
Company Number
04597315
Next Accounts
Jun 2025
Shareholders
undisclosed
Group Structure
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Industry
Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
Registered Address
52c borough high street, london, SE1 1XN
Website
www.judges.uk.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of JUDGES SCIENTIFIC PLC at £332.5m based on a Turnover of £136.1m and 2.44x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of JUDGES SCIENTIFIC PLC at £377.8m based on an EBITDA of £37m and a 10.21x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of JUDGES SCIENTIFIC PLC at £107.5m based on Net Assets of £82.4m and 1.31x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Judges Scientific Plc is a live company located in london, SE1 1XN with a Companies House number of 04597315. It operates in the activities of other holding companies n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 64209. Founded in November 2002, it's largest shareholder is undisclosed with a 100% stake. Judges Scientific Plc is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £136.1m with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Judges Scientific Plc a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
6 Strong
3 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £136.1m, make it larger than the average company (£18.9m)
£136.1m - Judges Scientific Plc
£18.9m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 19%, show it is growing at a faster rate (10.5%)
19% - Judges Scientific Plc
10.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 36.3%, this company has a comparable cost of product (36.3%)
36.3% - Judges Scientific Plc
36.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 15.9% make it more profitable than the average company (4.5%)
15.9% - Judges Scientific Plc
4.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 714 employees, this is above the industry average (104)
714 - Judges Scientific Plc
104 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £57.7k, the company has a higher pay structure (£44.7k)
£57.7k - Judges Scientific Plc
£44.7k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £190.6k, this is equally as efficient (£191k)
£190.6k - Judges Scientific Plc
£191k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 50 days, this is near the average (45 days)
50 days - Judges Scientific Plc
45 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 30 days, this is quicker than average (44 days)
30 days - Judges Scientific Plc
44 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 111 days, this is more than average (40 days)
111 days - Judges Scientific Plc
40 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 20 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)
20 weeks - Judges Scientific Plc
14 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 55%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (69.6%)
55% - Judges Scientific Plc
69.6% - Industry AVG
Judges Scientific Plc's latest turnover from December 2023 is £136.1 million and the company has net assets of £82.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, Judges Scientific Plc has 714 employees and maintains cash reserves of £13.7 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 | 136,100,000 | 113,200,000 | 91,289,000 | 79,865,000 | 82,499,000 | 77,868,000 | 71,360,000 | 57,285,000 | 56,203,000 | 40,568,000 | 36,041 | 28,041,000 | 20,810,000 | 16,005,000 | 11,295,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 21,600,000 | 18,200,000 | 15,619,000 | 10,166,000 | 14,110,000 | 10,686,000 | 5,662,000 | 991,000 | 1,807,000 | 2,935,000 | 1,730 | 633,000 | 3,074,000 | 799,000 | 1,267,000 |
Interest Payable | 8,600,000 | 2,400,000 | 761,000 | 707,000 | 580,000 | 539,000 | 575,000 | 583,000 | 583,000 | 577,000 | 497 | 319,000 | 195,000 | 137,000 | 110,000 |
