ENTSERV UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-06 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£604M
+47.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£2B
+15.8% vs 2024
Employees
3,285
+8.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£126M
+6.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 7 times since incorporation
- ENTSERV UK LIMITED 2016-12-01 → present
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE SERVICES UK LIMITED 2016-05-03 → 2016-12-01
- HP ENTERPRISE SERVICES UK LTD 2010-01-04 → 2016-05-03
- ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS LIMITED 1994-01-01 → 2010-01-04
- EDS-SCICON LIMITED 1992-10-01 → 1994-01-01
- ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS LIMITED 1985-06-03 → 1992-10-01
- E.D.S. DATA LIMITED 1985-02-04 → 1985-06-03
- UNILEVER COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED 1897-07-21 → 1985-02-04
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £832,724,000 | £792,942,000 | |
| Operating profit | £36,356,000 | £39,431,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £118,866,000 | £126,332,000 | |
| Net profit | £106,519,000 | £122,006,000 | |
| Cash | £409,263,000 | £604,353,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,988,517,000 | £2,356,882,000 | |
| Net assets | £1,883,643,000 | £2,181,321,000 | |
| Equity | £1,883,643,000 | £2,181,321,000 | |
| Average employees | 3,021 | 3,285 | |
| Wages | £164,103,000 | £176,304,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 12.8% | 15.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.8% | 1.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.9% | 16.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.53x | 4.58x | |
| Interest cover | 7.78x | 7.97x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is profit making in the current year, it reports net assets, has positive working capital and forecasts profitable trading into the future; thus the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate access to resources from its continuing trading results, reserves and access to group support that it can continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Confirmation has been provided by the ultimate parent Company, that it will continue to support the operations going forward for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ENTSERV UK LIMITED · parent
- DXC UK Trustee Limited 90%
- Virtual Clarity Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year on 1st October 2024 the company purchased the business and related assets of a fellow group entity ES field Delivery UK Limited at book value. Assets of £1,698,000 and liabilities of £(979,000) were taken over. This included the transfer of 500 employees under TUPE arrangements to the company and is part of a group restructure to streamline the business and costs.”
- “The Company defined benefit pension plans recorded a net actuarial gain of £236,409,000 from returns on assets, experience gains on liabilities and discount rate increases. This is recorded in other comprehensive income in the results for the year.”
- “Following the decision by the Court of Appeal to uphold the High Court's ruling in Virgin Media Ltd vs NTL Pension Trustees II, the Company in partnership with the Trustee of its UK pension arrangements, has been actively considering commencing the process of investigation into identifying the potential impact to benefits and the associated accounting liabilities for the UK defined benefit pensions arrangements within the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLISON, Derek Alan | Director | 2024-10-28 | Aug 1971 | British |
| BRABIN, Lawrence Michael | Director | 2024-06-24 | Apr 1967 | British |
| WOODFINE, Michael Charles | Director | 2017-06-26 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, John Alfred | Secretary | 1992-07-01 | 1993-07-20 |
| CAMP, David Charles | Secretary | 2016-12-16 | 2017-05-31 |
| CURTIS, Mark Jonathan | Secretary | 1993-06-30 | 1996-11-18 |
| GRAF VON WESTERHOLT UND GEYSENBERG, Hartwig | Secretary | — | 1992-11-02 |
| ORMROD, James | Secretary | 2008-09-25 | 2009-12-01 |
| PERKINS, Thomas Clark | Secretary | 2009-12-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| PUTLAND, Roberto | Secretary | 2011-08-31 | 2014-05-13 |
| ROSS, Ruairidh Michael | Secretary | 1996-11-18 | 1999-06-01 |
| ROY, David Maitland | Secretary | 1996-01-14 | 2001-01-25 |
| TROWER, Tara Dawn | Secretary | 2014-05-13 | 2016-11-24 |
| WYBORN, Frederick John | Secretary | 1992-11-02 | 1993-06-30 |
| EDS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-01-25 | 2008-09-25 |
| AYLES, Philip Stephen | Director | 2003-04-30 | 2005-03-31 |
| BATEMAN, John Alfred | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1995-10-31 |
| BEESLEY, Stephen Mark | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2008-09-25 |
