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Vector Photonics
Vector Photonics is a quantum company based in Glasgow, incorporated in Scotland in 2020 (SC657341).
What they do
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In its own words, on vectorphotonics.co.uk
In the news
Grants
Awarded a £678k Innovate UK grant for "Apollo - APD & PCSEL integrated optical engine for LIDAR based localisation & navigation"
Awarded a £64.5k Innovate UK grant for "Advanced Manufacturing PCSEL Packaging Supplychain (AMPPS)"
Awarded a £350k Innovate UK grant for "PCSEL‑Unified Laser System for AI Routing (PULSAR)"
Awarded a £416k Innovate UK grant for "Surface-emitting PCSEL-based Active Rapid Kinetic Laser Enhanced ignition (SPARKLE)"
Latest from Vector Photonics
Financials
- Cash at bank and in hand
- £382k (31 Dec 2025)
- Total equity
- £964k (31 Dec 2025)
- Employees
- 15 on average (31 Dec 2025)
Next accounts due 30 Sep 2027.
Accounts, year by year
| Year end | Cash | Staff |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £382k | 15 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £746k | 13 |
Timeline
- newsCraft Prospect kicks off PERSEUS project to advance optical communications for space
- from the companyVector Photonics’ CEO, Dr Richard Taylor to discuss practical use of photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSEL) at CS International
- from the companyVector Photonics demos free space optical communication using a PCSEL for the first time outside of a lab
- from the companyVector Photonics win Champion Spin-out Award
- from the companyVector Photonics Welcomes Key Strategic Team Expansion
- from the companyVector Photonics welcome talented new staff
- accountsAccounts year end
- accountsAccounts year end
- directorAnastasiia Sagaidachna appointed Director
- directorSusannah Jane McClintock appointed Director
- directorDavid Charles Newall Pratt appointed Director
- directorRichard, Dr Taylor appointed Director
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Record completeness 76 of 100; not yet held: three years of accounts, turnover, funding rounds, open roles.
On the record
Total exemption full accounts filed for the year to 31 December 2025
A director resigned
A director appointed
Total exemption full accounts filed for the year to 31 December 2024
New shares issued on 29 November 2024 (form SH01, filed 2 December 2024)
Total exemption full accounts filed for the year to 31 December 2023
A director resigned
New shares issued on 29 May 2024 (form SH01, filed 11 June 2024)
New shares issued on 23 January 2024 (form SH01, filed 24 January 2024)
Total exemption full accounts filed for the year to 31 December 2022
A director resigned
A director resigned
A director appointed
A director appointed
A director appointed
New shares issued on 22 December 2022 (form SH01, filed 10 January 2023)
New shares issued on 20 September 2022 (form SH01, filed 21 September 2022)
Total exemption full accounts filed for the year to 31 December 2021
Total exemption full accounts filed for the year to 31 December 2020
New shares issued on 4 August 2021 (form SH01, filed 5 August 2021)
2 directors appointed
New shares issued on 5 April 2021 (form SH01, filed 15 April 2021)
New shares issued on 15 March 2021 (form SH01, filed 15 April 2021)
Incorporated at Companies House
Listed by the University of Glasgow: it is a University of Glasgow spin-out or start-up
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