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Company No. 01141329 · Incorporated 24 Oct 1973

Control Union (UK) Limited

Registered name: CONTROL UNION (UK) LIMITED

Control Union (UK) Limited made £4.5m revenue and £574k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Control Union (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £4.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £574k profit. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in Winchester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Winchester, South East
Age
53 yrs · since 1973
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverage
Revenue
£4.5m
Growth ▲5.2%
Profit
£574k
Growth ▲53.9%
Profit margin
12.7%
Gross 70%
Employees
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Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£4.8m£4.3m£4.5m
Cost of sales−£2.4m−£1.6m−£1.4m
Gross profit£2.4m£2.7m£3.2m
Operating profit−£265k£439k£615k
Profit before tax−£315k£373k£590k
Profit after tax−£315k£373k£574k
Profit (best available)−£315k£373k£574k
Employees (average)3932—
Ratios
Profit margin−6.6%8.7%12.7%
Gross margin49.8%63.3%70%
Revenue per employee£123k£134k—
Profit per employee−£8.1k£11.7k—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼10.5%▲5.2%
Profit growth——▲53.9%
Headcount growth—▼17.9%—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
12.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
70%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
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Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
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Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
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Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
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Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
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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
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Cash at bank
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Headcount
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Deferred income
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Fixed assets
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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £574k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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