INSTRUMENT GLASSES,LIMITED
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Executive summary
Instrument Glasses Limited is a well-established, conservatively-capitalised niche player in the UK flat glass processing sector, demonstrating financial metrics that significantly outperform typical industry benchmarks—particularly its near-debt-free balance sheet and substantial cash reserves of £1.15M. While the company's steady growth trajectory and strong financial position provide excellent resilience against sector headwinds such as energy cost inflation and construction market softness, its modest scale and limited product breadth relative to larger consolidators present ongoing strategic considerations. The company's future direction will likely be shaped by succession planning decisions given the controlling shareholder structure and the presence of a deceased shareholder's estate on the PSC register.
Shareholders' funds
£3,731,454
Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1962-12-10
- Employees
- 39 (2026 accounts)
- Registered office
- C/O Michael Filiou Ltd Salisbury House, 81 High Street, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, EN6 5AS
- Postcode
- EN6 5AS
- Capital
- 3,500 GBP
- Accounts category
- Unaudited Abridged
- Charges
- 7 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-05
- Next due by
- 2027-01-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 23120 Shaping and processing of flat glass
Officers 2 current · 5 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
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DATASIGHTS LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA696104 (Tier 1), registered since 2020.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- instrumentglasses.com
- Phone
- 02088043766
Instrument Glasses supply top class Glass Splashbacks for a multitude or purpose...
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| C/O MICHAEL FILIOU PLC, SALISBURY HOUSE 81 HIGH STREET, POTTERS BAR, HERTFORDSHIRE, EN6 5AS | 2019-10-22 |
| STERLING HOUSE, FULBOURNE ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4EE | 2008-06-30 |
| 1/3 ST JAMES CHAMBERS, NORTH MALL, EDMONTON GREEN, LONDON N9 0UD | 2002-05-27 |
| 14 ST JAMES CHAMBERS, NORTH MALL, EDMONTON GREEN, LONDON N9 0UD | 1995-01-18 |
| 264/268 HOLLOWAY RD., LONDON. N7 6NE | 1993-10-21 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 36 similar companies in EN — measured against the wider sector
The largest employer among its local peers (39 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1962.
Property in England & Wales 5 titles
- Freehold
- 4
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2019-12-12
- Price paid, where recorded
- £382,500
- Where
- Greater London (5)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGL242308 | Greater London | Freehold | 2019-12-12 | £382,500 |
| AGL347702 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2015-07-06 | — |
| EGL210585 | Greater London | Freehold | 2011-09-26 | — |
| MX320300 | Greater London | Freehold | 2004-01-05 | — |
| NGL238304 | Greater London | Freehold | 2004-01-05 | — |
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