BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Active
Company number 02729626Private limited companyIncorporated 1992

Key figures

£56,603,000+18.5%
Net assets 2025
+18.5%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
020 m40 m60 m20242025

† BOSTON SCIENTIFIC 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 46690

Where the company stands among the 3,917 active companies whose first SIC code is 46690 (Wholesale of other machinery and equipment).

Turnover£309,620,000
Higher than 97% · median £16,718,336 among 153 that publish turnover
Net assets£56,603,000
Higher than 99% · median £62,887
Employees485
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age34.3 years
Older than 90% · median 8.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MAKITA (UK) LIMITED£407.1m
  2. JACK SEALEY LIMITED£106.4m
  3. HAYLEY GROUP LIMITED£90.7m
  4. HUBBELL LIMITED£76.3m
  5. PATTONAIR (DERBY) LIMITED£70.1m
  6. ANSELL ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS LIMITED£68.5m
  7. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED£56.6m
  8. LUTRON EA LIMITED.£54.1m
  9. HILTI (GT.BRITAIN) LIMITED£52.6m
  10. ITRON METERING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED£47.6m

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 3,917. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02729626. It was incorporated on 8 Jul 1992. Its status is active. The registered office is in Hemel hempstead (HP2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46690), other human health activities (86900).

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 £309,620,000. Profit for the year was £6,913,000. Net assets were £56,603,000, up 18.5% on the previous year. The company had an average of 485 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,917 active companies whose first SIC code is 46690: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 153 that publish turnover (median £16,718,336). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £62,887). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 90% of them (median age 8.6 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 121 public contract award notices from 64 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £42.5m. Its most frequent buyer is NHS Supply Chain (18 contracts). 48 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 inorganic chemicals, pharmaceuticals, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 41 days to pay suppliers, and 2% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 11% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 2 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 21 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover307,982,000309,620,000
Profit for the year6,120,0006,913,000
Cash at bank and in hand31,000—
Total assets122,901,000—
Total liabilities64,110,000399,000
Net assets / total equity47,775,00056,603,000
Average number of employees465485

