TREND CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-15 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-01
Watchouts
Cash
£4K
0% vs 2023
Net assets
£30M
+31.7% vs 2023
Employees
187
-1.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6M
-10.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- TREND CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED 2000-12-29 → present
- CARADON TREND LIMITED 1994-03-17 → 2000-12-29
- TREND CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED 1985-07-22 → 1994-03-17
- SWAYPRESS LIMITED 1982-09-16 → 1985-07-22
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £60,967,000 | £64,948,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,114,000 | £2,890,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,969,000 | £6,239,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,270,000 | £4,273,000 | |
| Cash | £4,000 | £4,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,272,000 | £144,000 | |
| Net assets | £22,809,000 | £30,042,000 | |
| Equity | £22,809,000 | £30,042,000 | |
| Average employees | 190 | 187 | |
| Wages | £9,065,000 | £9,449,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 8.6% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -166.2% | 2006.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95x | 0.96x | |
| Interest cover | 0.36x | 0.45x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework'
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources, including support from Honeywell International Inc. to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. While considering the ability of the ultimate parent company to provide financial support, the director has reviewed the 2024 and through 2025 to the date of this report the financial performance of Honeywell International Inc. as well as representations and initiatives of Honeywell Executive Leadership. As part of his consideration, the director has acknowledged the cost control measures already taken across Honeywell International Inc., the group's cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balance at 30 September 2025 of $13.4 billion.”
Significant events
- “On 30 April 2023, the company ceased its Trend Advance service line of business operation, as it no longer fits the BMS go to market strategy and profitability profile.”
- “The company has a commercial lease in Horsham, UK which commenced on 26 December 2015, and expired in March 2025. On 9 June 2025, this contract was extended until March 2028.”
- “A new lease was signed at a second location in Horsham on 28 November 2024. The lease commenced from 1 January 2025 and will expire on 31 December 2027.”
- “In June 2023, the UK High Court issued a ruling in the case of Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pension Trustees II Limited and others relating to the validity of certain historical pension changes. This case may have implications for other defined benefit schemes in the UK. An appeal of the case was heard in late June 2024 and the judgment was handed down on 25 July 2024, which confirmed the initial High Court ruling. The Company is aware of this legal ruling and is assessing whether there is any potential impact upon the Company although currently no conclusion has been reached therefore no quantification of any potential impact has been determined.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORBELL-THOMPSON, Madeleine | Director | 2009-01-26 | Jul 1976 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURHAM, Stephen Patrick | Secretary | — | 1994-10-03 |
| RICHARDSON, Karen | Secretary | 1994-10-03 | 2005-03-31 |
| VAN KULA III, George | Secretary | 2005-03-31 | 2005-06-30 |
| EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-06-30 | 2008-06-30 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-06-30 | 2016-01-29 |
| BANCROFT, Paul Andrew | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1993-12-23 |
| CASEY, Terence | Director | — | 1993-11-15 |
| COHEN, Daniel Charles | Director | 1994-01-06 | 1995-11-27 |
| COOPER, Jonathan Denis | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2012-05-01 |
| D'AGOSTINO, Stefano | Director | 2019-10-02 | 2024-01-31 |
| DARKES, Timothy Nathan | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2008-02-22 |
| DAVISON, Michael John | Director | 1996-01-26 | 1998-10-01 |
| DELVE, Martin Christopher | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2004-06-29 |
| DOWSETT, Michael John | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1994-01-10 |
| DRAKESMITH, Nicholas Timon | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2005-06-30 |
| DURHAM, Stephen Patrick | Director | 2006-02-03 | 2006-04-30 |
| DURHAM, Stephen Patrick | Director | 1992-01-23 | 2006-02-03 |
| ERKILIC, Mehmet | Director | 2016-12-09 | 2018-01-31 |
| FOSTER, Adam | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2005-04-01 |
| FRASER, Grant William | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2016-12-09 |
| HOLT, Martin John | Director | 1997-09-29 | 2001-04-30 |
| IBBETSON, Daniel Frederick | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2005-12-02 |
| JONES, Timothy Charles | Director | 2002-02-22 | 2003-07-31 |
| KELLY, Mark Jonathan Warwick | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2004-06-11 |
| KENDLER, Hayden Brian, Dr | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| MALCHEREK, Ernst Robert | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2009-01-26 |
| MILLS, Robert John Henry | Director | 1994-07-25 | 1996-01-26 |
| MOLZAHN, Sven Eric | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-09-01 |
| MORAN, Mark | Director | 1995-09-25 | 1997-09-26 |
| MOSS, Andrew John | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-09-11 |
| MURPHY, Kevin Paul | Director | 1997-09-29 | 2000-04-30 |
| PADDOCK, Andrew Justin | Director | 2018-05-31 | 2019-10-25 |
| POSSIDONIO DE SILVA ANDRADE, Jose Rui | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2009-01-26 |
| RACE, Eric | Director | — | 1993-04-13 |
| RAY, John William | Director | 1992-01-02 | 1993-04-13 |
| REES, Graeme Robert | Director | 2013-08-27 | 2018-05-31 |
| RICHARDS, Allan | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2011-02-21 |
| RYLATT, Robert Frederick Fulford | Director | 1997-09-29 | 2005-06-30 |
| RYLATT, Robert Frederick Fulford | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| SEDDON, Andrew David | Director | 1998-08-03 | 1999-06-25 |
| SHORD, Richard Ashley | Director | — | 2004-01-29 |
| SIFORD, Neil Edward | Director | 1999-06-25 | 2002-02-22 |
| THORN, Andrew John | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2013-08-12 |
| TILMAN, David Ward | Director | 1994-12-29 | 1995-12-22 |
| TOCHET, Peter Louis | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2008-02-22 |
| WELLS, Anthony William | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| WHITEHEAD, Colin Bernard | Director | — | 1998-11-13 |
| WOOTTON, Loretta | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2020-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novar Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-22 | Ceased 2024-11-20 |
| Novar Electrical Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-22 |
| Novar Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 258 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+6.5%
£60,967,000 £64,948,000
-
Cash
0%
£4,000 £4,000
-
Net assets
+31.7%
£22,809,000 £30,042,000
-
Employees
-1.6%
190 187
-
Operating profit
+36.7%
£2,114,000 £2,890,000
-
Profit before tax
-10.5%
£6,969,000 £6,239,000
-
Wages
+4.2%
£9,065,000 £9,449,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers