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RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 13 Aug 1997

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Jul 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 16 Aug 2027.

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    None of the 2 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    2 current directors; 2 left in the last 12 months.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £115,001,661.

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    Charges

    None outstanding (5 paid off).

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 13 Aug 1997 (29 years ago).

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    Name changes

    Never renamed.

    Names over time

From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 1 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS LTD, BICKLAND INDUSTRIAL PARK, FALMOUTH, CORNWALL, TR11 4TA

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 32500 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Jul 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Oct 2025
    Type
    FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    16 Aug 2027
    Last made up to
    2 Aug 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    5

  6. Names

    1. RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Oct 2021 £19,021,049 £29,540,397 £1,469,907 £115,001,661 67
31 Oct 2020 * £18,715,507 £-2,421,996 £1,413,692 £114,888,155 58

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

People

Officers All 20, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Nigel Anton Penfold Director 4 Feb 2025 — September 1972 British · United States
Michael John Good Director 3 Aug 2026 — July 1979 American · United States

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Coopersurgical Holdings Limited company · 9877160 · United Kingdom Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 6 Apr 2016 — —

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Is RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED still trading?

The register shows RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED as active.

What does RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 32500 (Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies).

When was RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 13 August 1997.

When are RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 31 July 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 October 2025.

When is RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 16 August 2027.

Who runs RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED?

RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED has 2 current directors. They're listed under People on this page.

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