ECP (HOLDINGS) PLC
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Cash
£9.3m
+109.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£147m
+13.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
318
-0.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£22m
+2.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate 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 | £60,020,398 | £63,093,400 | £70,295,961 | +11.4% | |
| Operating profit | £22,029,818 | £20,414,107 | £20,867,594 | +2.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £22,132,661 | £21,168,179 | £21,634,290 | +2.2% | |
| Net profit | £19,559,196 | £16,564,987 | £16,253,928 | -1.9% | |
| Cash | £12,405,129 | £4,435,902 | £9,303,131 | +109.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £127,166,262 | £143,141,885 | £162,062,367 | +13.2% | |
| Net assets | £114,194,581 | £129,853,141 | £147,147,570 | +13.3% | |
| Equity | £114,194,581 | £129,853,141 | £147,147,570 | +13.3% | |
| Average employees | 322 | 319 | 318 | -0.3% | |
| Wages | £13,311,909 | £15,469,648 | £29,536,438 | +90.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £485,999 | £4,472,405 | £14,548,034 | +225.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £5,284 | £5,284 | £5,284 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £184,833 | £3,100,000 | £8,133,629 | +162.4% |
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 | 36.7% | 32.4% | 29.7% | |
| Net margin | 32.6% | 26.3% | 23.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.3% | 14.3% | 12.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.0% | 25.9% | 22.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.02x | 1.40x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ECP (HOLDINGS) PLC 1995-01-03 → present
- E.C.P. (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1993-06-01 → 1995-01-03
- EURO CAR PARKS LIMITED 1985-07-09 → 1993-06-01
- HIDDENBEST LIMITED 1985-06-20 → 1985-07-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After considering these projections and taking into account of the long standing and supportive nature of the company’s and Group’s relationships with its primary bank, the directors are satisfied that the company and Group has sufficient resources for the foreseeable future and, accordingly, these financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ECP (HOLDINGS) PLC · parent
- Euro Car Parks Limited 100%
- ECP Travel Limited 99%
- Brinx Debt Collection Services Ltd 99%
- E.C.P. (Enforcement Car Parking) Ltd 100%
- ECPFM Ltd 100%
- Park Here Ltd 100%
- Shoreditch Property Holdings Ltd 100%
- ECP (Security) Ltd 99%
- Regshaw Ltd 99%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANT, Robert John | Secretary | 2011-10-17 | — | — |
| MORGAN, Crispin Huw | Director | 2015-03-20 | May 1969 | British |
| PLANT, Robert John | Director | 2008-01-01 | May 1965 | British |
| TUCKER, Barry Malcolm | Director | — | Feb 1955 | British |
| TUCKER, Rita | Director | — | Jun 1955 | German |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD, Paul Barry | Secretary | 1992-12-17 | 1993-09-08 |
| LOMAS, Garry Neil | Secretary | 1993-09-09 | 2011-10-17 |
| TUCKER, Barry Malcolm | Secretary | — | 1993-09-09 |
| BIRD, Paul Barry | Director | — | 1993-09-08 |
| KNIGHT, Leslie | Director | — | 2022-04-07 |
| LOMAS, Garry Neil | Director | 2003-02-27 | 2011-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rita Tucker | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-01-02 | Active |
| Mr Barry Tucker | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-01-02 | Active |
| Mr Barry Malcolm Tucker | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 235 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.