Interest Receivable | 400,000 | 200,000 | 2,000 | 14,000 | 101,000 | 41,000 | 34,000 | 9,000 | 28,000 | 19,000 | 6 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 3,000 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 13,400,000 | 16,000,000 | 14,860,000 | 9,473,000 | 13,631,000 | 10,188,000 | 5,121,000 | 417,000 | 1,252,000 | 2,377,000 | 1,239 | 321,000 | 2,886,000 | 669,000 | 1,160,000 |
Tax | -3,500,000 | -3,200,000 | -1,956,000 | -825,000 | -1,777,000 | -1,053,000 | -382,000 | 324,000 | -138,000 | -25,000 | 102 | -452,000 | -807,000 | -169,000 | -325,000 |
Profit After Tax | 9,900,000 | 12,800,000 | 12,904,000 | 8,648,000 | 11,854,000 | 9,135,000 | 4,739,000 | 741,000 | 1,114,000 | 2,352,000 | 1,341 | -131,000 | 2,079,000 | 500,000 | 835,000 |
Dividends Paid | 6,100,000 | 4,400,000 | 3,630,000 | 3,231,000 | 15,126,000 | 1,743,000 | 1,581,000 | 1,385,000 | 1,237,000 | 885 | 685,000 | 351,000 | 259,000 | 149,000 | |
Retained Profit | 3,500,000 | 8,100,000 | 9,052,000 | 4,989,000 | -3,744,000 | 8,495,000 | 2,270,000 | -1,500,000 | -610,000 | 886,000 | 381 | -885,000 | 1,728,000 | 241,000 | 686,000 |
Employee Costs | 41,200,000 | 32,100,000 | 27,404,000 | 25,311,000 | 24,291,000 | 22,476,000 | 20,537,000 | 17,683,000 | 15,335,000 | 697,000 | 9,269 | 7,104,000 | 5,545,000 | 4,697,000 | 3,678,000 |
Number Of Employees | 714 | 622 | 540 | 512 | 497 | 467 | 439 | 408 | 332 | 8 | 222 | 176 | 135 | 117 | 90 |
EBITDA* | 37,000,000 | 29,200,000 | 20,373,000 | 15,206,000 | 18,483,000 | 15,065,000 | 10,926,000 | 6,738,000 | 9,025,000 | 7,562,000 | 6,520 | 4,162,000 | 4,399,000 | 1,204,000 | 1,789,000 |
* 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 | 21,200,000 | 17,100,000 | 18,602,000 | 16,109,000 | 12,408,000 | 6,243,000 | 6,074,000 | 6,064,000 | 5,138,000 | 4,511,000 | 4,695 | 2,702,000 | 1,940,000 | 1,304,000 | 921,000 |
Intangible Assets | 97,000,000 | 102,200,000 | 23,769,000 | 25,622,000 | 19,723,000 | 20,023,000 | 23,656,000 | 23,073,000 | 20,015,000 | 17,340,000 | 21,591 | 12,904,000 | 7,449,000 | 5,709,000 | 5,091,000 |
Investments & Other | 1,400,000 | 1,200,000 | |||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 3,081,000 | 2,153,000 | 1,873,000 | ||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 118,200,000 | 119,300,000 | 39,290,000 | 39,578,000 | 32,131,000 | 26,266,000 | 29,730,000 | 29,137,000 | 25,153,000 | 21,851,000 | 26,286 | 15,606,000 | 9,389,000 | 7,013,000 | 6,012,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 26,500,000 | 22,300,000 | 14,133,000 | 12,585,000 | 12,543,000 | 10,502,000 | 10,380,000 | 9,939,000 | 7,922,000 | 6,296,000 | 5,824 | 3,529,000 | 2,052,000 | 1,923,000 | 1,241,000 |
Trade Debtors | 18,700,000 | 19,000,000 | 14,207,000 | 11,843,000 | 9,593,000 | 10,944,000 | 9,904,000 | 8,737,000 | 9,445,000 | 5,221,000 | 5,595 | 3,370,000 | 2,343,000 | 2,199,000 | 1,557,000 |
Group Debtors | |||||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 6,400,000 | 6,600,000 | 2,939,000 | 2,497,000 | 2,221,000 | 2,287,000 | 1,923,000 | 2,604,000 | 1,595,000 | 1,006,000 | 952 | 618,000 | 1,331,000 | 316,000 | |
Cash | 13,700,000 | 20,800,000 | 18,408,000 | 15,523,000 | 14,123,000 | 15,727,000 | 10,681,000 | 7,909,000 | 8,530,000 | 11,148,000 | 10,054 | 5,418,000 | 3,954,000 | 2,542,000 | 2,540,000 |
misc current assets | 246,000 | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 65,300,000 | 68,700,000 | 49,687,000 | 42,448,000 | 38,480,000 | 39,460,000 | 32,888,000 | 29,189,000 | 27,492,000 | 23,671,000 | 22,425 | 12,935,000 | 9,680,000 | 6,980,000 | 5,584,000 |
total assets | 183,500,000 | 188,000,000 | 88,977,000 | 82,026,000 | 70,611,000 | 65,726,000 | 62,618,000 | 58,326,000 | 52,645,000 | 45,522,000 | 48,711 | 28,541,000 | 19,069,000 | 13,993,000 | 11,596,000 |
Bank overdraft | 2,625,000 | 3,523 | |||||||||||||
Bank loan | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 | 4,657,000 | 3,857,000 | 2,861,000 | 3,376,000 | 2,306,000 | 2,845,000 | 1,531,000 | 1,265,000 | 800,000 | 150,000 | |||
