
Company Number
06124750
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
atlas copco uk holdings limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Manufacture of pumps
Registered Address
innovation drive burgess hill, west sussex, RH15 9TW
Website
www.edwardsvacuum.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of EDWARDS LIMITED at £1.6b based on a Turnover of £961.1m and 1.64x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of EDWARDS LIMITED at £3.3b based on an EBITDA of £322.7m and a 10.33x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of EDWARDS LIMITED at £2.9b based on Net Assets of £1.2b and 2.47x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Edwards Limited is a live company located in west sussex, RH15 9TW with a Companies House number of 06124750. It operates in the manufacture of pumps sector, SIC Code 28131. Founded in February 2007, it's largest shareholder is atlas copco uk holdings limited with a 100% stake. Edwards Limited is a established, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £961.1m with low growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Edwards Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 8 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
8 Strong
0 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £961.1m, make it larger than the average company (£16.8m)
£961.1m - Edwards Limited
£16.8m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 4%, show it is growing at a slower rate (5.1%)
4% - Edwards Limited
5.1% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 48.9%, this company has a lower cost of product (28.8%)
48.9% - Edwards Limited
28.8% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 32% make it more profitable than the average company (6.1%)
32% - Edwards Limited
6.1% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 1355 employees, this is above the industry average (69)
1355 - Edwards Limited
69 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £68.3k, the company has a higher pay structure (£54.3k)
£68.3k - Edwards Limited
£54.3k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £709.3k, this is more efficient (£242.2k)
£709.3k - Edwards Limited
£242.2k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 38 days, this is earlier than average (64 days)
38 days - Edwards Limited
64 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 16 days, this is quicker than average (46 days)
16 days - Edwards Limited
46 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 63 days, this is less than average (88 days)
63 days - Edwards Limited
88 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Edwards Limited
- - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 18.1%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (44.9%)
18.1% - Edwards Limited
44.9% - Industry AVG
Edwards Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £961.1 million and the company has net assets of £1.2 billion. According to their latest financial statements, Edwards Limited has 1,355 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 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 | 961,133,000 | 1,029,698,000 | 829,044,000 | 865,979,000 | 678,396,000 | 701,951,000 | 570,877,000 | 440,078,000 | 302,086,000 | 328,170,000 | 273,737,000 | 234,718,000 | 475,849,000 | 466,136,000 | 239,247,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 490,753,000 | 570,516,000 | 470,505,000 | 416,317,000 | 406,987,000 | 421,004,000 | 323,348,000 | 239,281,000 | 184,675,000 | 202,365,000 | 165,779,000 | 144,856,000 | 363,387,000 | 322,157,000 | 168,973,000 |
