CONTRADO IMAGING LTD.
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Cash
£394K
-9.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£806K
-35.8% vs 2024
Employees
63
-17.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£608K
+10,085.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,118,347 | £12,094,893 | -7.8% | |
| Operating profit | £38,838 | £626,303 | +1,512.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,971 | £608,185 | +10,085.6% | |
| Net profit | £7,606 | £571,141 | +7,409.1% | |
| Cash | £433,235 | £393,627 | -9.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,842,858 | £1,189,675 | -35.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,255,595 | £806,236 | -35.8% | |
| Equity | £1,255,595 | £806,236 | -35.8% | |
| Average employees | 76 | 63 | -17.1% | |
| Wages | £2,586,067 | £2,018,712 | -21.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £25,000 | £12,500 | -50% |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.3% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.1% | 52.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.6% | 65.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.84x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | 1.18x | 34.57x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CONTRADO IMAGING LTD. 2004-04-27 → present
- DIGIPRINTZ LIMITED 2003-02-14 → 2004-04-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Tahas & Co Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis as there is no material uncertainty related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the company to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- CONTRADO IMAGING LTD. · parent
- Contrado Imaging India Private Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Total turnover declined by £1,023,454, representing a 7.80% reduction compared with the preceding year.”
- “company continued to invest in advanced machinery and equipment to enhance product quality and increase production capacity.”
- “shifted its strategic focus towards global markets, particularly the United States, where encouraging progress has been achieved.”
- “company undertook significant measures to streamline overheads and reduce operational expenditure. As a result of these efficiencies, the company achieved an improvement in net profit compared with previous years, despite the reduction in turnover.”
- “main risks and uncertainity facing the business on coming year will be the conitnuing impact of Brexit on European sales.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BUSINESS SETUP LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2014-02-15 | — | — |
| CHILDS, Christopher James Steven | Director | 2003-02-14 | Jun 1964 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARMER, Paul | Secretary | 2003-02-14 | 2003-08-01 |
| ALLIOTTS REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-06-25 | 2014-02-15 |
| KENSINGTON (SECRETARIAL & REGISTRAR) SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-08-01 | 2010-06-25 |
| HARMER, Paul | Director | 2003-02-14 | 2003-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher James Steven Childs | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-06-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-06-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-06-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-27 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-16 | 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
- 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.