| BERG, Juergen Hermann Walter | Director | — | 1993-01-01 |
| BIRCH, Mark Antony | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2014-10-28 |
| BIRCH, Mark Antony | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2011-10-31 |
| BLADEN, Peter Stuart Andrew | Director | 2013-09-10 | 2014-10-28 |
| BURKE, John Vernon | Director | 1994-04-29 | 1995-10-31 |
| BURR, Steven David | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| BUTLER, Thomas Michael | Director | 1992-02-28 | 1995-10-31 |
| COOMBS, Martin | Director | 2015-07-17 | 2016-11-24 |
| COURTLEY, David John | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| COX, Charles Edward Frederick | Director | 2006-11-05 | 2008-05-12 |
| EALES, Hugo Martin | Director | 2022-01-21 | 2024-07-25 |
| FERGUSON, Jacqueline Patricia Christine | Director | 2014-10-28 | 2017-03-13 |
| FINNAN, Sean Francis | Director | 2003-04-30 | 2008-09-25 |
| FRY, Robert Alan, Sir | Director | 2008-05-12 | 2008-09-25 |
| GILL, Stephen | Director | 2008-09-25 | 2009-08-03 |
| GLOVER, John | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2011-01-14 |
| GLOVER, John | Director | 2009-08-10 | 2009-08-24 |
| GOUGH, Tina Anne | Director | 2016-11-24 | 2020-04-07 |
| GRAYSON, Sharon Lesley | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2014-07-07 |
| GRAYSON, Sharon Lesley | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2011-10-31 |
| HALBARD, Christopher Neal | Director | 2020-04-07 | 2023-04-01 |
| HANDS, Peter Edward | Director | 2007-03-07 | 2008-03-28 |
| HOOVER, Douglas Wayne | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2007-03-07 |
| ISHERWOOD, Andrew Peter Brigstocke | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2016-10-10 |
| JONES, Kevin Milas | Director | 2008-05-12 | 2008-09-25 |
| KINGSTON, Samuel Barry, Dr. | Director | 2004-05-20 | 2006-08-08 |
| KREYMER, Alexander | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2006-09-13 |
| LAMBTON, Mark Norman | Director | 2008-09-25 | 2008-11-10 |
| LAY, Graham Richard David | Director | 1998-05-06 | 1999-12-01 |
| LEWTHWAITE, Mark | Director | 2008-11-10 | 2011-10-31 |
| LEWTHWAITE, Mark | Director | 1999-03-17 | 2008-09-25 |
| LORD TAYLOR OF BLACKBURN, Thomas | Director | 1994-04-29 | 1994-07-29 |
| MAJED, Maruf Ahmad | Director | 2018-03-31 | 2020-02-26 |
| MEYER, John Anthony | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2003-03-07 |
| OWEN, Huw Thomas | Director | 2008-05-12 | 2008-09-25 |
| PERKINS, Thomas Clark | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2011-08-29 |
| POOLE, Shaun | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2008-09-25 |
| POWNALL, Steven Ellis | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2005-05-31 |
| PUTLAND, Roberto Adriano | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2014-05-13 |
| PUTLAND, Roberto Adriano | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2011-10-31 |
| SHAIKHALI, Juzer | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2011-10-31 |
| SHAIKHALI, Juzer | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2008-12-05 |
| SHELTON, Robin Turner | Director | 1993-06-30 | 2001-01-24 |
| STEVENS, Alan Charles | Director | 1996-09-11 | 2001-06-01 |
| THOMAS, William Gennydd | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2008-09-25 |
| THORPE, David Allan | Director | 1995-07-01 | 2003-05-31 |
| TREVOR, Richard Lloyd | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2013-07-31 |
| TROWER, Tara Dawn | Director | 2014-05-13 | 2014-10-28 |
| TURPIE, Steven James | Director | 2020-03-04 | 2022-07-15 |
| WATERS, Marc Edward | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2016-11-24 |
| WATSON, John Mackenzie | Director | — | 1993-04-15 |
| WHITTAKER, Sheelagh Dillion | Director | 2004-05-20 | 2005-04-24 |
| WILSON, Craig Alaister | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2014-10-28 |
| WILSON, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2017-03-13 | 2018-03-31 |
| WILSON, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2009-08-03 | 2013-10-31 |
| ZIEGLER, Clyde William | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dxc Technology Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-04-01 | Active |
| Es Hague B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-09-22 | Ceased 2016-09-22 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 334 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-26 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-4.8%
£832,724,000 £792,942,000
-
Cash
+47.7%
£409,263,000 £604,353,000
-
Net assets
+15.8%
£1,883,643,000 £2,181,321,000
-
Employees
+8.7%
3,021 3,285
-
Operating profit
+8.5%
£36,356,000 £39,431,000
-
Profit before tax
+6.3%
£118,866,000 £126,332,000
-
Wages
+7.4%
£164,103,000 £176,304,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers