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Hirst Magnetic Instruments Limited

UK company 01564814, incorporated on 29 May 1981.

Hirst Magnetics Magnetic systems for science and industry

Hirst Magnetic Instruments Limited is a UK company with status Active founded in 1981 based in South West England.

Company number
01564814
Incorporated
29 May 1981
Companies House status
Active

Company identity

Founded / incorporated
29 May 1981

Company number 01564814

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Legal name
HIRST MAGNETIC INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
Company type
Private Limited Company
Region
South West England
Registered address
TESLA HOUSE
TREGONIGGIE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
FALMOUTH
CORNWALL
TR11 4SN
Insolvency history
No

Latest accounts

Financial period: 1 Jul 2024 to 30 Jun 2025

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Turnover
Unknown
Profit / Loss
Unknown
Employees
25

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

7 events
31 Mar
2027

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

05 Mar
2027

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

09 Aug
2026

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Officers

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2026

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19 Feb
2026

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

30 Jun
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

29 May
1981

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

5 awards
First funded
2017
Funded years
2017, 2019, 2020, 2023
Age at first award
35 years

Projects

2023 Feasibility Studies

(RE4REE) Magtec Repurposed Magnets from Reuse, Reduce, and Reconditioning for REE Circular Economy.

1 Oct 2023 to 30 Sep 2024

Awarded
£56,163
Total cost £80,233

Magtec manufactures high performance, high-value motors for electric vehicle (EV) heavy traction applications. A key step in motor production is magnetisation of permanent magnets. While many magnets are produced from non-renewable rare earth element (REE) metals, their environmental impact is offset by their ability to be infinitely recycled. This projec...

2023 Collaborative R&D

Scale-up of Coil Winding and Magnet Assembly Manufacturing Processes for a Rare Earth-Free Permanent Magnet Generator

1 Apr 2023 to 30 Sep 2024

Awarded
£42,434
Total cost £60,620

The UK Government intends to play a lead role in carbon emissions reduction to reduce the impact of climate change. It is also committed to reducing UK energy costs and improving energy security, via increased renewables generation. Offshore wind is seen as a key contributor, with a 2030 target of 50GW. The war in Ukraine, which has resulted in escalating...

2020 Feasibility Studies Lead participant

Hirst's Covid-19 Continuity Grant

1 Jun 2020 to 30 Nov 2020

Awarded
£240,223
Total cost £240,223

no public description

2019 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

SDFF PFM magnet characterisation unit design and prototyping [and market entry]

3 May 2019 to 3 Nov 2021

Awarded
£390,450
Total cost £390,451

SDFF PFM magnet characterisation unit design and prototyping [and market entry]

2017 Knowledge Transfer Partnership

University of Exeter and Hirst Magnetics

1 May 2017 to 30 Apr 2019

Awarded
Unknown

To make open magnetic circuit characterisation techniques more acceptable to the magnetics market.

Product types

Collaborative R&D Feasibility Studies Knowledge Transfer Partnership