HACH LANGE LTD

Active
Company number 01029281Private limited companyIncorporated 1971

No accounts in digital format (iXBRL) since 2019. Paper or PDF accounts are available at Companies House.

Sector comparison

SIC 26511

Where the company stands among the 1,343 active companies whose first SIC code is 26511 (Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control).

Company age55.0 years
Older than 95% · median 13.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MKS SPECTRA HOLDINGS LIMITED£941.8m
  2. THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LIMITED£259.5m
  3. RADIODETECTION LIMITED£208m
  4. ENVIRODYNE HOLDINGS LIMITED£131.2m
  5. KEYMED (MEDICAL & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT) LIMITED£124.9m
  6. MICROMASS UK LIMITED£112.4m
  7. THERMO ELECTRON LIMITED£76.6m
  8. ATLANTIC INERTIAL SYSTEMS LIMITED£70.3m
  9. SONARDYNE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£63.2m
  10. THERMO ONIX LIMITED£62.2m

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. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: HACH LANGE LTD

What kind of company is it?

HACH LANGE LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01029281. It was incorporated on 1 Nov 1971. Its status is active. The registered office is in Salford, manchester (M50). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control (26511).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,343 active companies whose first SIC code is 26511: It is older than 95% of them (median age 13.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2018. 2 of the awards are 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, furniture and lighting. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery.

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 Sep 2027.

Public contracts

2 contracts

HACH LANGE LTD is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2018. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers.

Contracts per year
Main buyers2
Centre for Process Innovation
1 contract
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
Contracts
  1. CM3093 Laboratory Supplies, Consumables and Equipment CalibrationYORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £370,000 in total · runs until Jun 2029
  2. 690 - Supply of Laboratory Consumables and Equipment‡Centre for Process Innovation · shared by 13 suppliers, up to £5,000,000 in total

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.

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, furniture and lighting and miscellaneous manufactures.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery, plastics and miscellaneous chemicals.

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

5 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Launchchange Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Launchchange Operations Ltd ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Launchchange Operations Ltd registered as a person with significant control
  5. 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.