TRIAL SYSTEMS LIMITED
Company number 01994310 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Trial Systems Limited, a 38-year-old niche CAD software provider based in Burton-on-Trent, has experienced a significant financial deterioration in FY2026, with shareholders' funds declining by 41% and cash reserves falling by 63% — well below typical performance benchmarks for UK small IT service businesses. Operating with just 7 employees in a market increasingly dominated by SaaS delivery models and well-resourced incumbents, the company's tablet-interface differentiation has been progressively eroded. The financial trajectory suggests urgent strategic review is needed to address what appears to be a fundamental revenue or margin challenge, particularly given the limited working capital headroom now available.
Shareholders' funds
£156,999
Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1986-03-03
- Employees
- 7 (2026 accounts)
- Registered office
- 11a Faraday Court, Centrum One Hundred, Burton-On-Trent, England, DE14 2WX
- Postcode
- DE14 2WX
- Capital
- 10,002 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-23
- Next due by
- 2027-08-06
Nature of business (SIC)
- 62090 Other information technology service activities
Officers 5 current · 1 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- trial-systems.co.uk
Trial Systems equips architects and designers with rapid 2D/3D tools and natural sketch outputs. Start your free trial today.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| GRADESTREAM LIMITED | 1990-02-05 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 10 EASTGATE BUSINESS CENTRE, EASTERN AVENUE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, DE13 0AT, UNITED KINGDOM | 2019-05-10 |
| 25 ASHBY ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, DE15 0LG, ENGLAND | 2017-11-20 |
| FIRST AVENUE, CENTRUM ONE HUNDRED, BURTON ON TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE14 2WE | 2017-08-29 |
| 9, PEBBLE CLOSE,, TAMWORTH BUSINESS PARK,, AMINGTON, NR. TAMWORTH,, STAFFORDSHIRE. B77 4RD. | 1999-10-13 |
| 1 THE CROFT, MAIN STREET, CLIFTON CAMPVILLE, NR TAMWORTH STAFFS B78 3TX | 1990-03-08 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 310 similar companies in DE
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (7 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1986.
Competitors Derby
This company ranks 50 among other information technology service activities in Derby.
The class of 1986
50%
of the 18,365 companies incorporated in 1986 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.