How much does Contemporary Controls Ltd make?

Contemporary Controls Ltd reported revenue of £238k and a loss of £65.8k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Contemporary Controls Ltd have?

Contemporary Controls Ltd reported an average of 2 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Contemporary Controls Ltd profitable?

No — Contemporary Controls Ltd reported a loss of £65.8k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03196119 · Incorporated 9 May 1996

Contemporary Controls Ltd

Registered name: CONTEMPORARY CONTROLS LTD

Part of Contemporary Control Systems Inc group

Contemporary Controls Ltd made £238k revenue and a £65.8k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Contemporary Controls Ltd’s revenue fell 36% to £238k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £65.8k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “information technology consultancy activities” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62020Information technology consultancy activities SIC 62090Other information technology service activities

Status: Active
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Age: 30 yrs · since 1996
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 immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is Contemporary Control Systems Inc. The address of the parent company is 2431 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, Illinois, United States of America.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-light

Revenue

£238k

Growth ▼35.7%

Profit

−£65.8k

Growth ▼439.4%

Profit margin

−27.7%

Gross 51.1%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£32.9k

Revenue/employee £119k

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 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£478k	£485k	£370k	£238k
Cost of sales	£229k	£229k	£146k	£116k
Gross profit	£249k	£256k	£224k	£122k
Operating profit	£35.7k	£71.2k	£17.7k	−£67k
Profit before tax	£36.8k	£73k	£19.4k	−£65.8k
Profit after tax	£36.8k	£73k	£19.4k	−£65.8k
Profit (best available)	£36.8k	£73k	£19.4k	−£65.8k
Employees (average)	2	2	2	2
Ratios
Profit margin	7.7%	15%	5.2%	−27.7%
Gross margin	52.1%	52.7%	60.6%	51.1%
Revenue per employee	£239k	£243k	£185k	£119k
Profit per employee	£18.4k	£36.5k	£9.7k	−£32.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲1.6%	▼23.8%	▼35.7%
Profit growth	—	▲98.3%	▼73.4%	▼439.4%
Headcount growth	—	0%	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£54.8k	£54.5k	£52k	£168k
Net assets	£167k	£240k	£259k	£193k
Fixed assets	£701	£295	£23	£510
Current assets	£397k	£374k	£357k	£282k
Debtors	£65.8k	£33.9k	£33k	£31.3k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −27.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 51.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £119k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£32.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.2%; 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: ▼25%; Now £193k
Cash at bank: ▲224%; Now £168k
Headcount: 0%; Now 2
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲2117%; Now £510

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Contemporary Control Systems Inc (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Contemporary Controls Ltdthis 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 −£65.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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