Gross Profit | 470,380,000 | 459,182,000 | 358,539,000 | 449,662,000 | 271,409,000 | 280,947,000 | 247,529,000 | 200,797,000 | 117,411,000 | 125,805,000 | 107,958,000 | 89,862,000 | 112,462,000 | 143,979,000 | 70,274,000 |
Admin Expenses | 162,396,000 | 196,431,000 | 107,143,000 | 87,248,000 | 108,460,000 | 88,765,000 | -59,107,000 | 10,258,000 | -5,924,000 | 35,821,000 | 86,948,000 | 75,895,000 | 71,095,000 | 98,617,000 | 57,120,000 |
Operating Profit | 307,984,000 | 262,751,000 | 251,396,000 | 362,414,000 | 162,949,000 | 192,182,000 | 306,636,000 | 190,539,000 | 123,335,000 | 89,984,000 | 21,010,000 | 13,967,000 | 41,367,000 | 45,362,000 | 13,154,000 |
Interest Payable | 2,580,000 | 652,000 | 981,000 | 1,598,000 | 1,709,000 | 4,099,000 | 354,000 | 2,279,000 | 3,960,000 | 14,514,000 | 25,806,000 | 28,370,000 | 30,168,000 | 33,863,000 | 23,595,000 |
Interest Receivable | 7,381,000 | 4,529,000 | 199,000 | 117,000 | 130,693,000 | 178,844,000 | 71,000 | 2,853,000 | 16,563,000 | 10,166,000 | 13,263,000 | 11,704,000 | 9,420,000 | 10,214,000 | |
Pre-Tax Profit | 686,322,000 | 365,642,000 | 349,668,000 | 496,284,000 | 289,583,000 | 366,748,000 | 306,353,000 | 188,260,000 | 122,228,000 | 92,033,000 | 8,678,000 | 8,253,000 | 19,676,000 | 19,705,000 | 19,514,000 |
Tax | -59,594,000 | -35,773,000 | -42,683,000 | -50,918,000 | -22,882,000 | -27,874,000 | -27,197,000 | -15,423,000 | -5,304,000 | -6,195,000 | -2,208,000 | -6,030,000 | -6,642,000 | 1,272,000 | 562,000 |
Profit After Tax | 626,728,000 | 329,869,000 | 306,985,000 | 445,366,000 | 266,701,000 | 338,874,000 | 279,156,000 | 172,837,000 | 116,924,000 | 85,838,000 | 6,470,000 | 2,223,000 | 13,034,000 | 20,977,000 | 20,076,000 |
Dividends Paid | 201,000,000 | 147,000,000 | 220,000,000 | 366,383,000 | 325,000,000 | 350,000,000 | 250,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 25,000,000 | ||||||
Retained Profit | 425,728,000 | 182,869,000 | 86,985,000 | 78,983,000 | -58,299,000 | -11,126,000 | 29,156,000 | 142,837,000 | 116,924,000 | 85,838,000 | -18,530,000 | 2,223,000 | 13,034,000 | 20,977,000 | 20,076,000 |
Employee Costs | 92,581,000 | 75,249,000 | 68,954,000 | 60,117,000 | 54,710,000 | 51,231,000 | 51,157,000 | 50,161,000 | 45,440,000 | 45,789,000 | 43,823,000 | 41,483,000 | 51,464,000 | 66,037,000 | 50,984,000 |
Number Of Employees | 1,355 | 875 | 490 | 417 | 454 | 491 | 434 | 460 | 539 | 709 | 665 | 725 | 844 | 875 | 892 |
EBITDA* | 322,678,000 | 273,753,000 | 261,492,000 | 371,426,000 | 172,332,000 | 201,737,000 | 318,203,000 | 202,374,000 | 134,419,000 | 103,474,000 | 35,510,000 | 24,449,000 | 52,006,000 | 56,754,000 | 23,056,000 |
* 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 | 39,881,000 | 34,960,000 | 436,029,000 | 427,876,000 | 338,362,000 | 338,431,000 | 334,729,000 | 331,487,000 | 332,381,000 | 395,257,000 | 575,864,000 | 587,068,000 | 618,461,000 | 639,137,000 | 561,911,000 |
Intangible Assets | 63,303,000 | 59,091,000 | 38,005,000 | 39,610,000 | 37,836,000 | 38,792,000 | 38,990,000 | 47,522,000 | 49,371,000 | 44,867,000 | 47,045,000 | 45,608,000 | 44,683,000 | 44,409,000 | 47,722,000 |
