ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£8.4m
-48.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£79m
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
105
+5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3m
-8.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,075,224 | £5,154,706 | £5,363,326 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,446,297 | -£4,132,288 | -£4,492,363 | -8.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,787,026 | £3,330,896 | £3,042,213 | -8.7% | |
| Net profit | £5,774,224 | £4,002,130 | £3,212,185 | -19.7% | |
| Cash | £13,397,814 | £16,349,296 | £8,431,705 | -48.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £78,262,995 | £82,115,344 | +4.9% | |
| Net assets | £71,902,214 | £75,890,344 | £79,105,528 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £71,902,214 | £75,890,344 | £79,105,528 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | 100 | 100 | 105 | +5% | |
| Wages | £4,860,159 | £5,059,374 | £5,392,946 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £394,595 | £435,568 | £392,927 | -9.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £15,000 | £37,604 | £41,310 | +9.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £259,171 | £252,078 | £200,277 | -20.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -67.9% | -80.2% | -83.8% | |
| Net margin | 113.8% | 77.6% | 59.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -5.3% | -5.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.4% | |
| Current ratio | 31.51x | 31.16x | 29.68x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the forseeable future, therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis for accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE) · parent
- EC Insurance Holdings Ltd. 100%
- ECA Affinity Services Ltd. 100%
- EC Insurance Services Ltd. 100%
- ESCA Estates Ltd. 57.14%
- British Approvals Service for Cables Ltd 39%
Significant events
- “ECA Limited is the guarantor for the JIB Staff Defined Benefit Pension Scheme. In 2024, the JIB entered into an agreement to secure a Bulk Purchase Annuity. This insurance policy ensures that all benefit obligations are fully covered, thereby transferring the associated financial risk. The pension trustees are now in the process of fully winding up the scheme, subject to the necessary legal and regulatory approval.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 137 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOREMAN, Terence David | Secretary | 2015-09-01 | — | — |
| BRIARS, Paul | Director | 2025-07-21 | Jul 1975 | British |
| DUNWELL, Jonathan Stuart | Director | 2018-04-19 | Mar 1974 | British |
| FOREMAN, Terence David | Director | 2023-01-26 | Feb 1966 | British |
| HAWES, Andrew Robert | Director | 2022-09-06 | May 1981 | British |
| KEENAN, James Christopher | Director | 2025-07-21 | Aug 1957 | British |
| MORLEY, Paul | Director | 2025-09-11 | Jun 1983 | British |
| SMITH, Stuart | Director | 2025-07-21 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 137 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNLEY, Martyn James | Secretary | 2010-10-20 | 2015-09-01 |
| JENNINGS, George William Bryan | Secretary | — | 1997-11-29 |
| LUXTON, Jack Reginald Wynne | Secretary | 1997-11-29 | 2010-10-20 |
| ALLEN, Edward Thomas | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2015-08-31 |
| ASHCROFT, George Frederick Andrew | Director | — | 2000-04-26 |
| BAILEY, Martin Richard | Director | 2008-04-23 | 2025-07-31 |
| BAILEY, Richard Grenville | Director | — | 2011-04-13 |
| BARSEY, Derek Harry | Director | — | 1996-01-24 |
| BARTLEY, David Arthur | Director | — | 2000-01-26 |
| BASHAM, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2010-04-21 | 2011-07-13 |
| BAYNTON, Kenneth Henry | Director | — | 1998-01-28 |
| BELL (SENIOR), John Robert | Director | — | 1994-07-13 |
| BENSON, John | Director | — | 1994-01-26 |
| BRATT, Stephen John | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2010-12-20 |
| BRATT, Stephen John | Director | 2008-04-23 | 2010-12-20 |
| BROOKS, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2013-11-05 | 2016-12-31 |
