How much does Smoke Control Services Limited make?

Smoke Control Services Limited reported revenue of £6.9m and a loss of £87.1k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Smoke Control Services Limited have?

Smoke Control Services Limited reported an average of 53 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Smoke Control Services Limited profitable?

No — Smoke Control Services Limited reported a loss of £87.1k in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 02776224 · Incorporated 23 Dec 1992

Smoke Control Services Limited

Registered name: SMOKE CONTROL SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Systemair Ab group

Smoke Control Services Limited made £6.9m revenue and a £87.1k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Smoke Control Services Limited’s revenue fell 46% to £6.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £87.1k and 53 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Cardiff; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.SIC 49319Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)

Status: Active
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Age: 33 yrs · since 1992
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 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£6.9m

Growth ▼45.9%

Profit

−£87.1k

Growth ▼110.7%

Profit margin

−1.3%

Gross 34.8%

Employees

Change ▼1.8%

Profit / employee

−£1.6k

Revenue/employee £131k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.1m	£14.2m	£12.8m	£6.9m
Cost of sales	£8.7m	£10.3m	£8.4m	£4.5m
Gross profit	£3.4m	£3.8m	£4.4m	£2.4m
Profit before tax	£1m	£1.2m	£1.1m	−£116k
Profit after tax	£931k	£980k	£814k	−£87.1k
Profit (best available)	£931k	£980k	£814k	−£87.1k
Staff costs	£2.9m	£3.1m	£2.2m	£1.9m
Employees (average)	61	59	54	53
Ratios
Profit margin	7.7%	6.9%	6.4%	−1.3%
Gross margin	28.4%	27.1%	34.3%	34.8%
Revenue per employee	£199k	£240k	£237k	£131k
Profit per employee	£15.3k	£16.6k	£15.1k	−£1.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲16.7%	▼9.7%	▼45.9%
Profit growth	—	▲5.3%	▼17%	▼110.7%
Headcount growth	—	▼3.3%	▼8.5%	▼1.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£173k	£399k	£1.3m	£0
Net assets	£4.6m	£5.6m	£6.4m	£6.3m
Fixed assets	£23k	£32.2k	£41.2k	£0
Current assets	£7.6m	£9.6m	£10.2m	£6.4m
Debtors	£2.9m	£4m	£3.1m	£0
Deferred income	£236k	£350k	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 34.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £131k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0%; 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 £6.3m
Cash at bank: ▼100%; Now £0
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 53
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼100%; Now £0

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Systemair Ab (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
SCS Engineering Limited75–100%
Smoke Control Services 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 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£87.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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