BOROUGH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£12m
-14.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£14m
+9.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
43
+7.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3m
-59% 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 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £72,297,000 | £77,589,000 | £58,124,000 | £112,255,000 | £93,693,000 | -16.5% | |
| Operating profit | £3,163,000 | £1,204,000 | £2,222,000 | £2,999,000 | £1,197,000 | -60.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,158,000 | £1,191,000 | £2,308,000 | £3,126,000 | £1,281,000 | -59% | |
| Net profit | £2,795,000 | £1,433,000 | £2,187,000 | £2,540,000 | £1,220,000 | -52% | |
| Cash | £9,262,000 | £10,774,000 | £14,783,000 | £13,710,000 | £11,694,000 | -14.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,797,000 | £9,525,000 | £11,950,000 | £14,369,000 | £18,250,000 | +27% | |
| Net assets | £7,826,000 | £7,759,000 | £9,946,000 | £12,486,000 | £13,706,000 | +9.8% | |
| Equity | £7,826,000 | £7,759,000 | £9,946,000 | £12,486,000 | £13,706,000 | +9.8% | |
| Average employees | 24 | 24 | 36 | 40 | 43 | +7.5% | |
| Wages | £1,090,000 | £2,121,000 | £1,649,000 | £2,404,000 | £2,512,000 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £383,000 | £611,000 | £404,000 | -33.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £63,000 | £95,000 | £85,000 | -10.5% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £130,000 | £235,000 | £124,000 | -47.2% |
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 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.3% | 12.6% | 18.6% | 20.9% | 6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.1% | 71.6% | 66.8% | 76.3% | 68.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.47x | 1.28x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | 75.25x | — | — | — |
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
- BOROUGH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 2018-11-30 → present
- EMICO BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 2015-05-12 → 2018-11-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The Company has recognised a provision for onerous contracts where the unavoidable costs of meeting contractual obligations exceed the economic benefits expected to be received.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPTON, Nicole | Secretary | 2024-01-05 | — | — |
| POLLITT, Mary | Secretary | 2025-07-15 | — | — |
| POLLITT, Jeffrey Thomas, Mr | Director | 2015-07-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
| POLLITT, Thomas Edward | Director | 2020-03-05 | May 1992 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRINDLE, Andrew David | Secretary | 2018-08-22 | 2024-01-05 |
| BARRY, John Anthony | Director | 2015-05-12 | 2018-07-02 |
| BROAD, Mike | Director | 2023-08-29 | 2025-07-01 |
| DEW, Paul Richard | Director | 2023-08-29 | 2025-07-01 |
| PERROTTON, David George | Director | 2015-05-12 | 2018-07-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollitt Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-07-02 | Active |
| Emico Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-12 | Ceased 2018-07-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.