PRACTICAL CONTROL LIMITED
Company number 04117809 · Active · Sheffield S9 2RS
PRACTICAL CONTROL LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 04117809) incorporated on 30 November 2000, registered in Sheffield. Its registered activity is manufacture of loaded electronic boards (SIC 26120). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 30 November 2025, showing net assets of £416k and cash of £171k, with 9 employees on average. Net assets rose 18% on the prior period (£352k). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is rising.
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 332 comparable companies in the UK (median £24k, upper quartile £267k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 30 November 2000
- Next accounts due
- 30 August 2027 — in 317 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 14 December 2026 — in 58 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 26120
- Manufacture of loaded electronic boards
- SIC 62012
- Business and domestic software development
- SIC 71122
- Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
- SIC 74100
- Specialised design activities
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- Micro (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 3 periods on record, latest ending 30 November 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £416k | £171k | — | £296k | — | — | 9 |
| 30 November 2024 | £352k | £97k | £118k | — | — | — | 6 |
| 30 November 2023 | £344k | £121k | £89k | — | — | — | 6 |
- Current ratio
- 2.38 — comfortable
- Cash per employee
- £19k
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 93/100 (grade A)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £415,929 at 2025-11-30
- +8 Net assets growing — +18.3% vs prior period
- +8 Comfortable liquidity — Current ratio 2.38
- +4 Cash reserves — Cash £171,308
- +5 Multi-year filing history — 3 periods on record
- +8 Established — Incorporated 2000-11-30 (26 years)
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- Mr Dennis Edward Charles Holdsworth — owns 50–75% of shares · since 6 April 2016
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
Similar companies in Sheffield
Same activity (manufacture of loaded electronic boards), closest in incorporation date.
- ARROW TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED — Rotherham, inc. May 1995
- KINGFIELD ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Chesterfield, inc. Mar 1985
- FOUNDRY ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Sheffield, inc. Jul 2017
- ELECTRONIC AND ENGRAVING SERVICES LIMITED — Hellaby, inc. Apr 1982
- FIDELITY AUDIO LIMITED — Doncaster, inc. Nov 2020
- AD ELECTRONIC DESIGN LTD — Rotherham, inc. Aug 2022
Reminders for PRACTICAL CONTROL LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.