Trade Creditors | 7,200,000 | 8,000,000 | 6,438,000 | 5,907,000 | 5,531,000 | 5,379,000 | 4,398,000 | 5,261,000 | 5,403,000 | 3,517,000 | 3,617 | 3,286,000 | 1,466,000 | 1,368,000 | 675,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 497,000 | 500,000 | |||||||||||||
other short term finances | 190,000 | 3,058,000 | 190,000 | 379,000 | 497,000 | 497,000 | 497 | 731,000 | 1,739,000 | 1,752,000 | |||||
hp & lease commitments | 1,200,000 | 1,000,000 | 887,000 | 947,000 | 8,000 | 19,000 | 17,000 | 23 | |||||||
other current liabilities | 20,400,000 | 56,600,000 | 14,661,000 | 11,460,000 | 14,702,000 | 10,802,000 | 10,994,000 | 9,264,000 | 6,925,000 | 3,990,000 | 5,906 | 3,252,000 | 2,850,000 | 1,912,000 | 2,160,000 |
total current liabilities | 35,000,000 | 71,800,000 | 26,643,000 | 22,171,000 | 23,284,000 | 19,239,000 | 18,958,000 | 17,218,000 | 15,689,000 | 10,646,000 | 13,566 | 8,800,000 | 7,817,000 | 5,832,000 | 3,485,000 |
loans | 115,800,000 | 105,400,000 | 31,542,000 | 43,134,000 | 22,798,000 | 23,936,000 | 29,392,000 | 27,710,000 | 19,112,000 | 19,332,000 | 23,094 | 10,780,000 | 6,838,000 | 5,060,000 | 5,180,000 |
hp & lease commitments | 5,700,000 | 3,300,000 | 3,420,000 | 4,209,000 | 3,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 28 | |||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 3,689,000 | 1,836,000 | |||||||||||||
provisions | 16,000,000 | 18,000,000 | 6,338,000 | 10,480,000 | 7,094,000 | 2,954,000 | 8,616,000 | 9,016,000 | 6,632,000 | 3,640,000 | 5,408 | 3,124,000 | 244,000 | 376,000 | |
total long term liabilities | 65,900,000 | 61,700,000 | 18,940,000 | 26,807,000 | 18,635,000 | 15,281,000 | 19,004,000 | 18,363,000 | 12,872,000 | 11,486,000 | 14,251 | 6,952,000 | 3,541,000 | 2,530,000 | 2,778,000 |
total liabilities | 100,900,000 | 133,500,000 | 45,583,000 | 48,978,000 | 41,919,000 | 34,520,000 | 37,962,000 | 35,581,000 | 28,561,000 | 22,132,000 | 27,817 | 15,752,000 | 11,358,000 | 8,362,000 | 6,263,000 |
net assets | 82,400,000 | 54,300,000 | 42,776,000 | 32,190,000 | 27,871,000 | 30,644,000 | 23,579,000 | 21,332,000 | 23,282,000 | 22,878,000 | 20,611 | 12,483,000 | 7,376,000 | 5,382,000 | 5,168,000 |
total shareholders funds | 82,400,000 | 54,300,000 | 42,776,000 | 32,190,000 | 27,871,000 | 30,644,000 | 23,579,000 | 21,332,000 | 23,282,000 | 22,878,000 | 20,611 | 12,483,000 | 7,376,000 | 5,382,000 | 5,168,000 |
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 | 21,600,000 | 18,200,000 | 15,619,000 | 10,166,000 | 14,110,000 | 10,686,000 | 5,662,000 | 991,000 | 1,807,000 | 2,935,000 | 1,730 | 633,000 | 3,074,000 | 799,000 | 1,267,000 |
Depreciation | 1,900,000 | 1,400,000 | 2,105,000 | 1,861,000 | 1,634,000 | 746,000 | 675,000 | 592,000 | 482,000 | 376,000 | 292 | 235,000 | 170,000 | 151,000 | 107,000 |
Amortisation | 13,500,000 | 9,600,000 | 2,649,000 | 3,179,000 | 2,739,000 | 3,633,000 | 4,589,000 | 5,155,000 | 6,736,000 | 4,251,000 | 4,498 | 3,294,000 | 1,155,000 | 254,000 | 415,000 |
Tax | -3,500,000 | -3,200,000 | -1,956,000 | -825,000 | -1,777,000 | -1,053,000 | -382,000 | 324,000 | -138,000 | -25,000 | 102 | -452,000 | -807,000 | -169,000 | -325,000 |
Stock | 4,200,000 | 8,167,000 | 1,548,000 | 42,000 | 2,041,000 | 122,000 | 441,000 | 2,017,000 | 1,626,000 | 6,290,176 | -3,523,176 | 1,477,000 | 129,000 | 682,000 | 1,241,000 |
Debtors | -500,000 | 5,373,000 | 3,734,000 | 2,806,000 | 456,000 | 1,404,000 | 486,000 | 301,000 | 4,813,000 | 6,220,453 | -3,981,453 | 314,000 | 1,159,000 | 958,000 | 1,557,000 |
Creditors | -800,000 | 1,562,000 | 531,000 | 376,000 | 152,000 | 981,000 | -863,000 | -142,000 | 1,886,000 | 3,513,383 | -3,282,383 | 1,820,000 | 98,000 | 693,000 | 675,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -36,200,000 | 41,939,000 | 3,201,000 | -3,242,000 | 3,900,000 | -192,000 | 1,730,000 | 2,339,000 | 2,935,000 | 3,984,094 | -3,246,094 | 402,000 | 938,000 | -248,000 | 2,160,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -2,000,000 | 11,662,000 | -4,142,000 | 3,386,000 | 4,140,000 | -5,662,000 | -400,000 | 2,384,000 | 2,992,000 | 3,634,592 | -3,118,592 | 2,880,000 | 244,000 | -376,000 | 376,000 |
