BPCE EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£17m
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£14m
-53.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
205
+9.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4.7m
-129.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £94,810,000 | £121,749,000 | £132,453,000 | +8.8% | |
| Operating profit | £61,011,000 | £15,735,000 | -£4,657,000 | -129.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £20,119,000 | £15,735,000 | -£4,657,000 | -129.6% | |
| Net profit | £15,363,000 | £11,381,000 | -£5,463,000 | -148% | |
| Cash | £7,696,000 | £16,031,000 | £16,808,000 | +4.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £952,113,000 | £977,091,000 | £1,032,698,000 | +5.7% | |
| Net assets | £34,527,000 | £30,908,000 | £14,445,000 | -53.3% | |
| Equity | £34,527,000 | £30,908,000 | £14,445,000 | -53.3% | |
| Average employees | 176 | 187 | 205 | +9.6% | |
| Wages | £12,091,000 | £13,629,000 | £15,415,000 | +13.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £901,000 | £875,000 | £974,000 | +11.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £86,000 | £67,000 | £60,000 | -10.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £284,000 | £331,000 | £381,000 | +15.1% |
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 | 64.4% | 12.9% | -3.5% | |
| Net margin | 16.2% | 9.3% | -4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | 1.6% | -0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.7% | 98.1% | 99.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.18x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | 1.43x | 0.25x | -0.06x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2025-03-03
- BPCE EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 2025-03-03 → present
- SOCIETE GENERALE EQUIPMENT FINANCE LIMITED 2011-10-05 → 2025-03-03
- SG EQUIPMENT FINANCE LIMITED 2004-08-25 → 2011-10-05
- SOCIETE GENERALE VENDOR SERVICES LIMITED 2001-10-16 → 2004-08-25
- SOCIETE GENERALE VENDOR FINANCE LIMITED 1998-08-13 → 2001-10-16
- SGVF HOLDING UK LIMITED 1998-07-07 → 1998-08-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Group structure
- BPCE EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED · parent
- BPCE Equipment Solutions UK (December) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 28 February 2025, Groupe BPCE acquired the equipment finance business of Société Générale. Following the acquisition, the company's name was changed from Société Générale Equipment Finance Limited to BPCE Equipment Solutions UK Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODSHIP, Timothy Edward | Secretary | 2019-02-01 | — | — |
| GOODSHIP, Timothy Edward | Director | 2019-02-01 | Aug 1979 | British |
| YATES-MERCER, David Robert George | Director | 2002-01-31 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, Neil Arthur | Secretary | 1998-07-07 | 1998-11-03 |
| TILBURY, Philip | Secretary | 1998-11-25 | 2001-06-13 |
| YATES-MERCER, David Robert George | Secretary | 2001-08-29 | 2019-02-01 |
| SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-07 | 1998-07-07 |
| BENSEN, Jacques Andre Jean | Director | 2011-05-20 | 2015-05-26 |
| BOWDEN, Stephen John | Director | 2000-01-25 | 2023-12-01 |
| COCCOLONI, Massimo | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2006-01-17 |
| CONROY, William Frank | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2002-01-31 |
| DE PASTRE, Christian | Director | 2008-10-02 | 2011-05-18 |
| ECKHARDT, Hans-Jurgen | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2002-07-01 |
| FRACHON, Eric | Director | 2006-01-17 | 2008-10-02 |
| GORDON, Neil Arthur | Director | 1998-07-07 | 1998-11-03 |
| HUGHES, Dominic Lawson | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2026-06-26 |
| JAFFE, Emma Christina | Director | 1998-07-07 | 1998-09-21 |
| LLOYD, Susanna | Director | 2000-01-25 | 2000-11-20 |
| MIGNEREY, Jean-Marc Christian | Director | 1998-07-07 | 1999-12-03 |
| MILLS, Tracy Sharon | Director | 1998-07-07 | 2013-10-01 |
| REES, John Andrew | Director | 1998-07-07 | 2001-09-18 |
| STEPHENS, Peter Robert | Director | 1998-07-07 | 2000-06-09 |
| SYMONS, Steven William | Director | 2007-02-05 | 2016-01-31 |
| TILBURY, Philip | Director | 1998-11-25 | 2001-06-13 |
| TURNER, Giles | Director | 1998-07-07 | 2019-02-01 |
| WIBBE, Andreas Johannes | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2002-03-30 |
| FRANFINANCE SA | Corporate Director | 2010-08-02 | 2010-10-15 |
| SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-07 | 1998-07-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bpce Equipment Solutions Sas | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-03 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-03 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.