GILSON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
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Executive summary
Gilson Scientific Limited is a long-established UK subsidiary of the international Gilson group, operating in the pharmaceutical and research instruments market. While the balance sheet shows a positive and improving net asset position (£1,302k), the company's financial position is heavily distorted by intercompany balances, with 82% of current assets comprising debtors (predominantly group receivables) and going concern explicitly dependent on parent company support. Cash has declined by 53% year-on-year to £364k, and standalone profitability is modest at approximately £47k. Credit can be extended conditionally, but a parent company guarantee from Gilson International B.V. is essential to mitigate the inherent concentration risk in this group-dependent structure.
Shareholders' funds
£1,302
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
the sale and service of instruments for pharmaceutical and research organisations
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1987-12-29
- Employees
- 50 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 3b Humphrys Road, Woodside Estate, Dunstable, England, LU5 4TP
- Postcode
- LU5 4TP
- Capital
- 400,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-28
- Next due by
- 2027-06-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 33140 Repair of electrical equipment
- 46180 Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products
Officers 1 current · 18 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by LIFE SCIENCE SUPPLIES LTD — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 3
£9,550,117 total awarded value where published.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Contracts Finder).
Contact details
- Website
- gilson.com
Gilson is a leader in liquid handling, purifucation and extraction products and consumables for the laboratory market. Draw on over decades of Gilson's experience and strong engineering and manufacturing capabilities to help develop your custom product.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ANACHEM INSTRUMENTS LIMITED | 2011-01-28 |
| BUNHILL SECURITIES LIMITED | 2009-09-14 |
| RANNOCH LIMITED | 2006-06-26 |
| A. MOLPID LIMITED | 2000-01-10 |
| I.G. LINTELS LIMITED | 1999-09-01 |
| NEWMEASURE LIMITED | 1993-06-23 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 20 CHARLES STREET, LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE, LU2 0EB | 2017-03-15 |
| 12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON, EC1M 6AX | 2009-11-12 |
| 20 BUNHILL ROW, LONDON, EC1Y 8UD | 2007-07-19 |
| 2 BACHES STREET, LONDON, N1 6UB | 1988-05-24 |
Among its peers
The largest employer
of 16 similar companies in LU, with 50 staff. The oldest of its local peers.
Competitors Luton
This company ranks 10 among repair of electrical equipment in Luton.
The class of 1987
51%
of the 20,106 companies incorporated in 1987 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2016-11-28
- Where
- Central Bedfordshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD310644 | Central Bedfordshire | Leasehold | 2016-11-28 | — |
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