ESSEX WATERWAYS LIMITED
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Cash
£361k
+55.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£521k
+49.6% vs 2024
Employees
26
+4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£303k
+145.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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9 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £901,915 | £926,325 | +2.7% | |
| Operating profit | £119,857 | £297,814 | +148.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £123,216 | £302,979 | +145.9% | |
| Net profit | £123,216 | £302,979 | +145.9% | |
| Cash | £232,602 | £360,767 | +55.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £364,553 | £534,500 | +46.6% | |
| Net assets | £347,959 | £520,715 | +49.6% | |
| Equity | £347,959 | £520,715 | +49.6% | |
| Average employees | 25 | 26 | +4% | |
| Wages | £353,718 | £398,283 | +12.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 32.2% | |
| Net margin | 13.7% | 32.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.9% | 55.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.09x | 3.64x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result, the directors consider that there are no material uncertainties about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Until 31st March 2025, the principal activities of the company during the year were that of managing and operating the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. On this date, ownership of the company was transferred from The Inland Waterways Association to Essex Waterways Navigation Trust, a charity set up for the purpose. Also on this date, most of the charitable activities of this company were transferred to Essex Waterways Navigation Trust, with the non-charitable trading activities and other contractual obligations remaining with this company. All employees have remained with this company, with a relevant portion of costs invoiced to the Trust.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Neil Bruce | Secretary | 2005-09-17 | — | British |
| CHANDLER, Roy Edgar | Director | 2006-01-07 | Jun 1945 | British |
| EDMOND, Colin Mark Hunter | Director | 2012-12-01 | Nov 1950 | British |
| EDWARDS, Neil Bruce | Director | 2005-09-17 | Jul 1959 | British |
| HOLLIDAY, Craig Burns | Director | 2015-08-08 | Nov 1980 | British |
| JENKINS, James Eric, Dr | Director | 2006-01-07 | Jan 1950 | British |
| SMART, David Terry | Director | 2025-05-16 | Mar 1968 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-08-24 | 2005-08-25 |
| BEARD, Douglas Albert | Director | 2005-09-17 | 2006-10-16 |
| CARRINGTON, David John | Director | 2013-06-08 | 2025-10-10 |
| DAVIS, Colin | Director | 2006-01-07 | 2010-12-07 |
| FULTON, Christopher Glen Leigh | Director | 2024-05-29 | 2025-05-02 |
| MARTIN, Peter James | Director | 2013-06-08 | 2017-04-03 |
| POMFRET, John Richard | Director | 2006-01-07 | 2025-05-02 |
| SMART, David Terry | Director | 2019-08-06 | 2023-01-27 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-08-24 | 2005-08-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Waterways Navigation Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Glen Leigh Fulton | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-08-02 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Mr David Terry Smart | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-08-06 | Ceased 2023-01-27 |
| Mr Neil Bruce Edwards | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Mr David John Carrington | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Mr Colin Mark Hunter Edmond | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Mr Roy Edgar Chandler | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Mr James Eric Jenkins | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Mr John Richard Pomfret | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Mr Craig Burns Holliday | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| The Inland Waterways Association | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Mr Peter James Martin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-09 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2025-05-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-05-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.