| BROWN, Edwin Ralph | Director | 1996-01-24 | 1997-07-23 |
| BRYANT, Glenwood | Director | — | 2000-01-26 |
| BURNLEY, Martyn James | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2022-12-31 |
| CLARKE, Andrew Arthur | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2004-04-21 |
| CLEMENS, John | Director | — | 2009-12-09 |
| CLINE, Eric William | Director | — | 1994-01-26 |
| COCKERILL, Desmond Frank | Director | 1993-12-08 | 1998-01-28 |
| CONLEY, Roy Peter | Director | — | 1996-01-24 |
| COUPLAND, Terence Andrew | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2009-12-09 |
| COX, Stephen Martin | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2008-04-23 |
| COX, Stephen Martin | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2002-01-23 |
| CROSBY, Ian Paul | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2011-04-13 |
| CROSBY, Ian Paul | Director | 1996-01-04 | 2003-04-23 |
| CUSSEN, Alan Roy | Director | 1996-01-24 | 2001-04-25 |
| CUSSEN, Alan Roy | Director | — | 1994-01-26 |
| DAVIS, Martin Kennett | Director | 2001-10-24 | 2003-04-23 |
| DAWSON, Peter | Director | 1994-01-26 | 2004-04-21 |
| DEFALCO, Barry Victor | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2009-09-02 |
| DELANEY, Kevin | Director | 2011-04-13 | 2011-07-13 |
| DENNISON, David N | Director | — | 2004-04-21 |
| DIX, Richard Geoffrey | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2004-10-20 |
| DODSON, Michael George | Director | 1999-04-21 | 2000-04-26 |
| DOUGAL, James Dalgetty | Director | — | 1997-05-29 |
| FAGG, Philip John | Director | 2010-04-21 | 2011-07-13 |
| FAIRBURN, Andrew | Director | 2008-04-23 | 2011-07-13 |
| FELSTEAD, Edward Ernest John | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2000-01-26 |
| FERN, Victoria Maria | Director | 2022-09-06 | 2025-04-16 |
| FORD, Arthur Bryan | Director | — | 2000-01-26 |
| FURNESS, Charles Frederick | Director | — | 1998-01-28 |
| GABB, John Henry | Director | 1994-04-13 | 2000-01-26 |
| GIFFEN, George | Director | — | 1998-01-28 |
| GLASGOW, James Joseph | Director | — | 1994-01-26 |
| GODDARD, Kenneth Rowland | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2004-04-21 |
| HALL, Robert Michael | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2018-01-09 |
| HALL, Robert Michael | Director | 2005-04-20 | 2009-04-22 |
| HARRIS, Ivor Robert | Director | 1994-01-26 | 2002-01-23 |
| HARROWER, John Rex | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2010-07-21 |
| HARROWER, John Rex | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2002-01-23 |
| HARROWER, John Rex | Director | — | 1997-04-23 |
| HARTHERN, Michael William | Director | 2002-01-23 | 2005-12-07 |
| HEMY, John Henzell | Director | 1996-01-24 | 2004-04-21 |
| HILLAND, Michael Raymond | Director | 2005-04-20 | 2011-07-13 |
| HILLS, Angela | Director | 2008-04-23 | 2011-04-13 |
| HILLS, Angela | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2005-12-07 |
| HOLT, Kenneth Anthony | Director | — | 2000-01-26 |
| HOPE, Alastair Robert | Director | 2007-02-14 | 2011-07-13 |
| HOPE, Alastair Robert | Director | 2002-01-23 | 2006-04-26 |
| HOPE, Alistair Robert | Director | 1996-07-17 | 2000-01-26 |
| HOPSON, Lee Jack | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2018-09-04 |
| HOWARD, Roy | Director | — | 2000-01-26 |
| HOWORTH, Jack Raymond | Director | — | 1996-01-24 |
| HUGHES, Peter | Director | 1996-01-24 | 2011-04-13 |
| HURSTHOUSE, Trevor George | Director | 1994-01-26 | 2000-01-26 |
| JACOBS, Robert Michael | Director | 1994-01-26 | 1996-01-24 |
| JOHNSON, Diane Teuna | Director | 2006-07-19 | 2011-07-13 |
| KAVANAGH, Richard Christopher | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2025-02-11 |
| KERR, Patrick | Director | 1992-12-09 | 1996-01-24 |
| KIEFT, David John | Director | 2018-04-19 | 2022-05-20 |
| KIEFT, David John | Director | 2011-04-13 | 2011-07-13 |
| KIMBER, Steve | Director | 2014-09-11 | 2015-11-24 |
| KING, Brian Edwin | Director | 1994-01-26 | 2000-01-26 |
| KOCH, Trevor | Director | 2002-01-23 | 2004-04-21 |
| KRONHEIM, Henry | Director | — | 2000-01-26 |
