ENSIGN HIGHWAYS LIMITED
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Cash
£23M
+1.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£26M
+16.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
9
+12.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.1M
-4.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £33,071,080 | £34,648,420 | £35,229,885 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £7,553,397 | £6,999,232 | £6,477,334 | -7.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,115,273 | £6,401,615 | £6,085,082 | -4.9% | |
| Net profit | £4,680,161 | £4,978,945 | £5,163,002 | +3.7% | |
| Cash | £20,650,086 | £22,995,224 | £23,391,475 | +1.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,415,537 | £41,947,905 | £39,354,846 | -6.2% | |
| Net assets | £18,136,537 | £22,115,482 | £25,778,484 | +16.6% | |
| Equity | £18,136,537 | £22,115,482 | £25,778,484 | +16.6% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 8 | 9 | +12.5% | |
| Wages | £425,962 | £488,167 | £555,341 | +13.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £213,589 | £205,164 | £223,923 | +9.1% |
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 | 22.8% | 20.2% | 18.4% | |
| Net margin | 14.2% | 14.4% | 14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.8% | 16.7% | 16.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 60.9% | 53.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.05x | 1.70x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 4.11x | 4.36x | 4.90x |
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
- ENSIGN HIGHWAYS LIMITED 2004-06-30 → present
- LANTERNDALE LIMITED 2004-05-20 → 2004-06-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIUFU-HAYWARD, Stefan Irinel | Secretary | 2020-11-01 | — | — |
| BRANGIER, Eric | Director | 2015-02-13 | Jan 1962 | French |
| GRESSE, Aurelien | Director | 2025-07-28 | Mar 1979 | French |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Antony Charles | Secretary | 2004-06-30 | 2004-09-14 |
| SOULARD, Didier Charles Francois Michel | Secretary | 2004-09-14 | 2007-11-28 |
| STANTON, Graham Derek | Secretary | 2007-11-28 | 2020-10-31 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-30 |
| BIDARD, Francois Bernard | Director | 2014-11-19 | 2025-01-19 |
| BIDARD, Francois | Director | 2005-04-14 | 2009-11-26 |
| BIDARD, Francois | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2004-12-01 |
| BRARD, Emmanuel | Director | 2009-11-26 | 2013-02-14 |
| DUPONT, Denis | Director | 2005-04-14 | 2009-11-26 |
| DUPONT, Denis | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2004-12-01 |
| HICKS, Brian John Alexander | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2015-02-13 |
| LAYTON, Matthew Robert | Nominee Director | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-30 |
| LEMATRE, Jean-Frederic | Director | 2013-02-14 | 2015-04-23 |
| LLOBREGAT, Raphael Francois-Joseph | Director | 2017-02-17 | 2019-03-27 |
| ORIOL, Gregory | Director | 2009-11-26 | 2017-02-17 |
| OVERTON, Mark David | Director | 2012-02-16 | 2013-02-14 |
| OVERTON, Mark David | Director | 2012-02-16 | 2014-11-19 |
| PUDGE, David John | Nominee Director | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-30 |
| RENAUD, Geoffroy-Romain | Director | 2021-10-25 | 2025-07-28 |
| RUSHBROOKE, Lee | Director | 2005-01-07 | 2005-04-14 |
| SCHEER, Emmanuel Olivier Kazu-Yuki | Director | 2019-03-27 | 2021-10-25 |
| WEDDLE, Richard John | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2012-02-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensign Highways Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-11-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-11-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
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.