E C M Systems Limited
Registered name: E C M SYSTEMS LIMITED
Part of Ecm Systems Holdings Limited groupE C M Systems Limited made £13.7m revenue and £3.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
E C M Systems Limited’s revenue grew 21% to £13.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.1m profit and 65 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of electronic components” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 44 yrs · since 1982
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 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) | £10m | £10.5m | £11.4m | £13.7m |
| Cost of sales | £502k | £893k | £1.2m | £1.5m |
| Gross profit | £9.5m | £9.6m | £10.1m | £12.2m |
| Operating profit | £4.9m | £3.9m | £4.5m | £5m |
| Profit before tax | £4.9m | £4m | £4.6m | £5.1m |
| Profit after tax | £4.9m | £1.7m | £3m | £3.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £4.9m | £1.7m | £3m | £3.1m |
| Staff costs | £3m | £3.4m | £3.5m | £3.9m |
| Employees (average) | 63 | 65 | 66 | 65 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 48.5% | 16.1% | 26.3% | 22.8% |
| Gross margin | 95% | 91.5% | 89.1% | 89.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £159k | £162k | £172k | £211k |
| Profit per employee | £77.1k | £26.1k | £45.3k | £48.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5% | ▲8% | ▲20.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼65.1% | ▲76.3% | ▲4.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.2% | ▲1.5% | ▼1.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £7.3m | £5m | £1.8m | £2.4m |
| Net assets | £11m | £6.8m | £9.8m | £13m |
| Fixed assets | £2.2m | £4.6m | £9.9m | £8.6m |
| Current assets | £10m | £6.6m | £4m | £6.7m |
| Debtors | £758k | £886k | £1m | £1.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 22.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 89.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £211k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £48.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 63%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10%
- 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
- ▲32%
- Now £13m
- Cash at bank
- ▲33%
- Now £2.4m
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 65
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼13%
- Now £8.6m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ecm Systems Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- E C M Systems Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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