Sterling Computers Corporation (UK) Ltd
Registered name: STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION (UK) LTD
Sterling Computers Corporation (UK) Ltd made £6.8m revenue and £349k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Sterling Computers Corporation (UK) Ltd’s revenue grew 33% to £6.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £349k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Staines-Upon-Thames; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Staines-Upon-Thames, London
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £248k | £3.1m | £5.1m | £6.8m |
| Cost of sales | £272k | £2.8m | £4.7m | £5.4m |
| Gross profit | −£24.5k | £310k | £372k | £1.3m |
| Operating profit | −£246k | −£100k | −£224k | £267k |
| Profit before tax | −£246k | −£65.7k | −£150k | £394k |
| Profit after tax | −£246k | −£48k | −£113k | £349k |
| Profit (best available) | −£246k | −£48k | −£113k | £349k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −99.3% | −1.6% | −2.2% | 5.2% |
| Gross margin | −9.9% | 10.1% | 7.3% | 20% |
| Revenue per employee | £82.5k | £770k | £1.3m | £751k |
| Profit per employee | −£81.9k | −£12k | −£28.1k | £38.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1144% | ▲65.1% | ▲33% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲33.3% | 0% | ▲125% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £33.6k | £2.8m | £2.1m | £8.7m |
| Net assets | −£190k | −£238k | −£351k | −£2.4k |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £0 | £43.8k |
| Current assets | £159k | £2.8m | £2.8m | £10.7m |
| Debtors | £112k | £5.3k | £595k | £499k |
| Deferred income | £60.4k | £107k | £120k | £6.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £751k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £38.7k
- 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
- 100.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.4%
- 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 −£2.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▲312%
- Now £8.7m
- Headcount
- ▲125%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- ▲5542%
- Now £6.8m
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £43.8k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £349k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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