How much does Pactrol Controls Limited make?

Pactrol Controls Limited reported revenue of £5.7m and a loss of £48m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Pactrol Controls Limited have?

Pactrol Controls Limited reported an average of 23 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is Pactrol Controls Limited profitable?

No — Pactrol Controls Limited reported a loss of £48m in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 00949364 · Incorporated 6 Mar 1969

Pactrol Controls Limited

Registered name: PACTROL CONTROLS LIMITED

Pactrol Controls Limited made £5.7m revenue and a £48m loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Pactrol Controls Limited’s revenue grew 46% to £5.7m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £48m and 23 employees. The company is classified under “engineering design activities for industrial process and production” and is based in Ashton in Makerfield; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Status: Active
Location: Ashton in Makerfield, North West
Age: 57 yrs · since 1969
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “At the balance sheet date, the company's immediate parent was Therm-O-Disc, Inc (570 Polaris Parkway Westerville, OH 43082 USA). Pactrol Controls Limited's ultimate parent undertaking, and the largest”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£5.7m

Growth ▲45.9%

Profit

−£48m

Growth —

Profit margin

−842.2%

Gross 36.9%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

−£2.1m

Revenue/employee £248k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Sep 2023	30 Sep 2024	30 Sep 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£4.4m	£3.9m	£5.7m
Cost of sales	£3m	£2.8m	£3.6m
Gross profit	£1.4m	£1.1m	£2.1m
Operating profit	£1.2m	−£454k	£1.3m
Profit before tax	£15.3m	−£36.7m	−£46.9m
Profit after tax	£13.7m	−£37.8m	−£48m
Profit (best available)	£13.7m	−£37.8m	−£48m
Employees (average)	0	0	23
Ratios
Profit margin	309.6%	−967.9%	−842.2%
Gross margin	32.3%	27.4%	36.9%
Revenue per employee	—	—	£248k
Profit per employee	—	—	−£2.1m
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼11.9%	▲45.9%
Profit growth	—	▼375.4%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£505k	£566k
Net assets	£184m	£126m	£78m
Fixed assets	£201m	£154m	£93.9m
Current assets	£10.6m	£17.4m	£12.4m
Debtors	£692k	£672k	£996k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −842.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 36.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £248k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2.1m; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1648%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.5%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼38%; Now £78m
Cash at bank: ▲12%; Now £566k
Headcount: —; Now 23
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼39%; Now £93.9m

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£48m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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