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Company No. 01579088 · Incorporated 10 Aug 1981

CDD Automation Solutions Limited

Registered name: CDD AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Part of Vinci S.A. group

CDD Automation Solutions Limited made £8.6m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

CDD Automation Solutions Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £8.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.6m profit and 39 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Peterborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities
Status
Active
Location
Peterborough, East of England
Age
45 yrs · since 1981
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: “The company's immediate parent undertaking is Buhler UK Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£8.6m
Growth ▼0.5%
Profit
£1.6m
Growth ▲35%
Profit margin
18.1%
Gross 33.9%
Employees
39
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£40.2k
Revenue/employee £222k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£6.8m£8.6m£8.7m£8.6m
Cost of sales£4.9m£6.2m£6.1m£5.7m
Gross profit£1.9m£2.3m£2.6m£2.9m
Operating profit£890k£1.2m£1.4m£1.9m
Profit before tax£909k£1.3m£1.6m£2.1m
Profit after tax£734k£994k£1.2m£1.6m
Profit (best available)£734k£994k£1.2m£1.6m
Staff costs£2.6m£2.9m£3.3m£3.3m
Employees (average)36393939
Ratios
Profit margin10.8%11.6%13.4%18.1%
Gross margin27.3%27.2%30.1%33.9%
Revenue per employee£189k£219k£223k£222k
Profit per employee£20.4k£25.5k£29.8k£40.2k
Cash conversion−117.4%——−218.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲25.7%▲1.6%▼0.5%
Profit growth—▲35.4%▲16.9%▲35%
Headcount growth—▲8.3%0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.2m£4.3m£5m£7.9m
Net assets£2.3m£2.7m£2.9m£3.4m
Fixed assets£629k£562k£546k£506k
Current assets£7m£8m£9.2m£11.1m
Debtors£3.9m£2.8m£2.7m£2.7m
Deferred income£525k£647k£724k£941k
Cash from operations−£1m——−£4m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
18.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
33.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£222k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£40.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−218.6%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
5.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
10.9%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
31.2%
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
▲16%
Now £3.4m
Cash at bank
▲59%
Now £7.9m
Headcount
0%
Now 39
Deferred income
▲30%
Now £941k
Fixed assets
▼7%
Now £506k

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

  1. Vinci S.A. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Vinci Energies UK Holding Limited75–100%
  3. CDD Automation Solutions Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (17)

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 £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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