ESSEX SERVICES GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£24M
+15.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+13.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
290
+1.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.8M
-17.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £167,340,141 | £207,019,373 | £163,737,636 | -20.9% | |
| Operating profit | £3,854,323 | £6,792,029 | £5,329,073 | -21.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,860,055 | £7,015,100 | £5,760,708 | -17.9% | |
| Net profit | £3,830,511 | £5,675,100 | £4,521,222 | -20.3% | |
| Cash | £18,146,252 | £20,923,123 | £24,111,308 | +15.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,935,658 | £13,239,930 | £17,677,947 | +33.5% | |
| Net assets | £7,197,697 | £10,185,297 | £11,592,182 | +13.8% | |
| Equity | £7,197,697 | £10,185,297 | £11,592,182 | +13.8% | |
| Average employees | 248 | 285 | 290 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | £17,157,105 | £21,201,693 | £23,804,738 | +12.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,599,489 | £2,274,792 | £3,412,526 | +50% |
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 | 2.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 43.1% | 51.3% | 30.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 89.3% | 87.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.16x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | 98.18x | — | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- ESSEX SERVICES GROUP LIMITED 2019-01-21 → present
- ESSEX SERVICES GROUP PLC 2008-07-31 → 2019-01-21
- ESSEX SERVICES GROUP LIMITED 2008-07-31 → 2008-07-31
- ESSEX ELECTRICAL GROUP LIMITED 2007-12-20 → 2008-07-31
- ESSEX ELECTRICAL GROUP PLC 2004-08-13 → 2007-12-20
- ESSEX ELECTRICAL PLC 1975-09-01 → 2004-08-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Venthams
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking into account a period exceeding 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future These financial statements have therefore been prepared on the going concern basis”
Significant events
- “secured a new £5.0m Rolling Credit Facility (RCF) with our Bank during the period”
- “Essex Services Group Sweden Aktiebolag was dissolved during the course of 2025”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CECIL, Adam John | Director | 2020-01-24 | Aug 1978 | British |
| HANSFORD, James | Director | 2008-01-03 | Feb 1978 | British |
| HIDER, Andrew John | Director | 2020-01-24 | Mar 1973 | British |
| SAMPSON, Mark Peter | Director | 2008-01-03 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLARD, Clive Carlton | Secretary | 2004-05-19 | 2008-01-03 |
| CLUNESS, Malcolm Roderick | Secretary | — | 2004-05-19 |
| HANSFORD, James | Secretary | 2016-08-02 | 2026-03-26 |
| SAMPSON, Mark | Secretary | 2008-01-03 | 2008-07-10 |
| VENTHAM, Michael John | Secretary | 2008-07-10 | 2016-08-02 |
| ABBOTT, Raymond James | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2016-01-31 |
| ALLARD, Clive Carlton | Director | — | 2016-08-02 |
| CLUNESS, Malcolm Roderick | Director | — | 2004-05-19 |
| DEW, Gary David | Director | 2020-01-24 | 2026-03-26 |
| EMRICH, Eric Peter | Director | 2008-01-03 | 2017-12-22 |
| QUINNELL, Barry | Director | 2008-01-03 | 2016-08-02 |
| SAMPSON, Brian Howard | Director | — | 2004-05-19 |
| SAMPSON, John Silvester | Director | — | 2022-11-27 |
| VENTHAM, Michael John | Director | 2004-08-03 | 2023-03-16 |
| WHITENSTALL, John Charles | Director | 2012-03-28 | 2014-12-19 |
| WOOD, Michael | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.