Investments & Other | 448,619,000 | 452,042,000 | 414,350,000 | 403,205,000 | 314,029,000 | 314,029,000 | 314,092,000 | 314,819,000 | 314,819,000 | 380,495,000 | 337,115,000 | 315,950,000 | 328,041,000 | 329,176,000 | 243,530,000 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 4,631,000 | 8,013,000 | 8,379,000 | 9,882,000 | 9,346,000 | 227,594,000 | 261,611,000 | 280,398,000 | 292,778,000 | 303,675,000 | |||||
Total Fixed Assets | 556,434,000 | 554,106,000 | 474,034,000 | 467,486,000 | 376,198,000 | 377,223,000 | 373,719,000 | 379,009,000 | 381,752,000 | 440,124,000 | 622,909,000 | 632,676,000 | 663,144,000 | 683,546,000 | 609,633,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 85,847,000 | 95,257,000 | 14,996,000 | 13,514,000 | 12,760,000 | 3,314,000 | 3,205,000 | 3,723,000 | 1,002,000 | 2,639,000 | 691,000 | 529,000 | 2,266,000 | 733,000 | 479,000 |
Trade Debtors | 100,865,000 | 110,173,000 | 114,064,000 | 106,481,000 | 90,163,000 | 94,432,000 | 85,404,000 | 59,034,000 | 39,267,000 | 35,489,000 | 23,563,000 | 19,086,000 | 22,568,000 | 26,392,000 | 18,665,000 |
Group Debtors | 657,932,000 | 213,013,000 | 81,880,000 | 45,192,000 | 127,976,000 | 17,767,000 | 11,187,000 | 6,389,000 | 7,231,000 | 185,162,000 | 77,170,000 | 78,477,000 | 102,539,000 | 90,493,000 | 81,285,000 |
Misc Debtors | 25,282,000 | 29,895,000 | 14,302,000 | 17,709,000 | 14,814,000 | 5,356,000 | 2,365,000 | 2,754,000 | 2,737,000 | 4,627,000 | 4,408,000 | 5,344,000 | 4,726,000 | 4,194,000 | |
Cash | 52,804,000 | 74,847,000 | 148,620,000 | 9,241,000 | 78,000 | 535,000 | 2,609,000 | 21,474,000 | 76,156,000 | 9,406,000 | |||||
misc current assets | 8,027,000 | 3,648,000 | 2,177,000 | 4,475,000 | 1,368,000 | 4,385,000 | 4,092,000 | 819,000 | 3,547,000 | 1,817,000 | |||||
total current assets | 869,926,000 | 448,338,000 | 225,242,000 | 190,923,000 | 249,361,000 | 173,673,000 | 179,185,000 | 220,520,000 | 61,216,000 | 227,473,000 | 110,971,000 | 109,201,000 | 155,010,000 | 202,047,000 | 115,846,000 |
total assets | 1,426,360,000 | 1,002,444,000 | 699,276,000 | 658,409,000 | 625,559,000 | 550,896,000 | 552,904,000 | 599,529,000 | 442,968,000 | 667,597,000 | 733,880,000 | 741,877,000 | 818,154,000 | 885,593,000 | 725,479,000 |
Bank overdraft | 19,220,000 | 49,667,000 | 20,803,000 | 3,715,000 | |||||||||||
Bank loan | 7,420,000 | ||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 22,328,000 | 33,691,000 | 3,121,000 | 2,213,000 | 1,271,000 | 2,134,000 | 1,302,000 | 2,583,000 | 2,451,000 | 3,417,000 | 2,891,000 | 2,734,000 | 4,722,000 | 4,201,000 | 3,770,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 92,571,000 | 102,900,000 | 67,107,000 | 162,108,000 | 10,006,000 | 67,883,000 | 115,386,000 | 4,399,000 | 60,394,000 | ||||||
other short term finances | 6,517,000 | 288,052,000 | |||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 794,000 | 509,000 | 151,000 | 142,000 | 137,000 | ||||||||||
other current liabilities | 109,786,000 | 85,457,000 | 112,336,000 | 93,711,000 | 46,379,000 | 58,761,000 | 83,929,000 | 92,026,000 | 45,451,000 | 99,552,000 | 112,152,000 | 104,204,000 | 125,271,000 | 129,601,000 | 26,530,000 |
total current liabilities | 225,479,000 | 229,074,000 | 115,608,000 | 163,173,000 | 209,895,000 | 90,121,000 | 85,231,000 | 162,492,000 | 47,902,000 | 391,021,000 | 280,096,000 | 111,337,000 | 150,796,000 | 137,517,000 | 98,114,000 |
loans | 318,000 | 340,000 | 526,000 | 205,766,000 | 200,813,000 | 2,174,000 | 5,594,000 | 1,101,390,000 | 1,201,375,000 | 1,036,712,000 | |||||
