Alphasense Limited

Active03264282 Private limited company
Incorporated
16 October 1996 (30 years)
Industry
Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control (26511)
Directors
Justin Thomas Smith
Accounts type
Full
Region
East Midlands
Address
2 New Star Road
Leicester
LE4 9JD

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
30 October 2027
Last conf. stmt
16 October 2026

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 7 May 2024
Italian
Born June 1968 (58)
Director · Appointed 3 November 2023
British
Born April 1981 (45)
Carino, Lynn
Secretary · Appointed 25 November 2021
Smith, Justin Thomas
Director · Appointed 25 November 2021
British
Born September 1972 (54)
Officer history (18 former)
7 May 2024
Appointed Zetti, Pietro Luigi Enrico as Director
3 November 2023
Appointed Wileman, Ben as Director
25 November 2021
Resigned Ramsdale, Simon Francis as Director
25 November 2021
Appointed Carino, Lynn as Secretary
25 November 2021
Appointed Smith, Justin Thomas as Director
25 November 2021
Resigned Saxton, Peter William Harley as Director
25 November 2021
Resigned Burnley, Arthur Wallace as Director
25 November 2021
Resigned Baron, Ronan as Director
25 November 2021
Resigned Gotley, Andrea Caroline as Director
25 November 2021
Resigned Curran, Dean as Director
30 September 2020
Appointed Saxton, Peter William Harley as Director
8 September 2020
Appointed Baron, Ronan as Director
1 January 2020
Resigned Saffell, John Robert, Dr as Director
1 May 2018
Appointed Curran, Dean as Director
1 April 2015
Appointed Ramsdale, Simon Francis as Director
27 April 2012
Resigned Hill, Jean Denise as Secretary
1 October 2010
Resigned Worthington, Richard Douglas as Director
19 July 2009
Resigned Gotley, Paul as Director
31 October 2004
Resigned Feldman, Hugh Victor as Director
22 September 2004
Appointed Burnley, Arthur Wallace as Director
31 January 2001
Appointed Feldman, Hugh Victor as Director
31 December 2000
Resigned Boorman, Gavin George as Director
1 April 1999
Appointed Hill, Jean Denise as Secretary
1 April 1999
Resigned Venning, John Robert as Secretary
14 January 1998
Appointed Boorman, Gavin George as Director
4 June 1997
Appointed Worthington, Richard Douglas as Director
9 December 1996
Appointed Saffell, John Robert, Dr as Director
9 December 1996
Appointed Gotley, Andrea Caroline as Director
22 November 1996
Resigned Lincoln, Jeremy James Passmore as Director
22 November 1996
Appointed Gotley, Paul as Director
22 November 1996
Resigned Ingram, Richard George as Secretary
22 November 1996
Resigned Ingram, Richard George as Director
22 November 1996
Appointed Venning, John Robert as Secretary
18 October 1996
Appointed Ingram, Richard George as Secretary
18 October 1996
Appointed Ingram, Richard George as Director
18 October 1996
Appointed Lincoln, Jeremy James Passmore as Director
18 October 1996
Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
18 October 1996
Resigned Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
16 October 1996
Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
16 October 1996
Appointed Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 25 November 2021
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 08330531
Former controllers (5)
25 November 2021
Ceased Taylor Vinters Trust Corporation Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
25 November 2021
Ceased Andrea Caroline Gotley — Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
25 November 2021
Ceased Josephine Margaret Green — Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
25 November 2021
Ceased Janet Sheila Cronk — Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
22 January 2021
Ceased Rose Gotley — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 20 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Aem Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ametek Airtechnology Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Muirhead Aerospace Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ametek Crystal Power Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ametek Global Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ametek Edinburgh Holdings LP Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Ametek UK Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ametek Instruments Group UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Alphasense Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Ametek (GB) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
NU Instruments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Taylor Hobson Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Solartron Metrology Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Taylor Hobson Trustees Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Frameflair Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Milmega Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£26,888,110
up £4,273,800 (19%)
Cash
£9,136,181
up £223,856 (3%)
Profit
£4,171,336
down £337,851 (7%)
Employees
121
up 26 (27%)
Debt Ratio
11%
Current Ratio
8.3x
Return on Equity
16%

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £20.0M £40.0M 2020 2021 £22,614,310 £26,888,110
Balance sheet detail
20212020
Fixed Assets£4,776,991£3,319,090
Current Assets£25,305,343£23,987,686
Debtors£4,575,583£4,071,231
Cash£9,136,181£8,912,325
Creditors (< 1 year)£3,042,875£4,640,969
Net Current Assets£22,262,468£19,346,717
Net Assets£26,888,110£22,614,310
Shareholder Funds£26,888,110£22,614,310

What Alphasense say about themselves

“Welcome to Alphasense. We supply high-quality gas sensors, as well as air quality monitors to many of the world’s leading industrial OEMs. Discover more.”

— from alphasense.co.uk

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
2 November 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
16 October 2025Confirmation statement with updates16 October 2025
4 October 2025Full accounts31 December 2024
18 October 2024Confirmation statement with no updates16 October 2024
12 October 2024Full accounts31 December 2023
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