How much does PP Control & Automation Limited make?

PP Control & Automation Limited reported revenue of £27.3m and a loss of £30.1k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does PP Control & Automation Limited have?

PP Control & Automation Limited reported an average of 186 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is PP Control & Automation Limited profitable?

No — PP Control & Automation Limited reported a loss of £30.1k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01398551 · Incorporated 8 Nov 1978

PP Control & Automation Limited

Registered name: PP CONTROL & AUTOMATION LIMITED

Part of Ardenton UK Limited group

PP Control & Automation Limited made £27.3m revenue and a £30.1k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

PP Control & Automation Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £27.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £30.1k and 186 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of loaded electronic boards” and is based in Walsall; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 26120Manufacture of loaded electronic boards

Status: Active
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
Age: 47 yrs · since 1978
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£27.3m

Growth ▼15.5%

Profit

−£30.1k

Growth ▼101.5%

Profit margin

−0.1%

Gross 19.3%

Employees

186

Change ▼4.1%

Profit / employee

−£162

Revenue/employee £147k

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£32.3m	£27.3m
Cost of sales	£24.6m	£22m
Gross profit	£7.7m	£5.3m
Operating profit	£2.9m	−£196k
Profit before tax	£2.8m	−£295k
Profit after tax	£2.1m	−£30.1k
Profit (best available)	£2.1m	−£30.1k
Staff costs	£5.9m	£6.5m
Employees (average)	194	186
Ratios
Profit margin	6.4%	−0.1%
Gross margin	23.8%	19.3%
Revenue per employee	£166k	£147k
Profit per employee	£10.6k	−£162
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼15.5%
Profit growth	—	▼101.5%
Headcount growth	—	▼4.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£450k	£1.6m
Net assets	£10.1m	£10.1m
Fixed assets	£3.2m	£3m
Current assets	£13.4m	£15.5m
Debtors	£5.5m	£3.1m
Deferred income	£168k	£866k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £147k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£162; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 11%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 11.4%; 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: ▼1%; Now £10.1m
Cash at bank: ▲247%; Now £1.6m
Headcount: ▼4%; Now 186
Deferred income: ▲414%; Now £866k
Fixed assets: ▼6%; Now £3m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Ardenton UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Ppca Holdco Limited75–100%
PP Control & Automation Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£30.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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