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

121 contracts

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED is named as a supplier in 121 public contract award notices from 64 public sector buyers since 2015. The 72 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £42.5m. 48 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers64
NHS Supply Chain
18 contracts
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
10 contracts · £12.2m
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
6 contracts · £496.5k
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED
5 contracts
Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
4 contracts
Latest 100 contracts
  1. Broomfield & southend - boston scientific Holmium lasers - 4 years maintenanceMid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · £85,200 · runs until Aug 2030
  2. Service & Maintenance ContractCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £38,126 · runs until Oct 2027
  3. RFL - MAINT7287 - TRILOGY LITHOCLAST & FOOT PEDAL 4 YEAR MAINTENANCE CONTRACTRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust · £48,264 · runs until Oct 2030
  4. CAPITAL PURCHASE OF UROLOGY LASER, GA-0008700 – MOSES PULSE 120H 50HZ 32A‡SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD · £12,822 · runs until Sep 2027
  5. Endoscopy Consumable Products and Vendor Managed Inventory Service‡Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust · £5,880,000 · runs until Aug 2030
Show 95 more
  1. Green Light LaserFrimley Health NHS Foundation Trust · £96,000
  2. Auriga XL & Holmium Pulse 120 Service AgreementMERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · £21,926 · runs until Jul 2027
  3. Bulkamid Urethral Bulking SystemQE Facilities Ltd · £21,120 · runs until Jul 2027
  4. WSFT - Theatres - EBME - Lithotripter Maintenance‡West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · £13,240 · runs until Jul 2027
  5. WSFT - EBME - Holmium Pulse POS maintenanceWest Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · £44,000 · runs until Nov 2030
  6. Replacement coverage for Spyglass DS and Rotapro consoleSOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £40,914 · runs until Mar 2030
  7. Preventative maintenance contract for surgical lasersSOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £11,124 · runs until Mar 2027
  8. Lumenis Pulse 120 Service ContractMERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · £35,925 · runs until Jun 2029
  9. Prostatic Ablation Devices‡University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust · £683,030 · runs until May 2029
  10. Maintenance of Rhythmia System‡Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · £27,000 · runs until Feb 2027
  11. RFL- MAINT7234 Acupulse Duo laser maintenanceRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust · £39,762 · runs until Apr 2032
  12. Maintenance of LithoClast TriloglyBelfast Health & Social Care Trust · £198,500 · runs until Apr 2030
  13. Endoscopic Suture System and AccessoriesNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · £329,736 · 2 lots · runs until Mar 2028
  14. Broomfield - Boston scientific - spyglass - 3 Years‡Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · £36,000 · runs until Mar 2029
  15. BOSTON - ICEFX CRYOBLATION SYSTEM EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLE AGREEMENT‡Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
  16. DBTH Lithoclast system– Urology surgery due to product obsolescence from April 2‡Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £54,396
  17. Endoscopy Consumables- BostonLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · £5,856,000 · 2 lots · runs until Sep 2029
  18. Boston Scientific Holmium Laser‡Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £95,000
  19. Litho Trilogy Maintenance Contract for Princess Royal HospitalUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust · £45,264 · runs until Feb 2030
  20. Surgical Implants for Men's and Women's Health 2026 Contract Details Notice‡SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £2,728,000 in total · runs until Mar 2028
  21. Oncology Ablation Consumables‡Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · £1,324,732
  22. Purchase of Swiss LithoClast Trilogy SystemNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University… · £48,477 · runs until Jan 2027
  23. Provision of Maintenance Contract for the Trilogy Max LithotripterNOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · £42,896 · runs until Jan 2030
  24. WSFT - Capital Purchase - MOSES 2.0 PULSE incl warranty‡West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · £153,467 · runs until Dec 2026
  25. WSFT - Capital Purchase - MOSES 2.0 PULSE incl warranty‡West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · £184,160 · runs until Jan 2027
  26. Service Maintenance of Boston Scientific Lasers at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust‡Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust · £77,356 · runs until Nov 2029
  27. PCI Consumables (Boston Scientific)‡Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £742,082 · runs until Dec 2029
  28. NGH - Lumenis CO2 Laser Maintenance‡Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust · £24,500 · runs until Oct 2029
  29. NGH - Lumenis Holmium Laser System‡Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust · £32,000 · runs until Oct 2029
  30. CRM consumable pricing award‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £1,000,000
  31. KGH - GREENLIGHT XPS LASER SYSTEM MAINTENANCE‡Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · £15,021 · runs until Sep 2029
  32. Interventional Implantable Cardiac Devices and Accessories 5643930‡Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £366,300,000 in total · 4 lots
  33. DC BeadsBelfast Health & Social Care Trust · £120,000 · runs until Sep 2027
  34. Interventional Radiology Products [ 5328098 ]‡Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service · shared by 28 suppliers, up to £783,000,000 in total · 9 lots
  35. WSFT - EBME - Auriga Laser‡West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · £35,275 · runs until Sep 2029
  36. Cath Lab Electrophysiology Systems and Microspace StimulatorNOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · £231,000 · runs until Sep 2028
  37. Maintenance Contract for Surgical LasersUNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £12,527
  38. Bulkamid Urethral Bulking SystemGateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · £20,240
  39. Surgical Mesh‡Supply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £20,000,000 in total
  40. Maintenance of Lumenis AcupulseYORK TEACHING HOSPITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLP · £19,016
  41. Heart Valves and Cardiac Consumables - 5614910‡Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service · shared by 14 suppliers, up to £52,500,000 in total
  42. Boston Scientific - Laser FibresCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £56,638
  43. Boston Scientific Deep Brain Stimulation‡Sheffield Teaching Hospitals · £557,830
  44. Direct Award of Service Contract for SpyGlass Digital device and Auolith deviceNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University… · £30,270 · runs until Mar 2029
  45. Endoscopy, Endourology & Oncology Ablation Consumables & Associated Products‡Supply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 40 suppliers, up to £426,000,000 in total · 3 lots
  46. Framework Agreement for the Supply of Endoscopy Suite Goods & Services‡HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · shared by 31 suppliers, up to £650,000,000 in total · 5 lots
  47. Farapulse - equipment placement & consumable pricing‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £201,600
  48. Service Maintenance of 2x Boston Scientific P120 Laser Machines‡Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust · £80,000 · runs until Dec 2029
  49. Purchase of Pacemakers, ICD's & CRT's‡NHS National Services Scotland · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £656,250,000 in total · 15 lots
