EATON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED

Active
Company number 03012749Private limited companyIncorporated 1995

Key figures

£41,149,000-5.4%
Net assets 2024
-5.4%
Average annual change 2023–2024
020 m40 m60 m20232024

† EATON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 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 27400

Where the company stands among the 960 active companies whose first SIC code is 27400 (Manufacture of electric lighting equipment).

Turnover£9,921,000
Lower than 52% · median £10,048,000 among 41 that publish turnover
Net assets£41,149,000
Higher than 99% · median £41,626
Total assets£69,284,000
Higher than 99% · median £198,887
Cash£4,000
Lower than 85% · median £79,283
Company age31.8 years
Older than 90% · median 9.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. DEXTRA GROUP PLC£45m
  2. EATON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED£41.1m
  3. RITELITE (SYSTEMS) LIMITED£34.6m
  4. CHAUVET EUROPE LIMITED£31.7m
  5. COLLINGWOOD LIGHTING LIMITED£25.7m
  6. SHIRES HOLDINGS LIMITED£19.4m
  7. WHITECROFT LIGHTING LIMITED£14.7m
  8. BRITISH ELECTRIC LAMPS LIMITED£14.5m
  9. VERTICALLY URBAN HOLDINGS LIMITED£14.2m
  10. HOLOPHANE EUROPE LIMITED£12.2m

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 960. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: EATON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

EATON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03012749. It was incorporated on 23 Jan 1995. Its status is active. The registered office is in Slough (SL1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of electric lighting equipment (27400).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £9,921,000. Loss for the year was £4,553,000. Net assets were £41,149,000, down 5.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,000. Total assets were £69,284,000 and total liabilities £28,135,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 960 active companies whose first SIC code is 27400: By turnover it ranks lower than 52% of the 41 that publish turnover (median £10,048,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £41,626). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £198,887). By cash it ranks lower than 85% of them (median £79,283). It is older than 90% of them (median age 9.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from University of Leeds. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £200k.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, copper, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly copper, electrical equipment, plastics. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 77 days to pay suppliers, and 28% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2020/21 shows median hourly pay for women 27.8% lower than for men.

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 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2023–2024
2023 †2024 †
Turnover46,443,0009,921,000
Profit for the year675,000-4,553,000
Cash at bank and in hand13,0004,000
Total assets13,00069,284,000
Total liabilities—28,135,000
Net assets / total equity43,475,00041,149,000

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

1 contract

EATON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from University of Leeds. Its published value is £200k.

Contract
  1. Emergency Lighting (Inspection & Testing)‡University of Leeds · £200,000

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
77 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
28%
Standard payment terms
7–120 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 14%
  • 31 to 60 days 43%
  • After 60 days 43%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
76
16%
25%
30 Jun 2025
91
13%
30%
31 Dec 2024
82
15%
25%
30 Jun 2024
88
14%
25%
30 Jun 2022
71
15%
66%
31 Dec 2021
66
15%
68%
30 Jun 2021
67
16%
69%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2020/21
Median hourly pay
women 27.8% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 30.3% lower
Median bonus pay
women 21.1% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter75% womenLower middle44% womenUpper middle31% womenUpper pay quarter20% women
Earlier years (3)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2019/20
women 32.7% lower
women 35.7% lower
2018/19
women 30.8% lower
women 36.9% lower
2017/18
women 30.4% lower
women 37.1% 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

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: iron and steel articles, copper, electrical equipment, plastics and aluminium.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: copper, electrical equipment, plastics, iron and steel articles and rubber.

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

6 events
  1. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £9.9m, net assets £41.1m
  2. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £46.4m, net assets £43.5m
  3. Eaton Industries (U.K.) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to EATON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS LIMITEDPreviously COOPER LIGHTING AND SAFETY LIMITED
  5. Name changed to COOPER LIGHTING AND SAFETY LIMITEDPreviously COOPER LIGHTING AND SECURITY LIMITED
  6. 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.