EA-RS FIRE ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Cash
£189k
-62% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£8.1m
+28.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
95
+2.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6m
+1.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,875,016 | £17,167,745 | £18,670,630 | £27,452,634 | £31,725,485 | £25,852,311 | -18.5% | |
| Operating profit | £684,233 | £717,382 | £824,275 | £545,665 | £1,616,906 | £1,637,529 | +1.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £661,425 | £701,315 | £791,289 | £536,224 | £1,613,326 | £1,638,089 | +1.5% | |
| Net profit | £989,401 | £905,382 | £880,563 | £787,801 | £2,198,999 | £1,780,978 | -19% | |
| Cash | £1,145,881 | £548,337 | £538,949 | £1,124,600 | £498,105 | £189,161 | -62% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,243,870 | £2,457,026 | £3,329,079 | £4,110,146 | £6,271,167 | £8,027,424 | +28% | |
| Net assets | £2,806,091 | £2,409,703 | £3,285,466 | £4,073,267 | £6,272,266 | £8,053,244 | +28.4% | |
| Equity | £2,806,091 | £2,409,703 | £3,285,466 | £4,073,267 | £6,272,266 | £8,053,244 | +28.4% | |
| Average employees | 63 | 70 | 73 | 85 | 93 | 95 | +2.2% | |
| Wages | £2,644,552 | £3,250,521 | £3,962,868 | £4,667,662 | £5,612,373 | £5,536,427 | -1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £421,343 | £292,049 | £288,884 | £316,432 | £225,002 | £147,186 | -34.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £1,101 | £1,321 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £115,701 | £112,594 | — | — |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 2.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.1% | 29.2% | 24.8% | 13.3% | 25.8% | 20.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.6% | 62.9% | 56.8% | 71.9% | 50.4% | 40.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.08x | 1.53x | 1.91x | |
| Interest cover | 28.77x | 37.12x | 24.99x | 52.83x | — | — |
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
- EA-RS FIRE ENGINEERING LIMITED 2018-04-05 → present
- EA-RSGROUP LIMITED 2013-01-07 → 2018-04-05
- E A ELECTRICAL LIMITED 1999-07-13 → 2013-01-07
- E A GROUP LIMITED 1996-01-25 → 1999-07-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Clement Rabjohns Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, with management having given due consideration to the company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve months.”
Group structure
- EA-RS FIRE ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- Circum Fire Engineering Limited 100%
Significant events
- “P E Miller (appointed 28 April 2025 and ceased 30 June 2026)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORNE, Murray George | Director | 2022-03-09 | Sep 1972 | British |
| KIRKWOOD, Gareth Robert | Director | 2026-09-29 | Apr 1963 | British |
| SILVERLOCK, Philip James | Director | 2017-05-10 | Aug 1966 | British |
| WHEAL, Alan John | Director | 1996-01-25 | Aug 1968 | British |
| WHEELER, Mark Leonard | Director | 2015-04-01 | Aug 1975 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWES, Anna Katherine | Secretary | 2002-03-01 | 2012-02-27 |
| MORRIS, Timothy Kenneth | Secretary | 1997-07-31 | 2002-03-01 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-25 | 1996-01-25 |
| JDL SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-01-25 | 1997-08-31 |
| BOWES, Anna Katherine | Director | 2006-02-17 | 2012-02-27 |
| BURKIN, Terence | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2010-12-31 |
| BUTTON, Pauline Rose | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2018-09-15 |
| CLITHEROE, Jason | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2023-07-17 |
| MANN, John | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2018-11-28 |
| MILLER, Paula Elizabeth | Director | 2025-04-28 | 2026-06-30 |
| MORRIS, Timothy Kenneth | Director | 1997-07-31 | 2002-03-01 |
| PUGH, David Richard | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2024-06-21 |
| SKEGGS, Gary David Anthony | Director | 1996-01-25 | 1997-08-01 |
| WATSON, David William | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2024-03-29 |
| FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-25 | 1996-01-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ea-Rs Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-18 | Active |
| A J W Ventures Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-18 | Ceased 2021-01-18 |
| Mr Alan John Wheal | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2020-12-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-02 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.