ALFA LAVAL LIMITED

Active
Company number 00187261Private limited companyIncorporated 1923

Key figures

£36,048,000+14.4%
Net assets 2025
+14.4%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
010 m20 m30 m40 m20242025

† ALFA LAVAL LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 28290

Where the company stands among the 998 active companies whose first SIC code is 28290 (Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.).

Turnover£75,174,000
Higher than 91% · median £9,599,000 among 39 that publish turnover
Net assets£36,048,000
Higher than 99% · median £127,936
Total assets£50,159,000
Higher than 99% · median £333,237
Cash£824,000
Higher than 83% · median £131,273
Employees168
Higher than 97% · median 2
Company age103.8 years
Older than 99% · median 16.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. PALL MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED£146.2m
  2. BINKS U.K. LIMITED£80.1m
  3. ALFA LAVAL LIMITED£36m
  4. A B GRAPHIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£32.1m
  5. UNIVERSAL BALANCING LIMITED£20m
  6. TAKARA BELMONT (U.K.) LIMITED£19.8m
  7. WALKER FILTRATION LIMITED£17.2m
  8. ZEECO EUROPE LIMITED£15.4m
  9. HYDRATIGHT LIMITED£14.9m
  10. OLDHAM ENGINEERING LIMITED£12.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 998. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ALFA LAVAL LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ALFA LAVAL LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00187261. It was incorporated on 22 Jan 1923. Its status is active. The registered office is in Surrey (GU15). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c. (28290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £75,174,000. Profit for the year was £4,637,000. Net assets were £36,048,000, up 14.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £824,000. Total assets were £50,159,000 and total liabilities £12,205,000. The company had an average of 168 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 998 active companies whose first SIC code is 28290: By turnover it ranks higher than 91% of the 39 that publish turnover (median £9,599,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £127,936). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £333,237). By cash it ranks higher than 83% of them (median £131,273). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 2). It is older than 99% of them (median age 16.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £20.4m. Its most frequent buyer is UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED (4 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 38 days to pay suppliers, and 9% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 25 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover66,011,00075,174,000
Profit for the year2,958,0004,637,000
Cash at bank and in hand—824,000
Total assets43,423,00050,159,000
Total liabilities10,830,00012,205,000
Net assets / total equity31,512,00036,048,000
Average number of employees176168

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

9 contracts

ALFA LAVAL LIMITED is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2016. The 8 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £20.4m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers6
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
4 contracts · £131.4k
Southern Water Services Ltd.
1 contract · £17m
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Other
1 contract · £3.2m
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
1 contract · £65.3k
Ministry of Defence
1 contract · £42.9k
Contracts
  1. 708073453: DM/00176 - Maintenance of Rotary Lobe Pumps at DM BeithMinistry of Defence · £42,944
  2. prj_4383 Supply and Maintenance of Dewatering Equipment‡Southern Water Services Ltd. · £17,000,000 · 2 lots
  3. GSS24387 - Ship SparesUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £10,655
  4. GSS23988 - SDA Crankcase Purifier‡UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £33,850
  5. Services-Framework-Repair and Maintenance of Dewatering Equipment‡United Utilities Water Limited · shared by 4 suppliers
Show 4 more
  1. CS22215 Purifier Spares Package‡UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £23,079
  2. 1833 - Supply of a Pilot Scale CentrifugeCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £65,301
  3. MSS/091 - Support of Centrifugal Separators and Associated Equipment‡Ministry of Defence, Ships, Other · £3,166,905
  4. UKSBSRE16006 - Oily Water Separator‡UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £63,800

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
38 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
9%
Standard payment terms
30–60 days
  • Within 30 days 32%
  • 31 to 60 days 66%
  • After 60 days 2%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
36
45%
10%
30 Jun 2025
36
42%
9%
31 Dec 2024
37
40%
9%
30 Jun 2024
37
39%
9%
31 Dec 2023
43
38%
10%
30 Jun 2023
45
37%
9%
31 Dec 2022
43
35%
12%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, machinery, toys, games and sports goods and furniture and lighting.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles, photographic goods and plastics.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £75.2m, net assets £36m, 168 employees
  2. Alfa Laval Ab registered as a person with significant control
  3. Alfa Laval Holdings Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £66m, net assets £31.5m, 176 employees
  5. Alfa Laval Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.