EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS ABROAD LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2M
-47.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.9M
-42.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
130
-10.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2M
+14.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,627,000 | £14,453,000 | £14,441,000 | -0.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£5,047,000 | -£2,146,000 | -£1,971,000 | +8.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£5,021,000 | -£2,330,000 | -£1,993,000 | +14.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,817,000 | £2,125,000 | -£682,000 | — | -£2,258,000 | -£1,993,000 | +11.7% | |
| Cash | £6,466,000 | £8,421,000 | £2,111,000 | £5,640,000 | £4,223,000 | £2,220,000 | -47.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,474,000 | £16,369,000 | £15,728,000 | £5,878,000 | £3,628,000 | £2,078,000 | -42.7% | |
| Net assets | £10,291,000 | £13,523,000 | £14,293,000 | £5,440,000 | £3,309,000 | £1,908,000 | -42.3% | |
| Equity | £10,291,000 | £13,523,000 | £14,293,000 | £5,440,000 | £3,309,000 | £1,908,000 | -42.3% | |
| Average employees | 110 | 0 | 105 | 150 | 145 | 130 | -10.3% | |
| Wages | £5,029,000 | £5,537,000 | — | £9,425,000 | £7,184,000 | £6,033,000 | -16% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £332,000 | — | £786,000 | £302,000 | £170,000 | -43.7% |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -34.5% | -14.8% | -13.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -15.6% | -13.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -85.9% | -59.2% | -94.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 64.9% | 74.0% | 83.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.16x | 0.97x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -56.47x | -31.79x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months from the date these financial statements were approved.”
Group structure
- EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS ABROAD LIMITED · parent
- ECA International LLC 100%
- ECA International Limited 100%
- ECA International PTY 100%
- ECA International (Investments) Limited 100%
- ECA Limited 100%
- Tracker Software Technologies (Ireland) Limited 86.33%
Significant events
- “During FY25, the Group completed the full buy-out and removal of its £8.4m gross defined benefit pension liability.”
- “Subsequent to the year end in early 2026, the group increased its shareholding in Tracker Software Technologies (Ireland) Ltd, increasing its ownership from 86.33% to 100%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH, Mark | Director | 2024-12-03 | Aug 1975 | British |
| BROWNING, Gary | Director | 2017-09-01 | Dec 1960 | British |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR, Richard Edward John | Secretary | — | 2000-09-14 |
| MANN, Ian | Secretary | 2000-09-14 | 2005-09-27 |
| MORTON, Adizatu | Secretary | 2005-09-27 | 2023-04-28 |
| BARBAKKEN, Per | Director | 1998-11-24 | 2003-11-25 |
| BEATON, David Michael | Director | — | 1997-11-25 |
| BOYLES, Peter William | Director | 2005-09-27 | 2006-07-10 |
| BROWN, Thomas Francis Robertson | Director | 2002-11-26 | 2003-11-25 |
| BURKART, Guido Joseph | Director | 2005-01-24 | 2017-05-31 |
| CHAMBERS, Graham | Director | 1993-11-11 | 1994-11-15 |
| CHESTERS, Alan | Director | 1994-04-25 | 1999-11-24 |
| CLARK, David Stewart | Director | — | 1997-06-01 |
| CUTLER, Robert Philip | Director | 2009-02-24 | 2018-11-20 |
| DALE, Geoffrey | Director | — | 1993-11-11 |
| DE LEEUW, John Davis | Director | 1995-11-14 | 1997-11-25 |
| DE SOET, Cornelis | Director | 1999-11-24 | 2004-11-25 |
| DICKSON, Christopher Roy | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2002-11-26 |
| EBERLE, Louis | Director | 1994-02-22 | 1997-11-25 |
| ERIKSSON, Bo Lennart Stefan | Director | 1996-11-12 | 1998-11-24 |
| FREDERIKS, Jan Adri | Director | 1995-11-14 | 1998-11-24 |
| GEERLINGS-BON, Louise Hendrika Maria | Director | 1992-11-05 | 1995-11-14 |
| GILL, Ian Martin | Director | 1997-11-25 | 2002-11-26 |
| GRAHAM, Alexander Michael, Sir | Director | 1992-11-05 | 2005-11-24 |
| GRAHAM, Peter Alfred, Sir | Director | — | 1994-06-14 |
| HAWKSWORTH, Alan Henry | Director | — | 1993-11-11 |
| HOBBS, Peter Thomas Goddard | Director | 1993-02-25 | 1993-11-11 |
| KEATES, William Barry | Director | 1995-11-14 | 1995-11-14 |
| KEATES, William Barry | Director | — | 2007-11-22 |
| KEMP, Harriet Grace | Director | 2008-05-06 | 2014-11-27 |
| KEMP, Harriet Grace | Director | 2004-11-25 | 2008-04-30 |
| KLACKENBERG, Tom Lars | Director | 2000-01-20 | 2004-11-25 |
| KNAAPEN, Henricus Johannes Josephus | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2008-01-24 |
| KUIVALAINEN, Kirsi Marja | Director | 1993-11-11 | 1996-11-12 |
| LISTER, Harry Malcolm | Director | 2006-07-10 | 2015-11-17 |
| MACLEOD, Alison | Director | 2002-11-26 | 2013-11-07 |
| MACPHERSON, Ronald Thomas Stewart, Sir | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| MAHER, Michael | Director | 1995-08-18 | 1995-10-23 |
| MAJOR, Richard Edward John | Director | 1995-09-26 | 2000-09-14 |
| MANN, Ian | Director | 1996-11-12 | 2006-09-30 |
| MANN, Ian | Director | 1995-02-27 | 1996-04-26 |
| MEAKIN, Robert Ian | Director | 1993-11-11 | 1996-10-31 |
| MINKLEY, Ian Alexander | Director | 1996-11-12 | 1999-11-24 |
| NAMIKI, Takanori | Director | 1996-11-12 | 2001-11-27 |
| PROFFITT, Michael | Director | 2012-11-15 | 2023-04-28 |
| RANKIN, James Connal Scotland | Director | 2005-11-27 | 2013-02-12 |
| RANKIN, James Connal Scotland | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2005-09-27 |
| RIDGWELL, Ian Scott | Director | 1997-11-25 | 2013-09-24 |
| ROGERS, Peter Hugh, Dr | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-11-28 |
| SHAW, Andrew Boris | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2024-09-29 |
| SONDELIUS, Claes Anders | Director | — | 1993-11-11 |
| STAPLEY, Geoffrey Peter | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| STEVENS, Keith Robert | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1993-08-16 |
| SÖDERBERG, Birgitta | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2023-04-28 |
| TENNANT, Robert Allan | Director | 1997-11-25 | 2000-03-31 |
| THIBOUVILLE, Michael Andrew Christian | Director | — | 1993-06-09 |
| THOMAS, Ian David | Director | — | 1994-11-15 |
| VERMEER, Rudolf Willem | Director | — | 1992-11-05 |
| WALKLEY, John | Director | 1994-11-15 | 1999-11-24 |
| WARD, Grahame Thomas | Director | 1996-06-26 | 1997-11-30 |
| WEBSTER, Andrew James | Director | 2006-08-20 | 2009-05-19 |
| WHEATLEY, David Franklin | Director | — | 1993-05-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Paul Martin | Director | 1993-11-11 | 1995-06-14 |
| WILLIAMSON, Ross | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2023-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embark Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-04-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 286 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-04-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-04-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-04-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-05-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-12 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.