CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Active
Company number 02039109Private limited companyIncorporated 1986

Key figures

£21,102,000
Net assets 2024

† CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 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

Sector comparison

SIC 77291

Where the company stands among the 1,398 active companies whose first SIC code is 77291 (Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment).

Net assets£21,102,000
Higher than 99% · median £7,579
Total assets£49,940,000
Higher than 99% · median £34,431
Cash£19,000
Around the median · median £19,000
Employees176
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age40.3 years
Older than 99% · median 4.2 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MBS LIGHTING UK LIMITED£31.2m
  2. CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED£21.1m
  3. ES BROADCAST HIRE LTD£15.6m
  4. VSS LIMITED£13m
  5. BRITANNIA ROW PRODUCTIONS LIMITED£12.9m
  6. F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED£12.4m
  7. TAIT STAGES LIMITED£7.4m
  8. ADI UK LIMITED£6.6m
  9. LIGHTS CONTROL RIGGING PRODUCTIONS LTD£6.6m
  10. ABSOLUTE AUDIO VISUAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED£6.5m

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 1,398. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02039109. It was incorporated on 21 Jul 1986. Its status is active. The registered office is in Crawley (RH10). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment (77291), other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990), support activities to performing arts (90020).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Turnover was £54,819,000. Profit for the year was £31,000. Net assets were £21,102,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £19,000. Total assets were £49,940,000 and total liabilities £27,769,000. The company had an average of 176 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,398 active companies whose first SIC code is 77291: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £7,579). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £34,431). By cash it is around the median of them (£19,000). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 4.2 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2021. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £2.6m. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 37 days to pay suppliers, and 70% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 5 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 12 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2024
2024 †
Turnover54,819,000
Profit for the year31,000
Cash at bank and in hand19,000
Total assets49,940,000
Total liabilities27,769,000
Net assets / total equity21,102,000
Average number of employees176

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

5 contracts

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2021. The 4 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £2.6m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers5
Nottingham Trent University (NTU)
1 contract · £1.4m
Science Museum Group
1 contract · £761.5k
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London
1 contract · £346.8k
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
1 contract · £28.2k
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
1 contract
Contracts
  1. TOMORROW GALLERY AV Hardware IntegratorScience Museum Group · £761,488 · runs until Apr 2027
  2. Hire Led Video Wall1 Led Video Surtitle Screen1 Video control & playback‡The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · £28,180
  3. RHUL-25059 Delivery of a Converged Media Production Stage Solution for R&D by the UK Creative SectorsRoyal Holloway and Bedford New College · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £4,080,307 in total · runs until Mar 2029
  4. DaDA Virtual Production Studio‡Nottingham Trent University (NTU) · £1,430,000
  5. Procurement and Installation of an LED (Light Emitting Diode) Video Wall for Virtual Productions Associated Equipment and Services‡Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London · £346,767

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
37 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
70%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 34%
  • 31 to 60 days 60%
  • After 60 days 6%
Earlier periods (4)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
38
31%
76%
30 Jun 2025
38
35%
77%
31 Dec 2024
40
31%
68%
30 Jun 2024
36
39%
65%

View the latest report 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

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, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments, aluminium and iron and steel articles.

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

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

3 events
  1. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £54.8m, net assets £21.1m, 176 employees
  2. Creative Technology Eme Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.