,000 | 2,394,000 | 26,000 | 403,000 | -5,000 | -14,231,000 | 13,896,000 | -39,000 | -2,362,000 | 4,035,000 |
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -1,500,000 | -800,000 | -3,500,000 | 5,800,000 | -13,997,000 | -57,000 | -6,302,000 | 20,356,000 | |||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -177,000 | 4,721,000 | 4,186,000 | 4,353,000 | 9,276,000 | 15,876,000 | 3,427,000 | 7,761,000 | 6,959,000 | 6,399,000 | 3,000 | 210,000 | 66,000 | -170,000 | -253,000 |
cash flow from financing | 3,657,000 | 6,935,000 | 13,498,000 | -179,000 | 3,688,000 | 16,058,000 | 12,783,000 | -1,498,000 | 17,443,000 | 2,717,000 | -12,275,000 | -2,951,000 | -2,475,000 | -5,275,000 | 37,617,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 746,000 | 2,713,000 | -5,044,000 | 1,581,000 | 2,816,000 | -2,814,000 | 5,081,000 | 5,138,000 | -536,000 | 252,000 | -693,000 | -3,406,000 | 1,900,000 | -4,000 | 3,659,000 |
overdraft | -26,000 | 26,000 | -9,000 | 7,000 | 2,000 | -3,000 | 3,000 | -9,000 | -40,000 | 49,000 | |||||
change in cash | 772,000 | 2,687,000 | -5,035,000 | 1,574,000 | 2,814,000 | -2,811,000 | 5,078,000 | 5,138,000 | -536,000 | 261,000 | -653,000 | -3,455,000 | 1,900,000 | -4,000 | 3,659,000 |
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TAYLOR HOBSON LIMITED group structure
Taylor Hobson Limited has 2 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
AMETEK INC
#0058373
2 parents
TAYLOR HOBSON LIMITED
03230332
2 subsidiaries
Taylor Hobson Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Bruce Wilson (Nov 1999) and Mr Pietro Zetti (Apr 2018).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Bruce Wilson | United Kingdom | 69 years | Nov 1999 | - | Director |
Mr Pietro Zetti | Italy | 56 years | Apr 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Russell Webster | United Kingdom | 61 years | Jul 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
81.7m
+2%
operating profit
16.9m
-8%
gross margin
51.3%
-2.6%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
44.9m
-0.01%
total assets
71.2m
-0.03%
cash
11.4m
+0.07%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
03230332
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
26511 - Manufacture of electronic instruments and appliances for measuring, testing, and navigation, except industrial process control equipment
28960 - Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery
incorporation date
July 1996
age
29
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
duskfrost limited (September 1996)
accountant
-
auditor
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
address
2 new star road, leicester, leicestershire, LE4 9JD
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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