Core Technology Systems (U.K.) Limited
Registered name: CORE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS (U.K.) LIMITED
Core Technology Systems (U.K.) Limited made £13.8m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Core Technology Systems (U.K.) Limited’s revenue was £13.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1m profit and 85 employees. The company is classified under “business and domestic software development” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1990
- 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 is controlled by Conor Callanan.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £13.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | −£8.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1m |
| Profit after tax | — | −£674k | −£65.9k | £1m |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£674k | −£65.9k | £1m |
| Employees (average) | 52 | 54 | 79 | 85 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 7.4% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 36.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £162k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£12.5k | −£834 | £11.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.9% | ▲46.3% | ▲7.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £521k | £193k | £426k | — |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £432k | £716k | — |
| Fixed assets | £2.8m | £2m | £3.1m | — |
| Current assets | £2.5m | £2.6m | £2.2m | — |
| Debtors | £2m | £1.5m | £1.6m | — |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 36.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £162k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 85
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Company Net LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Velocity IT LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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