GROUND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES UK LTD
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Cash
£719K
+155% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.4M
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
73
+4.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£539K
-78.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,892,000 | £26,514,000 | £29,561,000 | +11.5% | |
| Operating profit | £391,000 | £3,056,000 | £1,539,000 | -49.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £623,000 | £2,515,000 | £539,000 | -78.6% | |
| Net profit | £520,000 | £1,601,000 | £282,000 | -82.4% | |
| Cash | £1,034,000 | £282,000 | £719,000 | +155% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,590,000 | £11,818,000 | £31,970,000 | +170.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,494,000 | £3,095,000 | £3,377,000 | +9.1% | |
| Equity | £1,494,000 | £3,095,000 | £3,377,000 | +9.1% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 70 | 73 | +4.3% | |
| Wages | £3,594,000 | £3,768,000 | £4,419,000 | +17.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £75,000 | £3,732,000 | +4,876% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.6% | 11.5% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 6.0% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.4% | 25.9% | 4.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.16x | 2.05x | 3.75x | |
| Interest cover | 1.61x | 2.94x | 0.78x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- GROUND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES UK LTD 2022-08-11 → present
- WIRELESS INNOVATION LIMITED 2004-09-23 → 2022-08-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has performed a rigorous assessment of the business's forecasts and projections at a group level and taken into account a range of possible trading performance outcomes. It has concluded that the Group will be able to operate for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements were approved. Furthermore, the ultimate parent has expressed their willingness to provide the necessary financial support in an appropriate form should the need arise. Accordingly, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On September 24, 2025, Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS) SAS, incorporated in France, acquired 100% of the share capital of Ground Control Technologies Holdings Limited via its wholly owned subsidiary Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS) UK Limited, incorporated in the United Kingdom. As part of this transaction, management bonuses were paid and professional fees were incurred of £1,033,000. Given the size and non-recurring nature of these costs, the Company has presented them as an exceptional item in accordance with FRS 102, to provide a clearer understanding of the underlying performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIMOUZIN, Stéphanie | Director | 2025-09-24 | Apr 1977 | French |
| MACLEOD, Alastair Douglas Gordon | Director | 2020-10-12 | Jul 1966 | British |
| SMITH, Stephen Eliot | Director | 2017-11-20 | Jan 1977 | British |
| THOMAS, Sébastien | Director | 2025-09-24 | Dec 1981 | French |
| TORO, Iva Colom | Director | 2025-09-24 | Mar 1980 | Czech |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROUSE, Philip John | Secretary | 2004-11-03 | 2005-06-07 |
| TREMLETT, Simon D'Arcy | Secretary | 2004-12-08 | 2017-08-17 |
| @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-09-23 | 2004-11-03 |
| BARBER, Kay Alison | Director | 2017-08-17 | 2019-04-30 |
| CLEWS, Darren Paul | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2019-11-20 |
| FLETCHER, Richard John | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2021-09-24 |
| MARTIN, Anthony | Director | 2004-11-03 | 2017-08-17 |
| MARTIN, Jeff | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2017-08-17 |
| POTTER, Oliver James, Mr. | Director | 2024-04-25 | 2025-09-24 |
| ROUSE, Philip John | Director | 2004-11-03 | 2020-07-29 |
| SEARLE, Richard Adam, Mr. | Director | 2024-04-25 | 2025-09-24 |
| TREMLETT, Simon D'Arcy | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2017-08-17 |
| @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-09-23 | 2004-11-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-08-17 | Active |
| Mr Simon D'Arcy Tremlett | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-22 | Ceased 2017-01-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-11 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-08-11 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.