How much does Huber+suhner Polatis Limited make?

Huber+suhner Polatis Limited reported revenue of £22.7m and a loss of £800k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Huber+suhner Polatis Limited have?

Huber+suhner Polatis Limited reported an average of 211 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Huber+suhner Polatis Limited profitable?

No — Huber+suhner Polatis Limited reported a loss of £800k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 04021002 · Incorporated 20 Jun 2000

Huber+suhner Polatis Limited

Registered name: HUBER+SUHNER POLATIS LIMITED

Part of Huber & Suhner Ag group

Huber+suhner Polatis Limited made £22.7m revenue and a £800k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Huber+suhner Polatis Limited’s revenue grew 31% to £22.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £800k and 211 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of optical precision instruments” and is based in Cambridge; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 26701Manufacture of optical precision instruments SIC 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Status: Active
Location: Cambridge, East of England
Age: 26 yrs · since 2000
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£22.7m

Growth ▲30.7%

Profit

−£800k

Growth —

Profit margin

−3.5%

Gross 40.9%

Employees

211

Change ▼9%

Profit / employee

−£3.8k

Revenue/employee £107k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£22.6m	£17.3m	£22.7m
Cost of sales	£10.4m	£10.4m	£13.4m
Gross profit	£12.2m	£6.9m	£9.3m
Operating profit	−£474k	−£5.7m	−£498k
Profit before tax	−£627k	−£6.2m	−£916k
Profit after tax	−£178k	−£5.8m	−£800k
Profit (best available)	−£178k	−£5.8m	−£800k
Staff costs	£10.2m	£10.9m	£10.9m
Employees (average)	268	232	211
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.8%	−33.7%	−3.5%
Gross margin	53.8%	40%	40.9%
Revenue per employee	£84.3k	£74.7k	£107k
Profit per employee	−£664	−£25.2k	−£3.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼23.3%	▲30.7%
Headcount growth	—	▼13.4%	▼9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£336k	£1.5m	£845k
Net assets	£6.5m	£8.7m	£11.9m
Fixed assets	£4.6m	£5.1m	£8.1m
Current assets	£18.4m	£15.4m	£18m
Debtors	£359k	£178k	£1m
Deferred income	£4.7m	£4.5m	£4m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 40.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £107k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 35.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 17.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 4.5%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲37%; Now £11.9m
Cash at bank: ▼45%; Now £845k
Headcount: ▼9%; Now 211
Deferred income: ▼10%; Now £4m
Fixed assets: ▲57%; Now £8.1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Huber & Suhner Ag (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Huber+suhner Polatis Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£800k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026

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