hp & lease commitments | 3,180,000 | 3,268,000 | 159,000 | 170,000 | 263,000 | ||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 6,946,000 | 7,579,000 | 6,151,000 | 4,028,000 | 5,171,000 | 4,724,000 | 2,533,000 | 359,806,000 | 519,925,000 | ||||||
provisions | 7,956,000 | 6,460,000 | 49,888,000 | 52,298,000 | 47,212,000 | 22,062,000 | 16,552,000 | 16,854,000 | 12,556,000 | 21,218,000 | 21,988,000 | 20,350,000 | 51,320,000 | 46,934,000 | 20,034,000 |
total long term liabilities | 32,962,000 | 32,496,000 | 31,254,000 | 30,347,000 | 29,040,000 | 15,755,000 | 10,809,000 | 8,427,000 | 109,161,000 | 111,194,000 | 372,974,000 | 535,694,000 | 581,590,000 | 624,385,000 | 529,001,000 |
total liabilities | 258,441,000 | 261,570,000 | 146,862,000 | 193,520,000 | 238,935,000 | 105,876,000 | 96,040,000 | 170,919,000 | 157,063,000 | 502,215,000 | 653,070,000 | 647,031,000 | 732,386,000 | 761,902,000 | 627,115,000 |
net assets | 1,167,919,000 | 740,874,000 | 552,414,000 | 464,889,000 | 386,624,000 | 445,020,000 | 456,864,000 | 428,610,000 | 285,905,000 | 165,382,000 | 80,810,000 | 94,846,000 | 85,768,000 | 123,691,000 | 98,364,000 |
total shareholders funds | 1,167,919,000 | 740,874,000 | 552,414,000 | 464,889,000 | 386,624,000 | 445,020,000 | 456,864,000 | 428,610,000 | 285,905,000 | 165,382,000 | 80,810,000 | 94,846,000 | 85,768,000 | 123,691,000 | 98,364,000 |
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 | 307,984,000 | 262,751,000 | 251,396,000 | 362,414,000 | 162,949,000 | 192,182,000 | 306,636,000 | 190,539,000 | 123,335,000 | 89,984,000 | 21,010,000 | 13,967,000 | 41,367,000 | 45,362,000 | 13,154,000 |
Depreciation | 3,825,000 | 2,437,000 | 1,756,000 | 1,682,000 | 1,534,000 | 1,372,000 | 1,464,000 | 1,145,000 | 1,430,000 | 1,223,000 | 1,480,000 | 959,000 | 912,000 | 832,000 | 480,000 |
Amortisation | 10,869,000 | 8,565,000 | 8,340,000 | 7,330,000 | 7,849,000 | 8,183,000 | 10,103,000 | 10,690,000 | 9,654,000 | 12,267,000 | 13,020,000 | 9,523,000 | 9,727,000 | 10,560,000 | 9,422,000 |
Tax | -59,594,000 | -35,773,000 | -42,683,000 | -50,918,000 | -22,882,000 | -27,874,000 | -27,197,000 | -15,423,000 | -5,304,000 | -6,195,000 | -2,208,000 | -6,030,000 | -6,642,000 | 1,272,000 | 562,000 |
Stock | -9,410,000 | 80,261,000 | 1,482,000 | 754,000 | 9,446,000 | 109,000 | -518,000 | 2,721,000 | -1,637,000 | 1,948,000 | 162,000 | -1,737,000 | 1,533,000 | 254,000 | 479,000 |
Debtors | 427,616,000 | 142,469,000 | 39,361,000 | -63,035,000 | 124,744,000 | 18,599,000 | 30,779,000 | 21,679,000 | -176,890,000 | -109,566,000 | -30,628,000 | -47,267,000 | -3,540,000 | 6,570,000 | 407,819,000 |
Creditors | -11,363,000 | 30,570,000 | 908,000 | 942,000 | -863,000 | 832,000 | -1,281,000 | 132,000 | -966,000 | 526,000 | 157,000 | -1,988,000 | 521,000 | 431,000 | 3,770,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 24,329,000 | -26,879,000 | 18,625,000 | 47,332,000 | -12,382,000 | -25,168,000 | -8,097,000 | 46,575,000 | -54,101,000 | -12,600,000 | 7,948,000 | -21,067,000 | -4,330,000 | 103,071,000 | 26,530,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 1,496,000 | -43,428,000 | -2,410,000 | 5,086,000 | 25,150,000 | 5,510,000 | -302,000 | 4,298,000 | -8,662,000 | -770,000 | 1,638,000 | -30,970,000 | 4,386,000 | 26,900,000 | 20,034,000 |
