INSPECTION AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£74k
+4,080.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.2m
-24.8% vs 2024
Employees
40
+60% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£399k
-251.4% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £13,030,113 | £12,795,947 | -1.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,456,874 | £252,080 | -82.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £263,754 | -£399,228 | -251.4% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £164,149 | -£405,569 | -347.1% | |
| Cash | £2,269,853 | £1,745,932 | £2,125,725 | £1,774 | £74,170 | +4,080.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,195,828 | £1,254,693 | £1,362,430 | £1,675,266 | £1,265,712 | -24.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,180,000 | £1,233,372 | £1,329,692 | £1,634,162 | £1,228,593 | -24.8% | |
| Equity | £1,180,000 | £1,233,372 | £1,329,692 | £1,634,162 | £1,228,593 | -24.8% | |
| Average employees | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 40 | +60% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,418,807 | £2,061,419 | +45.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £23,730 | £31,562 | +33% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 11.2% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.3% | -3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 87.0% | 19.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.9% | 69.1% | 78.0% | 54.4% | 61.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.79x | 1.59x |
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
- INSPECTION AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 1999-01-05 → present
- DIALMONDE LIMITED 1998-09-30 → 1999-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Affinia (Orpington)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting...”
Group structure
- INSPECTION AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- IACS Training and Education Limited 100%
- IACS Training and Education (Manchester) Ltd 100%
- Hydrogen Training Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Laura Marie | Director | 2023-03-23 | Sep 1977 | British |
| HEWITT, Ross Anthony | Director | 2007-05-21 | Feb 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Laura Marie | Secretary | 1998-11-05 | 2016-10-28 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-09-30 | 1998-11-05 |
| HEWITT, John Michael | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2023-03-23 |
| HEWITT, John Michael | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2009-01-04 |
| FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-09-30 | 1998-11-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iacs Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-08-01 | Active |
| Ms Laura Marie Bailey | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-28 |
| Mr Ross Anthony Hewitt | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.