HIDEN INSTRUMENTS LIMITED

Company number 07807536 ·

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Executive summary

Hiden Instruments has transformed from a capital-constrained operation into a financially robust niche leader in gas analysis instrumentation, with revenue of £26.3M, 52.3% gross margins, and £18.25M in net assets. The company's primary strategic imperative is converting its technical moat and international momentum into sustained growth—whether through geographic expansion, product line extension, or adjacency market entry—while managing the currency and concentration risks inherent in its current model. The cash position now provides the strategic optionality that the business historically lacked; the question is how aggressively and intelligently leadership deploys it.

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Shareholders' funds

£18,253,098

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2011-10-12
Employees
3 (2024 accounts)
Registered office
420 Europa Boulevard, Gemini Business Park, Warrington, WA5 7UN
Postcode
WA5 7UN
Capital
7,497 GBP
Accounts category
Group
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2024-12-31
Next due by
2026-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2025-10-07
Next due by
2026-10-21
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 28990 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified

Officers 4 current · 2 resigned

Appointed 2011-10-12
Appointed 2011-10-12
Appointed 2011-10-12
Appointed 2011-10-12

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Contact details

Website
hiden.co.uk

Hiden Analytical specialises in the design, development, and manufacture of gas analysis tools, including mass spectroscopy instruments.

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 27 similar companies in WA

Trading since 2011.

No.2 of the largest manufacture of other special-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified companies in Warrington →

Competitors Warrington

This company ranks 2 among manufacture of other special-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified in Warrington.

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The class of 2011

32%

of the 223 companies in this sector incorporated in 2011 are still active today; 65% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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