ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3M
+86.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£4.4M
+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
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-26.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,855,305 | £30,923,542 | -18.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,084,210 | £1,413,717 | +30.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,084,210 | £957,349 | -11.7% | |
| Net profit | £818,809 | £639,357 | -21.9% | |
| Cash | £1,223,379 | £2,278,954 | +86.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,436,947 | £15,198,057 | +179.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,753,480 | £4,392,837 | +17% | |
| Equity | £3,753,480 | £4,392,837 | +17% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 54 | +12.5% | |
| Wages | £2,779,876 | £3,608,332 | +29.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £146,898 | £147,008 | +0.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.9% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.9% | 9.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.07x | 1.97x | |
| 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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS LIMITED 2005-03-30 → present
- ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS EUROPE, LIMITED 1996-03-18 → 2005-03-30
- ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS, LIMITED 1995-05-12 → 1996-03-18
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
- ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS LIMITED · parent
- Electronic Theatre Controls Srl 100%
Significant events
- “On 2 January 2025, the Denmark branch was closed.”
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 | |
| 2026-03-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.