CONTROLACCOUNT LTD
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Cash
£1.4m
+4.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£8m
+23.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
82
+1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.8m
-2.5% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,849,724 | £6,566,208 | £7,818,459 | £6,052,271 | £6,585,429 | £6,920,338 | +5.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,299,948 | £2,897,758 | £3,148,876 | £1,496,209 | £1,848,384 | £1,805,350 | -2.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,274,183 | £2,850,924 | £3,066,865 | £1,506,869 | £1,860,264 | £1,814,147 | -2.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,093,984 | £2,382,663 | £2,612,892 | £1,365,315 | £1,551,845 | £1,507,239 | -2.9% | |
| Cash | £1,616,406 | £2,892,707 | £1,733,622 | £1,656,845 | £1,328,211 | £1,388,894 | +4.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,143,314 | £4,129,307 | £3,844,888 | £5,262,933 | £6,867,253 | £8,437,418 | +22.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,904,220 | £3,776,949 | £3,620,674 | £4,985,989 | £6,537,834 | £8,045,073 | +23.1% | |
| Equity | £1,904,220 | £3,776,949 | £3,620,674 | £4,985,989 | £6,537,834 | £8,045,073 | +23.1% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 80 | 86 | 78 | 81 | 82 | +1.2% | |
| Wages | £1,274,521 | £1,533,331 | £2,077,236 | £2,195,383 | £2,366,314 | £2,644,015 | +11.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £37,505 | £127,961 | £507,703 | £532,317 | £519,688 | £547,453 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £27,879 | £34,231 | £35,742 | +4.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £167,013 | £163,548 | £171,725 | +5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 33.8% | 44.1% | 40.3% | 24.7% | 28.1% | 26.1% | |
| Net margin | 28.4% | 36.3% | 33.4% | 22.6% | 23.6% | 21.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 60.7% | 70.2% | 81.9% | 28.4% | 26.9% | 21.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.1% | 38.5% | 34.7% | 25.6% | 19.9% | 17.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.87x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 49.30x | 61.68x | 36.92x | — | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CONTROLACCOUNT LTD 2022-10-04 → present
- CONTROLACCOUNT LIMITED 2022-09-13 → 2022-10-04
- CONTROLACCOUNT PLC 1992-11-18 → 2022-09-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- CK Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARVEY, David | Secretary | 2008-10-23 | — | British |
| BALL, Graham Arthur Ridgeway | Director | 1992-11-18 | Oct 1950 | British |
| CROUCH, Jemma | Director | 2020-12-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
| HARVEY, David | Director | 2008-10-23 | Feb 1954 | British |
| JEFFERIES, Richard | Director | 2015-01-02 | Nov 1976 | British |
| KNIGHTS, Carla | Director | 2021-01-04 | Feb 1990 | British |
| MITCHELL, Ian Stuart | Director | 2009-07-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Graham Arthur Ridgeway | Secretary | 1992-11-18 | 2008-10-23 |
| HARRINGTON, Michael | Nominee Secretary | 1992-11-18 | 1992-11-18 |
| BALL, Dorothy Ridgeway | Director | 1992-11-18 | 2000-11-12 |
| BATE, Leslie Ian | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2010-12-22 |
| HUSBAND, Paul Martyn | Director | 2008-10-23 | 2019-05-02 |
| JEROME, Donald Raymond | Director | 1996-10-21 | 1999-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Stephanie Ann | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2013-01-02 |
| MORRIS, Ian Leslie | Director | 1993-06-15 | 2008-10-24 |
| ROBERTS, Roland Wyn | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2008-02-12 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-11-18 | 1992-11-18 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-11-18 | 1992-11-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadriver Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-13 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2022-09-13 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-08-28 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-08-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-06 | MISC | miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | |
| 2022-09-13 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2022-09-13 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-13 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.