ESCO (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£424K
-75.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£3.1M
+4.3% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£127K
+122.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,421,000 | £1,407,000 | -1% | |
| Operating profit | £57,000 | £127,000 | +122.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £57,000 | £127,000 | +122.8% | |
| Net profit | £57,000 | £127,000 | +122.8% | |
| Cash | £1,739,000 | £424,000 | -75.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,974,000 | £3,101,000 | +4.3% | |
| Net assets | £2,974,000 | £3,101,000 | +4.3% | |
| Equity | £2,974,000 | £3,101,000 | +4.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.9% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.2% | 8.1% | |
| Current ratio | 31.66x | 12.28x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ESCO (UK) LIMITED 1982-12-15 → present
- CONSTAT THIRTY FIVE LIMITED 1982-07-14 → 1982-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has a strong net current asset position to cover its liabilities and as such, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “There have been no material adjusting or disclosable events since the financial year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, Stephen Beresford | Secretary | 1998-12-22 | — | British |
| FITZGERALD, Sean Stanley | Director | 2023-04-04 | Jan 1969 | American |
| JONES, Franklin Randolph | Director | 2021-05-21 | Nov 1973 | American |
| STITZEL, Adam Dale | Director | 2026-02-20 | Oct 1976 | American |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWENS, Jon Vernon | Secretary | 1997-06-05 | 1998-12-22 |
| PIGNOL, Alphonse | Secretary | — | 1997-06-05 |
| THOMAS, Kevin Scott | Secretary | 2012-10-05 | 2018-07-11 |
| WEISSHAAR, Meredith | Secretary | 2018-07-11 | 2019-01-31 |
| ABEL, Todd William | Director | 2017-02-22 | 2023-12-29 |
| BARIL, Francois Romeo | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| COLLINS, Calvin William | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-01-01 |
| FONNER, Pat | Director | 1999-11-10 | 2012-09-17 |
| HUEY, Gene | Director | — | 2012-01-01 |
| HUGET, Larry R | Director | 1998-12-22 | 2010-12-31 |
| KASKARIAN, Philippe | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| KERSHAW, Jeffrey Walter | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2015-10-21 |
| KERSHAW, Jeffrey Walter | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2009-04-20 |
| LIAN, Aaron Benjamin | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2013-04-01 |
| NEILSON, Andrew James | Director | 2020-07-15 | 2023-04-04 |
| O'NEILL, John | Director | 1999-11-10 | 2003-07-01 |
| OWENS, Jon | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2020-07-15 |
| OWENS, Jon Vernon | Director | 1997-06-05 | 1999-11-10 |
| PIGNOL, Alphonse | Director | — | 1997-06-05 |
| PRATT, Steven | Director | — | 1998-12-22 |
| SIMONUTTI, Ermanno | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| SONGER, James | Director | 1992-03-27 | 1999-11-10 |
| VERLINICH, Ray | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2017-02-15 |
| ESCO CORPORATION | Corporate Director | — | 1998-12-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esco Emea Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-05-07 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2026-04-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.