Cash flow from operations | -140,660,000 | -24,487,000 | 195,089,000 | 436,149,000 | 27,165,000 | 136,329,000 | 251,065,000 | 213,556,000 | 243,913,000 | 192,053,000 | 73,511,000 | 13,398,000 | 47,948,000 | 181,604,000 | -334,346,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -3,423,000 | 37,692,000 | 11,145,000 | 89,176,000 | -63,000 | -727,000 | -65,676,000 | 43,380,000 | 21,165,000 | -12,091,000 | -1,135,000 | 85,646,000 | 243,530,000 | ||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -7,420,000 | 7,420,000 | |||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -10,329,000 | 102,900,000 | -67,107,000 | -95,001,000 | 152,102,000 | 10,006,000 | -67,883,000 | 67,883,000 | -115,386,000 | 110,987,000 | 4,399,000 | -60,394,000 | 60,394,000 | ||
Other Short Term Loans | -6,517,000 | 6,517,000 | -288,052,000 | 288,052,000 | |||||||||||
Long term loans | -318,000 | -22,000 | -186,000 | 526,000 | -205,766,000 | 4,953,000 | 198,639,000 | -3,420,000 | -1,095,796,000 | -99,985,000 | 164,663,000 | 1,036,712,000 | |||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 197,000 | 3,467,000 | -2,000 | -88,000 | 400,000 | ||||||||||
other long term liabilities | -633,000 | 1,428,000 | 2,123,000 | -1,143,000 | 447,000 | 2,191,000 | 2,533,000 | -359,806,000 | -160,119,000 | 519,925,000 | |||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 4,801,000 | 3,877,000 | -782,000 | -1,481,000 | 128,984,000 | 174,745,000 | -283,000 | -2,279,000 | -1,107,000 | 2,049,000 | -15,640,000 | -15,107,000 | -18,464,000 | -24,443,000 | -13,381,000 |
cash flow from financing | -11,164,000 | 123,462,000 | -65,250,000 | -98,617,000 | 282,362,000 | 186,224,000 | -66,535,000 | -140,294,000 | -280,607,000 | 12,282,000 | -63,698,000 | -579,724,000 | -169,406,000 | 76,756,000 | 1,169,433,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -52,804,000 | -22,043,000 | -73,773,000 | 139,379,000 | 9,163,000 | -457,000 | -2,074,000 | -18,865,000 | -54,682,000 | 66,750,000 | 9,406,000 | ||||
overdraft | -19,220,000 | 19,220,000 | -49,667,000 | 49,667,000 | -20,803,000 | 17,088,000 | 3,715,000 | ||||||||
change in cash | -33,584,000 | -41,263,000 | -73,773,000 | 139,379,000 | 9,163,000 | 49,210,000 | -51,741,000 | 1,938,000 | -71,770,000 | 63,035,000 | 9,406,000 |
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EDWARDS LIMITED group structure
Edwards Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
ATLAS COPCO AB
#0001152
2 parents
EDWARDS LIMITED
06124750
1 subsidiary
Edwards Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Alex Bongaerts (Jan 2014) and Mr Kurt Vandingenen (Jul 2022).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Alex Bongaerts | England | 65 years | Jan 2014 | - | Director |
Mr Kurt Vandingenen | England | 54 years | Jul 2022 | - | Director |
Mr Koen Lauwers | England | 51 years | Oct 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
961.1m
-7%
operating profit
308m
+17%
gross margin
49%
+9.75%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
1.2b
+0.58%
total assets
1.4b
+0.42%
cash
0
0%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
06124750
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
28131 - Manufacture of pumps
incorporation date
February 2007
age
18
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
edwards ukco 3 limited (April 2007)
accountant
-
auditor
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
address
innovation drive burgess hill, west sussex, RH15 9TW
Bank
SEB MERCHANT BANK
Legal Advisor
DLA PIPER UK LLP
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