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 is the producer of Drawing Express and Landscape Express 2D and 3D CAD software packages, based around the use of an intuitive tablet interface. The company specialises in software development, support & training.
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 309 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; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.