ZEST ECO LTD
Trading as Zest, the company is an electric vehicle charge point operator backed by Zciif Hold Co 4 Limited that deploys and manages charging infrastructure for local authorities and commercial destinations.
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Cash
£11m
+152.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£55m
+57.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
153
+6.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£11m
-15.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Utilities 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 | £281,029 | £1,404,062 | £4,631,314 | +229.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,461,496 | -£9,823,344 | -£11,346,889 | -15.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,463,942 | -£9,806,030 | -£11,325,624 | -15.5% | |
| Net profit | -£6,489,652 | -£10,266,596 | -£10,057,637 | +2% | |
| Cash | £16,890,998 | £4,341,659 | £10,964,398 | +152.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,412,406 | £36,386,770 | £57,022,627 | +56.7% | |
| Net assets | £25,129,971 | £34,863,375 | £54,805,738 | +57.2% | |
| Equity | £25,129,971 | £34,863,375 | £54,805,738 | +57.2% | |
| Average employees | 92 | 144 | 153 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £4,233,676 | £6,376,237 | £6,898,718 | +8.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £327,661 | £353,728 | £334,383 | -5.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -25.4% | -27.0% | -19.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 11.2% | 9.3% | |
| Current ratio | 6.80x | 2.06x | 3.98x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ZEST ECO LTD 2021-09-27 → present
- ZERA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2021-08-19 → 2021-09-27
- ZCIIF SUBSIDIARY LIMITED 2021-03-12 → 2021-08-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As such, the directors have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt over the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and are reasonably satisfied that there are sufficient resources to continue operations for at least 12 months from the date of signing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEAP, Robin Thomas | Director | 2021-08-09 | Jul 1976 | British |
| OAKES, Ben | Director | 2021-08-09 | Oct 1990 | British |
| RESTA, Massimo Fedele Nicola | Director | 2021-03-12 | Jun 1973 | British |
| STAVELEY, Richard James | Director | 2021-08-09 | Feb 1972 | British |
| ZACHMANN, Andre | Director | 2021-03-12 | Jul 1987 | German |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zciif Hold Co 4 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-12 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-09-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-06 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-09-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-09-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-08-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.