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QMC Instruments Limited

UK company 01277546, incorporated on 16 September 1976.

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QMC Instruments Limited is a UK company with status Active founded in 1976 based in South East England.

Company number
01277546
Incorporated
16 Sep 1976
Companies House status
Active

Company identity

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Founded / incorporated
16 September 1976

Company number 01277546

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Legal name
QMC INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
Company type
Private Limited Company
Region
South East England
Registered address
STATION MILLS
BILLINGSHURST
WEST SUSSEX
RH14 9SH
Insolvency history
No

Corporate ownership

Updated 07 Jul 2026 09:49

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Company Active LTD
QMC Instruments Limited
CRN 01277546
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Latest accounts

Financial period: 1 Apr 2024 to 31 Mar 2025

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Turnover
Unknown
Profit / Loss
Unknown
Employees
6

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

6 events
31 Dec
2026

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

24 Aug
2026

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

17 Aug
2026

Confirmation Statement With No Updates

Confirmation-statement

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Published 17 Aug 2026 08:34

10 Aug
2025

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Mar
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

16 Sep
1976

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Spinout profile

1 entry

Company description

QMC Instruments Ltd develops instrumentation for the detection and processing of electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths ranging from microwaves to the near infrared. Products include a long-established range of cryogenic detectors and associated components and instruments.   The development of this technology comes from the activity of the Cardiff University Astronomy Instrumentation Group, funded through successive STFC consolidated/rolling grants.

Project impact

QMCI products are used in diverse applications such as atmospheric remote sensing, astronomy, semiconductor materials characterisation, hot plasma fusion diagnostics and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. This has societal as well as economic benefit to the UK.

Public funding

1 award
First funded
2015
Funded years
2015
Age at first award
38 years

Projects

2015 EU-Funded Lead participant

ERA-NET Real-MFM

1 Jul 2015 to 30 Jun 2018

Awarded
£119,461
Total cost £238,921

PUBLISHABLE PROJECT FACT SHEET Project acronym Partners’ descriptions o Supracon AG, active in the field of superconducting sensors (SQUID) and electronic system based on these sensors, Germany, SME, coordinator and system integrator as well as seller and distributor of the entire system. Supracon participates in different research projects like THz-Video...

Product types

EU-Funded