LASER WIRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 26701Where the company stands among the 295 active companies whose first SIC code is 26701 (Manufacture of optical precision instruments).
- OPTOS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY£358.9m
- GOOCH & HOUSEGO LIMITED£117.4m
- CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY LIMITED£44.7m
- VISION ENGINEERING LIMITED£38.4m
- HAWKE OPTICS LIMITED£30.8m
- ZEPHIR LIMITED£30.3m
- EDINBURGH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED£25.2m
- OXFORD NANOIMAGING LIMITED£23.3m
- LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED£20m
- PRIOR SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS LIMITED£18.6m
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 295. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: LASER WIRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
LASER WIRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 07800816. It was incorporated on 6 Oct 2011. Its status is active. The registered office is in Pontypridd (CF37). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of optical precision instruments (26701), manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (28990).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files medium company accounts. Turnover was £9,603,490. Profit for the year was £1,430,445. Net assets were £1,654,484, up 29.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,328,480. The company had an average of 54 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2022–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 295 active companies whose first SIC code is 26701: By net assets it ranks higher than 81% of them (median £82,932). By total assets it ranks higher than 90% of them (median £306,056). By cash it ranks higher than 89% of them (median £138,891). By number of employees it ranks higher than 95% of them (median 1). It is older than 63% of them (median age 10.7 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 3 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 4 of 4 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 16 Oct 2027.
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £1,053,576 (74% of the profit for the year).
Filed accounts2022–2025
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | 9,958,839 | 9,603,490 |
| Profit for the year | 345,548 | 195,634 | 339,060 | 1,430,445 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 934,706 | 1,046,598 | 1,874,365 | 2,328,480 |
| Total assets | 7,327,795 | 6,864,200 | 9,070,387 | 7,945,329 |
| Total liabilities | 5,947,175 | 5,336,833 | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 1,228,608 | 1,424,242 | 1,277,615 | 1,654,484 |
| Average number of employees | 51 | 58 | 53 | 54 |
| Average pay (per year) | — | 50,888 | 58,305 | 56,622 |
| Dividends paid | — | — | 488,682 | 1,053,576 |
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.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer 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, iron and steel and plastics.
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, optical, medical and measuring instruments and tools and cutlery.
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
11 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £9.6m, net assets £1.7m, 54 employees
- Maxwell John HUMBER appointedDirector
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £10m, net assets £1.3m, 53 employees
- Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £1.4m, 58 employees
- Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £1.2m, 51 employees
- Dbw Fm Ltd registered as a person with significant control
- Name changed to LASER WIRE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDPreviously L W SOLUTIONS LTD.
- Dr Paul Taylor registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (3)
- Jonathan Charles BALDWIN appointedDirector
- Paul TAYLOR appointedDirector
- 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.