Gooch & Housego

GHH · AIM · Technology · mcap £335m · 1225.0p

Gooch & Housego designs and makes lasers components, optical systems and fibre products used in aerospace and defence, life sciences and industrial markets. It sells mainly to equipment makers, so demand follows their orders and stock levels.

Target	Promise	Said	Status
2024
30 Sep 2024	Further material orders for the US Life Sciences centre in H2 FY2024	4 Apr 2024	… In progress
	“We expect further material orders for our expanded US Life Sciences centre of excellence in the second half of this financial year” Result Not yet due.
30 Sep 2024	Complete phase one of Rochester NY R&D facilities before September 2024	15 Aug 2024	… In progress
	“The phase one investment in the Group's new R&D facilities and engineering team in our Life Sciences centre of excellence at our Rochester NY campus will be completed before the end of this financial year” Result Not yet due.
2025
30 Sep 2025	Global Photonics marginally earnings enhancing in FY2025, more thereafter	14 May 2025	… In progress
	“The acquisition is expected to be marginally earnings enhancing in the current financial year and increasingly earnings enhancing thereafter” Result Not yet due.
Today · 10 Oct 2026
2026
16 Oct 2026	Takeover scheme effective by 16 October 2026	2 Sep 2026	… In progress
	“the Scheme is expected to become Effective in the fourth quarter of 2026” Status so far Not yet due.
2027
28 Feb 2027	Chairman Gary Bullard to leave the board before February 2027	4 Nov 2025	… In progress
	“he has notified the G&H Board of his intention to rotate off the G&H Board before that time” Status so far Not yet due.
2028
2028	Deliver mid-teen return on sales over the medium term, by 2028	5 Dec 2023	… In progress
	“Mid-teens return on sales by 2028.” Also stated 3 Jun 2025 Status so far Not yet due.
2035
2035	Achieve net zero for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035	5 Dec 2023	… In progress
	“We are committed to achieving net zero for our scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2035” Status so far Not yet due.