EVOLUTION MARKETS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
-53.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.4m
-22.2% vs 2024
Employees
23
-11.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1m
-248% vs 2024
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 | £11,495,959 | £12,203,912 | £6,435,510 | -47.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,294,189 | £724,782 | -£1,415,508 | -295.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,333,446 | £684,234 | -£1,012,423 | -248% | |
| Net profit | -£5,535,328 | £1,209,568 | -£1,012,423 | -183.7% | |
| Cash | £4,042,796 | £4,975,775 | £2,291,450 | -53.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,658,924 | £4,707,869 | £4,013,408 | -14.8% | |
| Net assets | £3,098,301 | £4,307,869 | £3,353,109 | -22.2% | |
| Equity | £3,098,301 | £4,307,869 | £3,353,109 | -22.2% | |
| Average employees | 27 | 26 | 23 | -11.5% | |
| Wages | £11,714,856 | £7,474,066 | £4,460,715 | -40.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £8,886,112 | £3,826,090 | £2,342,095 | -38.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,642 | £4,670 | £4,381 | -6.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £4,548,196 | £2,089,829 | £2,342,095 | +12.1% |
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 | -46.1% | 5.9% | -22.0% | |
| Net margin | -48.2% | 9.9% | -15.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -144.7% | 15.4% | -35.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.8% | 43.6% | 46.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.10x | 2.50x | 2.53x | |
| Interest cover | -62.07x | 8.71x | -15.36x |
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
- EVOLUTION MARKETS LIMITED 2005-03-29 → present
- EVOLUTION CARBON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2003-02-26 → 2005-03-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on forecasts, projections, management strategies and growth plans, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- EVOLUTION MARKETS LIMITED · parent
- Evolution Markets 2 Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-11-16 | — | — |
| ARD, Evan Anthony | Director | 2023-04-17 | Feb 1970 | American |
| KARAVIAS, Michael George | Director | 2014-05-01 | Mar 1983 | British |
| MELBY, John Michael | Director | 2023-06-21 | Jun 1971 | American |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RB SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-02-26 | 2011-11-16 |
| ALLEN, Fraser Stuart | Director | 2003-04-02 | 2005-02-01 |
| ALLEN, Graham Michael | Director | 2003-02-27 | 2005-02-01 |
| DAWES, Cindy Jane | Director | 2006-06-13 | 2009-09-25 |
| EMANUEL, Darren James | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-06-22 |
| ERTEL, Andrew Owen | Director | 2005-03-24 | 2023-03-27 |
| FREEBAIRN, Aidan James | Director | 2011-02-17 | 2025-02-05 |
| HOCHSCHILD, Leonard | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2017-12-31 |
| NESIS, Stephen | Director | 2003-02-27 | 2019-09-04 |
| RYNEVELD, Robert Gerbert Jan | Director | 2003-02-27 | 2005-02-01 |
| SANDS, Dana Allen | Director | 2005-03-24 | 2007-01-02 |
| SARRETT, Saul | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2010-10-29 |
| SEMENZA, Stephen | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2018-02-28 |
| TIMMONS, Ramona Gabriela | Director | 2011-02-17 | 2012-07-23 |
| VON BUTLER, Carl Benedikt Heinrich | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-06-22 |
| ZABOROWSKY, Peter James | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2026-07-10 |
| RB DIRECTORS ONE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-02-26 | 2003-02-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-09-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-05 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.