| LEE, Stephen Bernard | Director | — | 1993-12-08 |
| LEWIS, David Michael | Director | 2007-04-18 | 2011-07-13 |
| LILLEY, Michael Anthony | Director | 2010-04-21 | 2011-07-13 |
| LITTLER, Allan | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2010-04-21 |
| LOWE, Patrick Graham | Director | — | 1994-01-26 |
| LUNDY, Robert | Director | 1996-01-24 | 1999-04-21 |
| LUXTON, Jack Reginald Wynne | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2011-06-22 |
| MCDERMOTT, Andrew John | Director | 2013-04-24 | 2014-07-31 |
| MCDONALD, Harold | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2005-04-20 |
| MCKINNON, Charles Muir | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2005-04-20 |
| MCNAUGHTON, Paul Campbell | Director | 2016-01-06 | 2022-03-17 |
| MCNAUGHTON, Paul Campbell | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2011-07-13 |
| METCALFE, Garry James | Director | 2011-04-13 | 2013-05-21 |
| MOLNAR, Edward Louis | Director | — | 1996-01-24 |
| MONKS, Leslie Joseph | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2005-12-07 |
| MORAN, Kevin Leslie | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2001-04-25 |
| MORGAN, Anthony Thomas | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2006-04-26 |
| MORGAN, Robert Harry | Director | 1993-07-14 | 1998-01-28 |
| MORRIS, Bryn | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2007-04-18 |
| MURLEY, Keith Barry | Director | 2011-04-13 | 2011-07-13 |
| NORTH, Alan Michael | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2009-10-02 |
| PARKIN, Victor Terrance | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2011-04-13 |
| PEARSON, Alun | Director | 2009-07-22 | 2011-07-13 |
| PINNINGTON, James Alfred | Director | — | 1995-04-26 |
| PLUMLEY, Brian Ernest | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2000-01-26 |
| POLLOCK, David Raymond John | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2010-09-30 |
| PRIDHAM, James Raymond | Director | 2022-09-06 | 2025-09-11 |
| READ, Richard John | Director | 1999-04-21 | 2000-01-26 |
| READ, Richard John | Director | — | 1994-01-26 |
| REID, Mervyn Abraham Nicholas | Director | — | 2000-01-26 |
| RHODES, Charles Joseph | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2013-01-22 |
| RHODES, Charles Joseph | Director | 1994-10-12 | 2009-12-09 |
| RICHARDSON, Lisle | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2008-04-23 |
| RING, Edgar Henry | Director | — | 1998-01-28 |
| SALTER, David | Director | 2016-01-06 | 2019-11-12 |
| SAUNDERS, Peter John | Director | 2004-10-20 | 2009-12-09 |
| SAVAGE, Trevor Albert | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2004-04-21 |
| SHARPE, David Victor | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2009-04-22 |
| SHARPE, David Victor | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2000-01-26 |
| SHARPE, David Victor | Director | — | 1994-01-26 |
| SLUMBERS, George Denzil | Director | — | 1994-04-13 |
| SMITH, Michael Douglas | Director | 2010-04-21 | 2012-01-18 |
| SMYTH, Sean Tracy | Director | 2012-05-10 | 2022-09-06 |
| SMYTH, Sean Tracy | Director | 2009-04-22 | 2011-07-13 |
| SOLTS, Russell Antony | Director | 2007-07-18 | 2011-07-13 |
| SUMNER, Philip Mark | Director | 2008-07-23 | 2011-07-13 |
| TAYLOR, Robert Derek | Director | — | 2000-01-26 |
| THOMPSON, Alan James | Director | — | 1998-04-22 |
| THOMPSON, Robert Michael | Director | 2004-10-20 | 2007-04-18 |
| TODD, Graham Malcolm | Director | — | 2000-01-26 |
| VIRR, Kenneth William | Director | — | 1996-07-17 |
| VYNNE, James Edward | Director | 1996-10-16 | 2000-01-26 |
| WALKER, Steven William | Director | 2010-07-21 | 2011-07-13 |
| WARNER, Nigel David | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2002-01-23 |
| WEBB, John Sherwood | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2007-02-14 |
| WEBB, John Sherwood | Director | — | 2000-01-26 |
| WRIGHT, William | Director | 2002-01-23 | 2007-04-18 |
| WRIGHT, William | Director | 1994-07-13 | 2000-01-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 387 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-13 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.