How much does Orbital Gas Systems Limited make?

Orbital Gas Systems Limited reported revenue of £30.4m and £3.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Orbital Gas Systems Limited have?

Orbital Gas Systems Limited reported an average of 135 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Orbital Gas Systems Limited profitable?

Yes — Orbital Gas Systems Limited reported a profit of £3.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01868383 · Incorporated 4 Dec 1984

Orbital Gas Systems Limited

Registered name: ORBITAL GAS SYSTEMS LIMITED

Part of Bilfinger Se group

Orbital Gas Systems Limited made £30.4m revenue and £3.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Orbital Gas Systems Limited’s revenue was £30.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.3m profit and 135 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment” and is based in Near Stone; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 26512Manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment

Status: Active
Location: Near Stone, West Midlands
Age: 41 yrs · since 1984
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. From the filing: “The immediate parent company is considered to be nZero Group Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. The ultimate controlling party of the company is Bilfinger SE.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£30.4m

Growth —

Profit

£3.3m

Growth —

Profit margin

11%

Gross 35.3%

Employees

135

Change —

Profit / employee

£24.8k

Revenue/employee £225k

Profitable streak

3yrs

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 to	30 Sep 2023	30 Sep 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.3m	£15.1m	£30.4m
Cost of sales	£7.9m	£9.4m	£19.7m
Gross profit	£4.4m	£5.7m	£10.7m
Operating profit	£198k	£1.5m	£3.5m
Profit before tax	£215k	£1.6m	£3.7m
Profit after tax	£524k	£2.6m	£3.3m
Profit (best available)	£524k	£2.6m	£3.3m
Staff costs	£4.7m	£5m	£9.8m
Employees (average)	95	106	135
Ratios
Profit margin	4.3%	17.4%	11%
Gross margin	35.7%	37.7%	35.3%
Revenue per employee	£130k	£142k	£225k
Profit per employee	£5.5k	£24.7k	£24.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲22.2%	—
Profit growth	—	▲399.1%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲11.6%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.8m	£4.9m	£3.6m
Net assets	£5.4m	£8m	£11.3m
Fixed assets	£62k	£126k	£232k
Current assets	£10.1m	£13.2m	£21.9m
Debtors	£2m	£2.4m	£3m
Deferred income	£3.5m	£3.6m	£8.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 11%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 35.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £225k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £24.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 29.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.9%; 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: —; Now £11.3m
Cash at bank: —; Now £3.6m
Headcount: —; Now 135
Deferred income: —; Now £8.8m
Fixed assets: —; Now £232k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Bilfinger Se (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Bilfinger Northwest Europe Limited75–100%
Bilfinger UK Limited75–100%
Orbital Gas Systems Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (4)

Thyson Technology LimitedRev. £26.7m · Profit £2.9m
Nzero Group LimitedRev. — · Profit £4m
Orbital Gas (Process and Instrumentation) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Thyson Technology Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit £4.4m

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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