EASTERN COUNTIES LAUNDRIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-14 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+460.3% highest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+8.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
243
+1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£739K
+12.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,541,669 | — | £11,808,300 | — | £7,336,658 | — | £20,206,931 | — | £17,230,307 | £18,012,471 | |
| Operating profit | £156,112 | — | -£2,904,982 | — | -£786,255 | — | £665,891 | — | £1,067,165 | £1,264,182 | |
| Profit before tax | £164,944 | — | -£2,988,580 | — | -£812,113 | — | £514,982 | — | £655,389 | £739,208 | |
| Net profit | £164,944 | — | -£2,988,580 | — | -£812,113 | — | £585,714 | — | £581,426 | £697,877 | |
| Cash | £1,164,901 | £1,164,902 | £1,357,976 | £1,357,976 | £903,428 | £903,428 | £662,567 | £662,567 | £270,469 | £1,515,414 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,999,524 | — | £9,224,015 | — | £9,008,013 | — | £8,724,486 | — | £10,516,728 | £12,934,931 | |
| Net assets | £8,146,141 | — | £7,881,549 | — | £7,821,113 | — | £7,385,505 | — | £7,860,151 | £8,551,877 | |
| Equity | £8,146,141 | £8,146,141 | £7,881,549 | £7,881,549 | £7,821,113 | £7,821,113 | £7,385,505 | £7,385,505 | £7,860,151 | £8,551,877 | |
| Average employees | 286 | — | 183 | — | 196 | — | 244 | — | 239 | 243 | |
| Wages | £3,933,477 | — | £5,929,093 | — | £2,375,044 | — | £5,963,667 | — | £7,180,872 | £7,300,035 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.6% | — | -24.6% | — | -10.7% | — | 3.3% | — | 6.2% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | — | -25.3% | — | -11.1% | — | 2.9% | — | 3.4% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.7% | — | -31.5% | — | -8.7% | — | 7.6% | — | 10.1% | 9.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.69x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -33.18x | — | -30.13x | — | 4.38x | — | 2.53x | 2.35x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- FLB Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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.”
Group structure
- EASTERN COUNTIES LAUNDRIES LIMITED · parent
- Moore Bros 1815 LLP 66%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUEGGELN, Karl John | Secretary | 2020-09-24 | — | — |
| BUEGGELN, Karl John | Director | 2022-09-01 | Mar 1977 | British |
| MOORE, Oliver Timothy | Director | 2017-03-29 | Jan 1989 | British |
| MOORE, Timothy William | Director | — | Dec 1959 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Malcolm Robert | Secretary | 1997-01-01 | 2020-09-24 |
| MADDOCKS, Margaret | Secretary | — | 1997-01-01 |
| BINGHAM, Luke Daniel | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2006-04-04 |
| BOYD, Graham David | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1997-02-28 |
| BROWNING, Rosemary Margaret | Director | — | 2006-10-12 |
| CLARKE, Malcolm Robert | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| DICK, Gordon George | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| GEORGE, Grahame John | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2008-07-31 |
| GOODALL, Georgina Margaret | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2017-02-28 |
| MOORE, Antony Charles | Director | — | 2010-08-09 |
| MOORE, Clare | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2010-08-09 |
| MOORE, Doris Gwendoline | Director | — | 1998-01-02 |
| MOORE, Dudley Croydon | Director | — | 2012-03-01 |
| MOORE, Jeremy Croyden | Director | — | 2019-09-30 |
| MOORE, Katherine Anne | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2005-10-21 |
| MOORE, Wendy Maureen Dalton | Director | 2021-05-21 | 2024-01-14 |
| MOORE, Wendy Maureen Dalton | Director | — | 2021-02-09 |
| WILSON, Susan Anne | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2007-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Bros Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-02-04 | Active |
| Mr Timothy William Moore | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-14 | Ceased 2017-03-14 |
| Mr Timothy William Moore | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 201 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-06-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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
+4.5%
£17,230,307 £18,012,471
-
Cash
+460.3%
£270,469 £1,515,414
highest in 10 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.8%
£7,860,151 £8,551,877
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+1.7%
239 243
-
Operating profit
+18.5%
£1,067,165 £1,264,182
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+12.8%
£655,389 £739,208
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+1.7%
£7,180,872 £7,300,035
highest in 6 filed years
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