Cash flow from operations | -9,200,000 | 67,623,000 | 12,725,000 | 12,053,000 | 22,401,000 | 7,613,000 | 10,084,000 | 9,325,000 | 10,261,000 | 6,158,440 | -2,135,818 | 7,021,000 | 3,584,000 | -536,000 | 1,877,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 200,000 | 1,200,000 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 1,543,000 | 800,000 | 996,000 | 2,861,000 | -3,376,000 | 1,070,000 | -539,000 | 2,845,000 | -1,531,000 | 266,000 | 465,000 | 650,000 | 150,000 | ||
Group/Directors Accounts | -497,000 | 497,000 | -500,000 | 500,000 | |||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -190,000 | -2,868,000 | 2,868,000 | -189,000 | -118,000 | 496,503 | -730,503 | -1,008,000 | -13,000 | 1,752,000 | |||||
Long term loans | 10,400,000 | 73,858,000 | -11,592,000 | 20,336,000 | -1,138,000 | -5,456,000 | 1,682,000 | 8,598,000 | -220,000 | 19,308,906 | -10,756,906 | 3,942,000 | 1,778,000 | -120,000 | 5,180,000 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 2,600,000 | -7,000 | -849,000 | 5,156,000 | -11,000 | -19,000 | 2,000 | 27,949 | 51 | ||||||
other long term liabilities | -3,689,000 | 1,853,000 | 1,836,000 | ||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -8,200,000 | -2,200,000 | -759,000 | -693,000 | -479,000 | -498,000 | -541,000 | -574,000 | -555,000 | -558,000 | -491 | -312,000 | -188,000 | -130,000 | -107,000 |
cash flow from financing | 29,400,000 | 76,618,000 | -10,866,000 | 21,246,000 | 1,200,000 | -6,056,000 | 1,988,000 | 6,898,000 | 3,086,000 | 41,246,747 | -25,481,619 | 8,383,000 | 2,805,000 | 1,625,000 | 10,205,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -7,100,000 | 2,392,000 | 2,885,000 | 1,400,000 | -1,604,000 | 5,046,000 | 2,772,000 | -621,000 | -2,618,000 | 11,137,946 | -5,407,946 | 1,464,000 | 1,412,000 | 2,000 | 2,540,000 |
overdraft | -2,625,000 | 2,621,477 | 3,523 | ||||||||||||
change in cash | -7,100,000 | 2,392,000 | 2,885,000 | 1,400,000 | -1,604,000 | 5,046,000 | 2,772,000 | -621,000 | 7,000 | 8,516,469 | -5,411,469 | 1,464,000 | 1,412,000 | 2,000 | 2,540,000 |
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JUDGES SCIENTIFIC PLC group structure
Judges Scientific Plc has 19 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
JUDGES SCIENTIFIC PLC
04597315
19 subsidiaries
Judges Scientific Plc currently has 10 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Ralph Elman (Dec 2002) and Hon Alexander Hambro (Dec 2002).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Ralph Elman | England | 72 years | Dec 2002 | - | Director |
Hon Alexander Hambro | England | 63 years | Dec 2002 | - | Director |
Mr David Cicurel | England | 75 years | Dec 2002 | - | Director |
Mr Bradley Ormsby | England | 49 years | Mar 2015 | - | Director |
Mr Mark Lavelle | England | 66 years | Nov 2017 | - | Director |
Mr Charles Holroyd | 69 years | Jun 2018 | - | Director | |
Mrs Lushani Kodituwakku | 51 years | Sep 2020 | - | Director | |
Dr Tim Prestidge | England | 53 years | Feb 2023 | - | Director |
Mrs Susan Nyman | United Kingdom | 69 years | Nov 2023 | - | Director |
Dr Ian Wilcock | England | 58 years | Sep 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
136.1m
+20%
operating profit
21.6m
+19%
gross margin
36.4%
+0.82%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
82.4m
+0.52%
total assets
183.5m
-0.02%
cash
13.7m
-0.34%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
04597315
Type
Public limited with Share Capital
industry
64209 - Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
incorporation date
November 2002
age
23
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
judges capital plc (May 2009)
accountant
-
auditor
BDO LLP
address
52c borough high street, london, SE1 1XN
Bank
LLOYDS BANK CORPORATE MARKETS
Legal Advisor
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
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