  50. Pacemakers, ICDs and associated consumablesTORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £3,231,507 in total · runs until Dec 2026
  51. Provision of Endoscopy Consumables‡Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £500,000
  52. Holmium Laser System‡United Lincs Hospital Trust · £58,225
  53. Consumables used with spyglass camera systemBELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST · £300,000
  54. Interventional Radiology Consumables‡Nottingham University Hospitals · £901,398
  55. Purchase of Bipolar Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy System‡KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP · £74,700
  56. Operating Theatres Equipment and Related Accessories and Services‡NHS Supply Chain · shared by 41 suppliers, up to £160,319,004 in total
  57. Operating Theatres Equipment and Related Accessories and Services‡NHS Supply Chain Operated by Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL) · shared by 14 suppliers, up to £32,000,000 in total
  58. Boston Scientific - Lithoclast Trilogy - TotalCare plan‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £45,378 · runs until Feb 2028
  59. 1 yr maintenance service contract for Boston Scientific Rhythmia system‡King's College Trust · £16,068
  60. Purchase of 3 x Intravascular Ultrasounds‡King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · £165,000
  61. EP Consumables‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £1,331,363 · runs until Dec 2026
  62. EP Consumables‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £1,723,632
  63. Interventional Cardiology Consumables‡Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trsut · £671,404
  64. EP Consumables - J&J‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £2,680,992 · runs until Dec 2026
  65. EP consumables - Medtronic‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £85,680
  66. Neuromodulation Devices and Associated Products 2023‡NHS Supply Chain · shared by 23 suppliers, up to £392,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2028
  67. Neuromodulation Devices Consumables and Associated Products 2023‡NHS Supply Chain · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £246,000,000 in total · 2 lots
  68. Pacemakers, ICDs and associated consumablesDorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · £202,223 · runs until Dec 2026
  69. Boston Scientific Ltd - Interlock Coil Consignment - NCIR‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £31,418
  70. Airway Management Products and Associated Equipment‡NHS Supply Chain Operated by Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL) · shared by 34 suppliers, up to £62,000,000 in total
  71. Ophthalmic Laser Maintenance ContractThe Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn Nhs Foundation Trust · £10,156
  72. Boston Cryo (4 years)‡King's College Trust · £16,000 · runs until Aug 2027
  73. CRM Cardiology consumables - Boston Scientific‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £5,000,000
  74. NHSGJ0090/22 Supply of Heart Valves and Associated Products‡NHS Golden Jubilee · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £35,792,597 in total
  75. TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES‡Supply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 13 suppliers, up to £880,000,000 in total
  76. PULSE 100H ELECTRICAL GRIDHULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · £149,712
  77. CF CAN TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT AND ASSOCIATED DEVICESSupply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £880,000,000 in total · runs until Sep 2027
  78. NP167/22 Multi Modality Imaging Equipment and Maintenance Framework‡The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") · shared by 33 suppliers, up to £213,000,000 in total
  79. Boston Scientific LTD - Pulse 100, VPPS100w and Acupulse Duo maintenance‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £67,070 · runs until Dec 2026
  80. Endoscopy Accessories‡Procurement and Logistics Service · shared by 16 suppliers, up to £220,357,500 in total · 10 lots
  81. INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGY, CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY‡NHS Supply Chain · shared by 73 suppliers, up to £300,000,000 in total · runs until Feb 2027
  82. INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGY, CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY‡NHS Supply Chain Operated by Health Solutions Team Limited acting as agent of Supply Chai… · shared by 56 suppliers, up to £2,383,000,000 in total · 4 lots
  83. NP69321 Endourology Consumables‡The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £9,340,000 in total · 7 lots
  84. Airway Management‡NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £1,543,360 in total
  85. Rezum Generator & Consumables‡DERBYSHIRE SUPPORT FACILITIES SERVICES · £242,640
  86. Interventional Implantable Cardiac Devices and Accessories [3540294]‡Procurement and Logistics Service · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £333,600,000 in total · 4 lots
  87. Imaging, Radiotherapy, Endoscopy, Ancillary Devices and related goods & servicesNHS Supply Chain · shared by 81 suppliers, up to £3,720,500,000 in total · runs until Mar 2028
  88. The procurement of a sonosite ultrasound‡Velindre University NHS Trust · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £166,666,666 in total
  89. Interventional Radiology Products‡Procurement and Logistics Service · shared by 26 suppliers, up to £480,000,000 in total · 10 lots
  90. Endoscopy Virtual Management Inventory‡Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · £9,000,000 · 2 lots
  91. Cardiology Stents - DES‡National Services Scotland · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £7,770,000 in total · 3 lots
  92. Auriga XL 4007 General SystemWest Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · £66,317
  93. Consumables associated with spyglass camera system‡BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST · £232,974
  94. M00546650 SPLYGLASS DIGITAL CONTROLLER‡HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY · £80,000
  95. Endourology Products and AccessoriesNHS SUPPLY CHAIN · shared by 21 suppliers, up to £120 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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jul 2021 – 31 Dec 2021
Average time taken to pay invoices
41 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
2%
Standard payment terms
0–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 16%
  • 31 to 60 days 83%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (6)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
30 Jun 2021
40
17%
1%
31 Dec 2020
39
19%
1%
30 Jun 2020
38
27%
1%
31 Dec 2019
40
13%
1%
30 Jun 2019
47
33%
1%
31 Dec 2018
38
21%
1%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 11% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 11.6% lower
Median bonus pay
women 14.8% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter64.8% womenLower middle65.7% womenUpper middle50.9% womenUpper pay quarter46.7% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 10.5% lower
women 11.5% lower
2023/24
women 8.7% lower
women 8.9% lower
2022/23
women 12.1% lower
women 13% lower
2021/22
women 11.8% lower
women 14.9% lower
2020/21
women 10% lower
women 17% lower
2019/20
women 23% lower
women 28% lower
2018/19
women 18.2% lower
women 20.4% lower
2017/18
women 22% lower
women 28% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements2
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2020
Statement · summary 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: inorganic chemicals, pharmaceuticals, machinery, electrical equipment and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

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, miscellaneous metal articles and iron and steel articles.

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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £309.6m, net assets £56.6m, 485 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £308m, net assets £47.8m, 465 employees
  3. Boston Scientific Corporation registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.