CONEX CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEMS LTD.
Company number SC231548 · Monitor this company
The annual accounts for this company are overdue.
Executive summary
Conex Chromatography Systems Ltd. is a financially robust niche player in the UK analytical instrument service sector, demonstrating exceptional balance sheet strength with over £1.1 million in cash reserves and a decade-long track record of consistent asset growth significantly outpacing industry norms. However, the company's strategic positioning appears constrained by its likely subsidiary status within a US-headed group structure, evidenced by the dominance of American directors and Molecular Dimensions Ltd's controlling ownership, which may limit its operational autonomy and long-term strategic options. The business model—vendor-agnostic chromatography servicing—is well-aligned to sector trends favouring independent service providers, though its minimal tangible asset base and related party governance concerns warrant monitoring.
Shareholders' funds
£1,026,446
Balance sheet as at 2022-09-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2002-05-15
- Employees
- 5 (2022 accounts)
- Registered office
- Block 4 Unit 7, Chapelhall Industrial Estate, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom, ML6 8QH
- Postcode
- ML6 8QH
- Capital
- 1 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2023-09-30
- Next due by
- 2025-12-31 Overdue
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-15
- Next due by
- 2027-05-29
Nature of business (SIC)
- 82990 Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 3 current · 11 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — since 2024-08-20
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| ELMBANK MILL THE CHARRIER, MENSTRIE, CLACKMANNANSHIRE, FK11 7BU | 2009-10-07 |
| ELMBANK MILL THE CHARRIER, MENSTRIE, CLACKMANNANSHIRE, FK11 7BU | 2008-07-24 |
| 63 MARSHALL WAY, TULLIBODY, ALLOA, FK10 2GA | 2008-07-23 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 320 similar companies in ML
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (5 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2002.
Competitors Hamilton
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1. PWR PACK LTD
This company ranks 21 among other business support service activities not elsewhere classified in Hamilton.
The class of 2002
27%
of the 9,099 companies in this sector incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 71% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.