CHELTON LIMITED

Active
Company number 00896823Private limited companyIncorporated 1967

Key figures

£59,918,000+44.5%
Net assets 2024/25
+44.5%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
020 m40 m60 m2023/242024/25

† CHELTON LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 26309

Where the company stands among the 376 active companies whose first SIC code is 26309 (Manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment).

Turnover£167,457,000
Higher than 93% · median £14,296,036 among 35 that publish turnover
Net assets£59,918,000
Higher than 96% · median £105,995
Total assets£139,141,000
Higher than 97% · median £328,191
Cash£8,319,000
Higher than 95% · median £133,000
Employees411
Higher than 97% · median 2
Company age59.8 years
Older than 97% · median 11.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. LEONARDO UK LTD£2.1bn
  2. TUNSTALL HEALTHCARE (UK) LIMITED£328.8m
  3. MITEL EUROPE LIMITED£141m
  4. KIRINTEC LIMITED£80.6m
  5. CHELTON LIMITED£59.9m
  6. L3HARRIS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS UK LIMITED£42.8m
  7. ETL SYSTEMS LIMITED£40.9m
  8. FILTRONIC PLC£35.4m
  9. ESKAN ELECTRONICS LIMITED£30.2m
  10. DOMO TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS (DTC) LIMITED£27.9m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 376. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CHELTON LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CHELTON LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00896823. It was incorporated on 27 Jan 1967. Its status is active. The registered office is in Marlow (SL7). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment (26309).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £167,457,000. Profit for the year was £66,794,000. Net assets were £59,918,000, up 44.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £8,319,000. Total assets were £139,141,000 and total liabilities £65,644,000. The company had an average of 411 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 376 active companies whose first SIC code is 26309: By turnover it ranks higher than 93% of the 35 that publish turnover (median £14,296,036). By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £105,995). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £328,191). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £133,000). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 2). It is older than 97% of them (median age 11.6 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 8 public sector buyers since 2019. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £202.9m. Its most frequent buyer is West Yorkshire Combined Authority (or such other successor body, company, organisation wh… (2 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £51.5k, mainly from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, paints, dyes and inks, aircraft. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly rubber, electrical equipment, aircraft. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 46 days to pay suppliers, and 43% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 26.5% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 4 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover140,460,000167,457,000
Profit for the year41,988,00066,794,000
Cash at bank and in hand25,683,0008,319,000
Total assets134,456,000139,141,000
Total liabilities67,401,00065,644,000
Net assets / total equity41,472,00059,918,000
Average number of employees414411

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

9 contracts

CHELTON LIMITED is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 8 public sector buyers since 2019. The 5 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £202.9m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers8
West Yorkshire Combined Authority (or such other successor body, company, organisation wh…
2 contracts
ESN eSourcing Portal
1 contract · £100m
Home Office
1 contract · £100m
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
1 contract · £2m
ARP
1 contract · £660k
Contracts
  1. Provision of Tetra Air-To-Ground Radio Device Maintenance and RepairWest Yorkshire Combined Authority (or such other successor body, company, organisation wh… · runs until Dec 2027
  2. Provision of Tetra Air-To-Ground Radio Device Maintenance and RepairWest Yorkshire Combined Authority (or such other successor body, company, organisation wh… · runs until Dec 2027
  3. Air to Ground TETRA GEN3 Support‡ARP · £660,000
  4. Air to Ground TETRA GEN3 Support‡Department of Health & Social Care
  5. National Police Air Service Extension of the existing Air to Ground Communications Support ContractWest Yorkshire Combined Authority · £2,044,325
Show 4 more
  1. SPMAP/0107‡Ministry of Defence · £185,000
  2. Provision of Aircraft Communication System Devices for ESN‡The Secretary of State for the Home Department · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £109,903,262 in total · runs until Aug 2039
  3. Contract Award for the Provision of Aircraft Communication System Devices for ESNESN eSourcing Portal · £100,000,000 · runs until Jan 2031
  4. Contract Award for the Provision of Aircraft Communication System Devices for ESNHome Office · £100,000,000 · runs until Jan 2031

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

2 grants

CHELTON LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2017, together worth £51.5k.

Funders
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
1 grant · £51.5k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant
Grants
  1. EDISON (Electric Drivetrain Integration by Simulation and OptimisatioNDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · −£65 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
  2. FASTDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £51,465 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
46 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
43%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 26%
  • 31 to 60 days 52%
  • After 60 days 22%
Earlier periods (6)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2026
45
31%
40%
30 Sep 2025
48
22%
47%
31 Mar 2025
49
23%
47%
31 Dec 2021
57
15%
86%
30 Jun 2021
59
14%
82%
31 Dec 2020
57
14%
75%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 26.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 22.6% lower
Median bonus pay
women 16.9% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter32.2% womenLower middle26.7% womenUpper middle20% womenUpper pay quarter8.9% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 27.5% lower
women 23.2% lower
2023/24
women 17.1% lower
women 21.5% lower
2022/23
women 25.2% lower
women 22.1% lower
2021/22
women 25.9% lower
women 20.8% lower
2020/21
women 29% lower
women 26.6% lower
2018/19
women 24.6% lower
women 31.4% lower
2017/18
women 26% lower
women 25% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements1
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, paints, dyes and inks, aircraft, optical, medical and measuring instruments and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: rubber, electrical equipment, aircraft, optical, medical and measuring instruments and aluminium.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

7 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £167.5m, net assets £59.9m, 411 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £140.5m, net assets £41.5m, 414 employees
  3. Transdigm European Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Lockman Electronic Holdings Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Lockman Electronic Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Name changed to CHELTON LIMITEDPreviously CHELTON(ELECTROSTATICS)LIMITED
  7. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.