Orbital Management Systems Limited
Registered name: ORBITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED
Part of Orbital Payroll Group Limited groupOrbital Management Systems Limited made £13.7m revenue and £8.1k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Orbital Management Systems Limited’s revenue was £13.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £8.1k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “financial management” and is based in Barnsley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £26.1m | £31.1m | £13.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | £26.1m | £31m | £13.7m |
| Gross profit | — | £67.1k | £101k | £57.5k |
| Operating profit | — | £68.4k | −£5.4k | £9k |
| Profit before tax | — | £66.6k | £1.6m | £9k |
| Profit after tax | — | £51k | £1.6m | £8.1k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £51k | £1.6m | £8.1k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 0.2% | 5.3% | 0.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £26.1m | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | £51k | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £194k | £79.8k | £49.1k | £248k |
| Net assets | −£282k | −£231k | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| Current assets | £698k | £13.9m | £13.9m | £1.6m |
| Debtors | £183k | £168k | £36.1k | £248k |
| Deferred income | — | £14.2k | £11.6k | £62.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 0.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- 0.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.8%
- 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 £1.4m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £248k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £62.4k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Orbital Payroll Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Orbital Management Systems Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Orbital Management Services LimitedRev. £109m · Profit £324k
- Orbital Umbrella LimitedRev. £29.8m · Profit £121k
- Orbital Professional Employment LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £8.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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