ABOUT AQUILA INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
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Aquila Instruments Ltd is a manufacturer of precision optical instrumentation, specialising in Spectrophotometry systems for the non-contact measurement of thin film coatings.
Our core activities are in the fields of ultra-high stability, ultra-high precision optical measurements and the development of advanced numerical techniques for application-specific data analysis. These, together with our specialisation in thin film metrology, are reflected in our range of optical thin film measurement equipment. We are also able to design bespoke solutions for more specialised thin film analysis applications. Our company includes physicists, instrumentation engineers, precision mechanical engineers, thin film specialists, a chemist and a numerical analysis specialist.
We were created in 2000 and acquired the IPR to our initial instrument the nkd-6000 from Canadian company, Nanoptix. In September 2002 we launched the third generation of the nkd, the 8000 series, representing a huge step forward in the development of our thin film measurement technology. Aquila has established a solid customer base of blue-chip companies all over the world including Europe, the USA and China.
Aquila is a customer orientated company, dedicated to providing our users with the best solution the their application and continued support - keeping our products at the leading edge of thin film measurement.
Aquila Instruments manufactures the nkd, the most advanced thin film measurement instrument available. The nkd provides non destructive analysis of film thickness, refractive index and absorption for single and multi-layer films on transparent and absorbing substrates. Aquila guarantees expert support and a tailored solution to your thin film measurement application.
KEY FINANCE
Year
2017
Assets
£23.04k
▲ £10.11k (78.18 %)
Cash
£0k
▼ £0k (NaN)
Liabilities
£3.45k
▲ £2.8k (436.24 %)
Net Worth
£19.59k
▲ £7.3k (59.45 %)
REGISTRATION INFO
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UK
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Epping Forest
- Company name
- AQUILA INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
- Company number
- 03910503
- Status
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Active
- Categroy
- Private Limited Company
- Date of Incorporation
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17 Jan 2000
Age - 26 years
- Home Country
- United Kingdom
CONTACTS
- Website
- aquila-instruments.co.uk
- Phones
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+44 (0)1799 542 810
+44 (0)1799 543 396
01799 542 810
01799 543 396
- Registered Address
- GAINSBOROUGH HOUSE,
SHEERING LOWER ROAD,
SAWBRIDGEWORTH,
HERTFORDSHIRE,
CM21 9RG
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
- 96090
- Other service activities n.e.c.
LAST EVENTS
- 03 Feb 2017
- Confirmation statement made on 31 December 2016 with updates
- 30 Dec 2016
- Termination of appointment of E.L.S. Accounting Limited as a secretary on 30 December 2016
- 28 Dec 2016
- Total exemption small company accounts made up to 31 March 2016
CHARGES
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13 October 2010
- Status
- Outstanding
- Delivered
- 28 October 2010
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Persons entitled
- City & Country Residential Limited
- Description
- All the deposit monies from time to time deposited pursuant…
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14 August 2006
- Status
- Satisfied
on 17 January 2008
- Delivered
- 1 September 2006
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Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Description
- Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all…
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5 May 2005
- Status
- Satisfied
on 28 December 2006
- Delivered
- 7 May 2005
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Persons entitled
- Hsbc Bank PLC
- Description
- Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all…
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13 June 2000
- Status
- Satisfied
on 28 December 2006
- Delivered
- 17 June 2000
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Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Description
- A specific equitable charge over all freehold and leasehold…
See Also
Last update 2018
AQUILA INSTRUMENTS LIMITED DIRECTORS
Lovering David Dr
Acting
- Appointed
- 18 June 2008
- Occupation
- Director
- Role
- Director
- Age
- 59
- Nationality
- British
- Address
- Gainsborough House, Sheering Lower Road, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, CM21 9RG
- Country Of Residence
- England
- Name
- LOVERING, David, Dr
Terry Bowman
Resigned
- Appointed
- 26 March 2003
- Resigned
- 31 March 2006
- Role
- Secretary
- Address
- 14 Crystal Drive, Peterborough, PE2 9RJ
- Name
- BOWMAN, Terry
Paul Martin Grasske
Resigned
- Appointed
- 01 April 2006
- Resigned
- 18 June 2008
- Role
- Secretary
- Address
- 12 Queens Park Road, Chester, Cheshire, CH4 7AD
- Name
- GRASSKE, Paul Martin
Lovering David Dr
Resigned
- Appointed
- 17 January 2000
- Resigned
- 31 March 2003
- Occupation
- Managing Director
- Role
- Secretary
- Nationality
- British
- Address
- 12 Heron Court, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2AY
- Name
- LOVERING, David, Dr
E.L.S. ACCOUNTING LIMITED
Resigned
- Appointed
- 18 June 2008
- Resigned
- 30 December 2016
- Role
- Secretary
- Address
- 15 Rye Street, Rye Street, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, CM23 2HA
- Name
- E.L.S. ACCOUNTING LIMITED
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
Resigned
- Appointed
- 17 January 2000
- Resigned
- 17 January 2000
- Role
- Nominee Secretary
- Address
- 26 Church Street, London, NW8 8EP
- Name
- SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
Terry Bowman
Resigned
- Appointed
- 26 March 2003
- Resigned
- 31 March 2006
- Occupation
- Company Director
- Role
- Director
- Age
- 75
- Nationality
- British
- Address
- 14 Crystal Drive, Peterborough, PE2 9RJ
- Name
- BOWMAN, Terry
Eccles Adrian John Dr
Resigned
- Appointed
- 11 January 2007
- Resigned
- 17 June 2008
- Occupation
- Director
- Role
- Director
- Age
- 66
- Nationality
- British
- Address
- Northwood, White Coppice, Anglezarke, Lancashire, PR6 9DF
- Name
- ECCLES, Adrian John, Dr
Eccles Adrian John Dr
Resigned
- Appointed
- 26 March 2003
- Resigned
- 31 March 2005
- Occupation
- Company Director
- Role
- Director
- Age
- 66
- Nationality
- British
- Address
- Northwood, White Coppice, Anglezarke, Lancashire, PR6 9DF
- Name
- ECCLES, Adrian John, Dr
Denise Anne Evans
Resigned
- Appointed
- 17 January 2000
- Resigned
- 26 March 2003
- Occupation
- Director
- Role
- Director
- Age
- 66
- Nationality
- British
- Address
- 71 Dunmow Road, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5HF
- Name
- EVANS, Denise Anne
Paul Martin Grasske
Resigned
- Appointed
- 16 March 2005
- Resigned
- 18 June 2008
- Occupation
- Accountant
- Role
- Director
- Age
- 62
- Nationality
- British
- Address
- 12 Queens Park Road, Chester, Cheshire, CH4 7AD
- Country Of Residence
- England
- Name
- GRASSKE, Paul Martin
Lovering David Dr
Resigned
PSC
- Appointed
- 17 January 2000
- Resigned
- 11 January 2007
- Occupation
- Managing Director
- Role
- Director
- Age
- 59
- Nationality
- British
- Address
- 12 Heron Court, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2AY
- Country Of Residence
- England
- Name
- LOVERING, David, Dr
- Notified On
- 1 July 2016
- Nature Of Control
- Ownership of shares – 75% or more
Peter Francisco Stefanini
Resigned
- Appointed
- 26 March 2003
- Resigned
- 31 July 2007
- Occupation
- Company Director
- Role
- Director
- Age
- 79
- Nationality
- British
- Address
- Chapel House 2 Chapel Lane, Askham Bryan, York, North Yorkshire, YO23 3RD
- Name
- STEFANINI, Peter Francisco
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