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Company description
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 28 September 1961; registered for 64 years; registered office reported in HIGH WYCOMBE, UNITED KINGDOM. Its primary declared activity is 26511 · Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 30 trade marks, 8 procurement records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- OXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LIMITED
- Company number
- 00704320
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 5 total · 0 outstanding · 5 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025Next accounts due
31 December 2026Last statement made up to
16 July 2026Next statement due
30 July 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 4.6%
- Mean bonus gap
- 12.0%
- Women receiving bonus
- 85.3%
- Men receiving bonus
- 90.1%
- Women in top quartile
- 19.6%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 19.5%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 29.4%
- Women in lower quartile
- 24.9%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 500 to 99912.5% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99910.4% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99915.4% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99915.1% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99917.7% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99916.2% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9994.5% median hourly gap
- Not Provided19.9% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 October 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Filed
- 29 April 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 30 days
- Longest standard term
- 90 days
- E-invoicing offered
- Yes
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 1 April 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £19,576,469
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £37,501,829
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £15,855,987
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £36,006,238
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 51.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 90 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Payment terms are generally 60 days but we have some suppliers on 30 days and some on 90 days.
- Dispute resolution process
This will depend on the reason for the dispute. The general approach will be to make contact as soon as possible and discuss the issue.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 52.0 average days to pay32.0% outside terms
- 49.0 average days to pay39.0% outside terms
- 51.0 average days to pay37.0% outside terms
- 52.0 average days to pay42.0% outside terms
- 52.0 average days to pay34.0% outside terms
- 53.0 average days to pay34.0% outside terms
- 53.0 average days to pay34.0% outside terms
- 53.0 average days to pay38.0% outside terms
- 52.0 average days to pay25.0% outside terms
- 53.0 average days to pay26.0% outside terms
- 53.0 average days to pay30.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- OXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC
- Statement period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Approved
- 23 July 2026
- Sectors
- Other
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- £100 million to £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 11 August 2026
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
06 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Annual Support Contract
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-194c0527-9bf7-4869-aa05-7c5458b3e3f0
- Supplier named in award
- OXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LIMITED
- Award value
- £13,416
- Contract period
- 24 January 2025 – 20 February 2025
- Published
- 28 January 2025
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 71356300
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-194c0527-9bf7-4869-aa05-7c5458b3e3f0-2025-01-28T13:47:18Z
Full Repair of X-Max 50
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-41f0bb03-b517-4263-9513-4c67951afc39
- Supplier named in award
- OXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD
- Award value
- £10,082
- Contract period
- 30 November 2023 – 6 January 2024
- Published
- 17 January 2024
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 50530000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-41f0bb03-b517-4263-9513-4c67951afc39-2024-01-17T16:19:07Z
Supply of one off Reactive Ion Etcher (RIE) and/or a one off Inductively Coupled Plasma Reactive Ion Etcher (ICPRIE) in two lots
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · ocds-b5fd17-f1cbc7cd-0e9b-4a9d-a8cc-c137b6406366
- Supplier named in award
- OXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD. (T/A OXFORD INSTRUM
- Award value
- £765,400
- Contract period
- 2 October 2023 – 15 July 2024
- Published
- 27 September 2023
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 38000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f1cbc7cd-0e9b-4a9d-a8cc-c137b6406366-2023-09-27T09:51:58+01:00
Anti-Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination Council Level Analysis and Activation Workshops
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-21ded44c-f936-4fa7-97be-73eb6acc5625
- Supplier named in award
- P & J Inclusive Leadership Company Ltd
- Award value
- £17,500
- Contract period
- 30 May 2023 – 31 December 2023
- Published
- 30 May 2023
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 79414000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-21ded44c-f936-4fa7-97be-73eb6acc5625-2023-05-30T15:28:23+01:00
T1-103 - Rhodium-Iron Resistance Sensor (range 1.4 - 800K) Fully Calibrated 1.4 - 300K
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-bcf306ab-9fe8-4aca-a114-bc8f1e4e5fef
- Supplier named in award
- OXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LIMITED
- Award value
- £18,334
- Contract period
- 25 May 2023 – 30 May 2023
- Published
- 30 May 2023
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 31711100
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-bcf306ab-9fe8-4aca-a114-bc8f1e4e5fef-2023-05-30T14:59:47+01:00
Contract for the Supply and Installation of an X Pulse Benchtop NMR Spectrometer + broadband to the University of Birmingham
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · ocds-b5fd17-000fc36c-ff97-473f-8a1a-a9756a645e3a
- Supplier named in award
- Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited
- Award value
- £89,581.77
- Contract period
- 5 April 2023 – 31 July 2023
- Published
- 17 April 2023
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 38433000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-000fc36c-ff97-473f-8a1a-a9756a645e3a-2023-04-17T14:39:27+01:00
3023/JN - Dilution Refrigerator and Magnet System
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · ocds-b5fd17-96675943-1b77-4fc1-8ac9-7b2c27a90481
- Supplier named in award
- Oxford instruments nanotechnology tools Ltd T/A Oxford Instrumen
- Award value
- £700,628
- Contract period
- 5 December 2022 – 6 December 2022
- Published
- 4 July 2022
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 38000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-96675943-1b77-4fc1-8ac9-7b2c27a90481-2022-07-04T13:47:06+01:00
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
ULTIM
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 28 November 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 November 2026
SYMMETRY
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 28 November 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 November 2026
PINTAR
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 12 November 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 November 2024
SECO
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 12 November 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 November 2024
POLARIS
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 12 June 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 June 2024
ASTREA
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 1 February 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 February 2023
LayerProbe
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 31 August 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 August 2022
NGP
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 4 December 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 December 2018
NGP Next Generation Plasma
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 4 December 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 December 2018
TRITON
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9,11
- Filed / designated
- 25 July 2007
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 July 2027
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS Nanofab700
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 20 April 2007
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 April 2027
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS Nanofab800Agile
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 20 April 2007
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 April 2027
FlexAL
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 2 November 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 November 2026
ACAS
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9,10
- Filed / designated
- 17 December 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 17 December 2024
HELIOX
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9,11
- Filed / designated
- 19 November 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 November 2024
TESLATRON
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 19 November 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 November 2024
SPECTROMAG
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 19 November 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 November 2024
MICROSTAT
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 19 November 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 November 2024
OPTISTAT
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 19 November 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 November 2024
CRYOSPARES
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 4 October 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 October 2024
AZTEC
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 7 January 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 January 2022
OPTOFAB
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 14 March 2001
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 March 2021
COMPACTEDS
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 24 November 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 November 2020
COMPACTEDx
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 24 November 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 November 2020
Ionfab
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 4 May 1999
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 May 2019
Plasmalab
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 8 April 1999
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 April 2019
INCA
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 2 September 1998
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 September 2018
CRYOFREE
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 30 June 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 June 2021
CAMEO
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 28 June 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 June 2021
LINK
Owner Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 8 August 1989
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 August 2026
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Holdings Ltd
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- England
- Registration number
- 04068071
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
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08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
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09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
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10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
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11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
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12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
14 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
1 procurement process linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: OXFORD INSTRUMENTS SUPERCONDUCTIVITY LIMITED
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
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Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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