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About Gooch & Housego
Its shares trade on LSE under the ticker GHH.L. It has been listed since 12 December 1997. In the fiscal year to 30 September 2025, it reported revenue of £150.5m and net income of £3.5m. At that date it held total assets of £206.9m and shareholders' equity of £117.4m.
Gooch & Housego Plc engages in the manufacture of optoelectronic components, materials and systems, and specialist instrumentation and life sciences devices. The company is headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset. The company provides photonics solutions for industrial, aerospace and defense, life sciences and scientific research applications. The company operates through four market sectors: Aerospace & Defense, Life Sciences, Industrial and Scientific Research. Aerospace & Defense includes target designation and range finding; guidance and navigation; countermeasures; Space Photonics, and surveillance, displays and secure communications. Industrial comprises the industrial laser market for use in the semiconductor and microelectronic industries, and also includes other industrial applications, such as metrology and telecommunications. Scientific research covers academic and government-funded research, including multi-national projects. The Life sciences business includes optical coherence tomography, laser surgery, microscopy and development and manufacturing of medical and diagnostic devices.
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Company facts
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
- Listed since
- 12 Dec 1997
- Employees
- 964
- Website
- gandh.com ↗
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Mr. Gary BullardNon-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board£96,000
- Mr. Charles PeppiattChief Executive Officer, Director, since 2022£495,000
- Mr. Martin HopcroftInterim Chief Financial Officer
- Ms. Melinda ChudleighChief People Officer
- Mr. Bryan BothwellExecutive Vice President - Life Sciences
- Mr. Bill KeatingExecutive Vice President - Optical Systems
- Mr. Chris JewellExecutive Director, since 2019£363,000
- Mr. Stratos KehayasPresident - Photonics
- Mr. Gareth CroweCompany Secretary
- Ms. Louise EvansSenior Non-Executive Independent Director£50,000
- Mr. Jim HaynesNon-Executive Independent Director£50,000
- Ms. Susan SearleNon-Executive Independent Director£50,000
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 51
- Environment
- 53
- Social
- 73
- Governance
- 27
- Direct emissions (scope 1)
- 439 t
- Energy emissions (scope 2)
- 2,697 t
- Women in the workforce
- 27%
- Carbon reduction policy
- Yes
- Human rights policy
- Yes
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