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Company No. 01608093 · Incorporated 15 Jan 1982

Optichrome Computer Systems Limited

Registered name: OPTICHROME COMPUTER SYSTEMS LIMITED

Optichrome Computer Systems Limited made £759k revenue and £1.9k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Optichrome Computer Systems Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £759k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.9k profit and 7 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Surrey; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities
Status
Active
Location
Surrey, South East
Age
44 yrs · since 1982
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamCapital-light
Revenue
£759k
Growth ▲3.9%
Profit
£1.9k
Growth ▼90.3%
Profit margin
0.3%
Gross 41.5%
Employees
7
Change ▲16.7%
Profit / employee
£279
Revenue/employee £108k
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 to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£749k£615k£731k£759k
Cost of sales£339k£382k£418k£444k
Gross profit£410k£233k£313k£315k
Operating profit£160k£6.4k£20.1k£217
Profit before tax£160k£6.4k£20.1k£217
Profit after tax£129k£6.5k£20k£1.9k
Profit (best available)£129k£6.5k£20k£1.9k
Employees (average)8767
Ratios
Profit margin17.3%1.1%2.7%0.3%
Gross margin54.8%37.9%42.8%41.5%
Revenue per employee£93.6k£87.9k£122k£108k
Profit per employee£16.2k£922£3.3k£279
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼17.8%▲18.7%▲3.9%
Profit growth—▼95%▲210.2%▼90.3%
Headcount growth—▼12.5%▼14.3%▲16.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£29k£8.1k£5.1k£5.6k
Net assets£1.2m£1.2m£1.2m£1.2m
Fixed assets£6.2k£5.8k£6.4k£5.3k
Current assets£1.9m£1.9m£1.9m£1.9m
Debtors£274k£257k£243k£279k
Deferred income£334k£410k£481k£473k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
41.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£108k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£279
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
62.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
36.7%
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
▲0%
Now £1.2m
Cash at bank
▲9%
Now £5.6k
Headcount
▲17%
Now 7
Deferred income
▼2%
Now £473k
Fixed assets
▼17%
Now £5.3k
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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £1.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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