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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-05-26 (this month)

Last made up 2025-05-12

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£2M

+86.3% vs 2023

Net assets

£4M

+17% vs 2023

Employees

54

+12.5% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£957K

-11.7% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS LIMITED 2005-03-30 → present
  2. ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS EUROPE, LIMITED 1996-03-18 → 2005-03-30
  3. ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS, LIMITED 1995-05-12 → 1996-03-18

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £37,855,305£30,923,542
Operating profit £1,084,210£1,413,717
Profit before tax £1,084,210£957,349
Net profit £818,809£639,357
Cash £1,223,379£2,278,954
Total assets less current liabilities £5,436,947£15,198,057
Net assets £3,753,480£4,392,837
Equity £3,753,480£4,392,837
Average employees 4854
Wages £2,779,876£3,608,332

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 2.9%4.6%
Net margin 2.2%2.1%
Return on capital employed 19.9%9.3%
Current ratio 2.07x1.97x
Interest cover 3.10x

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 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
BDO LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting, in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

  1. ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS LIMITED · parent
    1. Electronic Theatre Controls Srl 1% · Italy · sales office for Southern Europe

Significant events

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
O'GRADY, Gerard Secretary 1998-05-28 Irish
CYMBALAK, Julianne, Director Director 2017-09-05 Feb 1965 American
EVERTS, Corey Dale Director 2026-03-05 Dec 1975 American
FOSTER, James Raymond Director 2025-03-03 Jun 1991 American
O'GRADY, Gerard Director 1998-05-28 Jun 1961 Irish
Show 13 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1995-05-12 1998-05-28
ACKER, Margaret Director 1995-05-12 2005-01-16
BENNETTE, Adam Charles Director 1995-05-12 2022-02-01
CATTERALL, David Director 1998-05-28 1999-01-05
DOWNS, Steve Director 2004-05-07 2017-09-05
ED, Peter Bernhard Director 2000-04-06 2001-10-18
FOSTER, Fred Director 1995-05-12 2015-07-13
GALLINGHOUSE, William Director 1996-05-15 1998-02-16
LOWE, Michael George Director 2000-04-01 2001-03-27
STOKHOLM, Tim Director 1999-04-01 2000-05-31
TITUS, Richard Director 1995-05-12 2026-03-05
VANDEN BURGT, Robert Director 1995-05-12 2004-04-30
LEA YEAT LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1995-05-12 1995-05-12

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr James Foster Individual Significant influence 2026-03-05 Active
Mr Richard Titus Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2026-03-05
Fred Raynond Foster Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2019-02-08

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 130 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-03-12 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-03-05 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-03-05 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2026-03-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-07-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-06-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-03-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-11-21 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2024-10-25 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2024-08-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-06-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-07-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-06-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-02-04 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-07-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-07-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-11-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-06-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
6

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

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

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

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