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GOOCH & HOUSEGO PLC
DOWLISH FORD, ILMINSTER, SOMERSET, TA19 0PFCompany Number: 00526832
Incorporation date: 12-Dec-1953
Status: Active
Entity type: Public Limited Company
SIC codes:
26701 Manufacture of optical precision instruments
SUMMARY
This company is 70.3 years old and is currently active. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 113.4 million which has increased from GBP 112.8 million in the previous year. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 122.1 million which is down -10% on the previous year. The company has 7 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 111 other companies, 6 (5.4%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.FINANCIALS (BETA)
Next accounts due: 31-Mar-2025Accounts Filed: GROUP (30-Sep-2023)
P&L Financials:
Year end | Currency | Revenue | Operating profit | Interest Received | Interest Paid | Tax | Net Profit GBP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30-Sep-2020 | GBP | 122,095,000 | 11,209,000 | 16,000 | 1,473,000 | 63,000 | 7,624,000 |
30-Sep-2019 | GBP | 129,133,000 | 8,408,000 | 21,000 | 2,477,000 | 2,191,000 | 3,761,000 |
30-Sep-2018 | GBP | 124,883,000 | 10,796,000 | 16,000 | 699,000 | 2,893,000 | 7,220,000 |
Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end | Currency | Cash | Current Assets | Current Liabilities | Debt | Share Capital | Premium Reserve | Retained Earnings | Net Assets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30-Sep-2020 | GBP | 19,734,000 | 76,612,000 | 24,237,000 | 64,000 | 5,008,000 | 16,000,000 | 77,075,000 | 113,353,000 |
30-Sep-2019 | GBP | 17,512,000 | 84,015,000 | 29,852,000 | 77,000 | 5,008,000 | 16,000,000 | 74,793,000 | 112,843,000 |
30-Sep-2018 | GBP | 19,433,000 | 78,906,000 | 32,408,000 | 75,000 | 4,982,000 | 15,530,000 | 72,842,000 | 107,847,000 |
VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)
Year end | Currency | % Equity | Sum raised | Pre-Money Valuation* | Post-Money Valuation* | Enterprise Value** |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30-Sep-2019 | GBP | 0.52% | 496,000 | 95,041,231 | 95,537,231 | 76,892,731 |
** Estimated based on average Cash and Debt levels during period
DISPUTES
No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.orgCOMPANY SECRETARY
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All apointments (active/resigned) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Gareth James CROWE | 31 Oct 2014 | 29 Mar 2024 | 1 - 0 | ||
Resigned | Andrew BOTELER | 01 Aug 2009 | 31 Oct 2014 | British | 2 - 18 | |
Resigned | Paul Bentley HEAL | 23 Mar 2009 | 01 Aug 2009 | Chartered Accountant | British | 6 - 12 |
Resigned | Peter John QUINN | 15 Nov 2007 | 23 Mar 2009 | 0 - 19 | ||
Resigned | Ian William BAYER | 10 Jan 2000 | 02 Jan 2008 | 0 - 15 | ||
Resigned | Anthony William Mark HEALS | 30 Sep 1999 | 0 - 2 |
DIRECTORS
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All appointments (active/resigned) |
Dissolved companies (rate) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Susan Jane SEARLE | 03 Apr 2023 | Non-Executive Director | British | 1 - 0 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Active | Charles St John Stewart PEPPIATT | 14 Sep 2022 | Chief Executive | British | 14 - 22 | 5 (13.9%) | |
Active | Jim HAYNES | 12 Feb 2021 | Non-Executive Director | British | 1 - 0 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Active | Louise Margaret EVANS | 11 May 2020 | Non-Executive Director | British | 3 - 73 | 2 (2.6%) | |
Active | Christopher Adrian JEWELL | 09 Sep 2019 | Chief Financial Officer | British | 11 - 0 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Active | Gary BULLARD | 21 Feb 2018 | Chairman | British | 1 - 0 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | David Gregory BAUERNFEIND | 01 May 2017 | 26 Dec 2019 | Chief Financial Officer | British | 0 - 91 | 28 (30.8%) |
Active | Brian PHILLIPSON | 01 Sep 2015 | Director | British | 1 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Alexander WARNOCK | 10 Nov 2014 | 08 Nov 2019 | Chief Operating Officer | British | 5 - 2 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Peter Frank BORDUI | 22 Feb 2012 | 24 Feb 2021 | Director | American | 0 - 3 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Mark John Alexander WEBSTER | 22 Feb 2012 | 13 Sep 2022 | Director And Ceo | British | 0 - 18 | 4 (22.2%) |
Resigned | Andrew BOTELER | 01 Aug 2009 | 13 Jun 2019 | Accountant | British | 2 - 18 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Paul Bentley HEAL | 02 Jan 2008 | 22 Feb 2017 | Accountant | British | 6 - 12 | 1 (5.6%) |
Resigned | Peter John QUINN | 15 Nov 2007 | 23 Mar 2009 | Accountant | Irish | 0 - 19 | 1 (5.3%) |
Resigned | Terry SCRIBBINS | 29 Nov 2006 | 31 May 2014 | Engineer | British | 0 - 7 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Julian, Doctor BLOGH | 02 Oct 2006 | 31 Dec 2014 | Chairman | British | 0 - 14 | 7 (50.0%) |
Resigned | Andrew William John VIRGIN | 12 Feb 2003 | 31 May 2006 | Marketing Executive | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Gareth Colin Watson JONES | 12 Feb 2003 | 21 Feb 2018 | Physicist | British | 0 - 6 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Ian William BAYER | 10 Jan 2000 | 02 Jan 2008 | Chartered Accountant | British | 0 - 15 | 4 (26.7%) |
Resigned | Eugene Gerard ARTHURS | 13 Dec 1999 | 22 Feb 2012 | Executive | American | 0 - 5 | 1 (20.0%) |
Resigned | Andrew John DAVISON | 18 Nov 1997 | 26 Jul 1999 | Acc/Dir | British | 6 - 21 | 11 (40.7%) |
Resigned | Jan Anne MELLES | 03 Jun 1997 | 31 Oct 2012 | Venture Capitalist | Dutch | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | William Emil SCHNEIDER | 09 Nov 1995 | 08 Jun 1998 | Engineer | American | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Gareth Colin Watson JONES | 29 Sep 1999 | Physicist | British | 0 - 5 | 3 (60.0%) | |
Resigned | David Edwin IRISH | 05 Dec 2003 | Engineer | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Anthony William Mark HEALS | 30 Sep 1999 | Accountant | British | 0 - 2 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Heather Cameron VIRGIN | 05 Dec 2003 | Secretary | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Archibald William Charles GOOCH | 16 Feb 2005 | Company Director | British | 0 - 4 | 0 (0.0%) |
Average tenure of active directors: 4.1 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 5.8 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 2.4%
DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES
SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)
No shareholder data available
SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)
no shareholding data
CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES
no controlling companies
GOOCH & HOUSEGO PLC
Controlled companies below
- >75%:VITL LIMITED (08473871 - UK) active
LATE PAYMENTS REPORT
This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.
COURT CASES
No Court Cases found
PATENTS
Title | Date filed | Status | Publication number |
---|---|---|---|
Bi-directionally pumped polarization maintaining fiber amplifier | 2018-01-11 | Pending | GB2558790 |
COMPETITORS
(Based on Sic code:
26701 Manufacture of optical precision instruments)
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SPI LASERS UK LIMITED | 3 WELLINGTON PARK, TOLLBAR WAY HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, SO30 2QU | 03290610 | 2018-06-30 | 78,683,000 | 7,575,000 | |
ANDOR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 7 MILLENNIUM WAY, SPRINGVALE BUSINESS PARK, BELFAST, BT12 7AL | NI022466 | 2018-03-31 | 63,587,000 | 7,016,000 | |
NEWPORT SPECTRA-PHYSICS LIMITED | UNITS 3-4 COWLEY WAY, WESTON ROAD, CREWE, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND, CW1 6AG | 02096856 | 2017-12-31 | 9,094,138 | 0 | |
OPHTHALMOS LIMITED | 33 CHILWORTH MEWS, LONDON, W2 3RG | 04299001 | 2018-12-31 | 46,767 | 0 | |
CASENCIA LIMITED | 22 WESTGATE, NEWMINSTER PARK, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 2BH | 05438425 | 2018-04-30 | 0 | 0 |
41100-Development of building projects 72190-Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering |
OXFORD OPTICS LIMITED | 29 HARBORD ROAD, OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, OX2 8LH | 05565200 | 2018-09-30 | 0 | 0 |
33130-Repair of electronic and optical equipment 71122-Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 72190-Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering |
LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)
This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis | Liquidation within 3 months | Liquidation within 6 months | Liquidation within 12 months | Prediction confidence |
---|---|---|---|---|
GOOCH & HOUSEGO PLC | 0.9% | 3.6% | 7.1% | Medium |
Other companies Active in the same sector | Too few competitors | |||
Age | 0.4% | 1.4% | 2.7% | Medium |
Company Type | 1.7% | 4.0% | 5.9% | Medium |
Accounts category | 0.6% | 1.5% | 2.5% | Medium |
Accounting Month | 0.7% | 4.4% | 10.6% | Medium |
Sic code count | 0.7% | 3.5% | 7.0% | Medium |