EDBRO HYDRAULICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-23 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-09
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+18.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
-15.1% vs 2023
Employees
161
-3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-7.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- EDBRO HYDRAULICS LIMITED 2021-07-01 → present
- JOST UK LIMITED 2013-10-16 → 2021-07-01
- EDBRO LIMITED 2013-09-16 → 2013-10-16
- EDBRO PLC. 1986-09-09 → 2013-09-12
- EDBRO (HOLDINGS) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1934-01-22 → 1986-09-09
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £26,354,297 | £25,740,703 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,209,480 | -£1,477,099 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£2,256,203 | -£2,426,301 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£2,256,203 | -£1,152,208 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,403,089 | £1,656,981 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £22,136,167 | £18,103,320 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £14,219,399 | £12,067,191 | |
| Equity | £1,012,000 | -£1,089,968 | -£6,469,606 | £17,670,037 | — | £14,219,399 | £12,067,191 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | 161 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £6,276,272 | £6,161,170 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -4.6% | -5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -8.6% | -4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -5.5% | -8.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 54.6% | 52.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.19x | 2.65x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -1.14x | -1.55x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The company's forecasts and projections show that the company should have adequate financial resources and be able to continue to trade on an on-going operational basis for the next 12 months with the continued support from Orsan and Ziraat Bank.”
Significant events
- “On the 9th May 2024 the company completed the sale of its 14.4 acre 330,000ft2 site and opted to lease back a reduced area totaling 220,000ft2 which allowed the company to pay down £3.8m in long term mortgage debt.”
- “On the 21st March 2025 the company was sold to Orsan Automotive Ltd and is owned by Orsan Ticari Arac Ve Fren Sistemleri Anonim Sirketi registered in Turkey. Post year end, the company was sold to Orsan Automotive Ltd. As part of the sale, a number of debts have been repaid and some written off. Ongoing working capital is being provided by the new owners.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICIMEN, Can | Director | 2026-03-09 | May 1967 | Turkish |
| ORMAN, Fikret, Mr. | Director | 2025-04-03 | Nov 1967 | Turkish |
| ORMAN, Kismet, Mrs. | Director | 2025-04-03 | Jul 1964 | Turkish |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARDET, Thomas Paul Simon | Secretary | 2009-03-10 | 2014-12-05 |
| BEAN, Charles Geoffrey | Secretary | 2008-04-17 | 2009-03-10 |
| BOELTINK, Thilo | Secretary | 2015-02-18 | 2018-12-11 |
| BROWNLEY, Sharon Jane | Secretary | 2006-08-16 | 2007-07-02 |
| CREAMER, Geoffrey David | Secretary | 2006-04-21 | 2006-08-16 |
| JONES, Antony Peter | Secretary | 2021-02-01 | 2021-12-03 |
| MATTHEWS, John Stanley | Secretary | — | 1999-04-17 |
| MENON, David Alexander | Secretary | 2000-04-17 | 2006-04-21 |
| NESBITT, David, Mr. | Secretary | 2007-11-16 | 2008-04-17 |
| SMALLEY, Paul William | Secretary | 2018-10-16 | 2021-02-01 |
| TINTON, Robert Alan | Secretary | 1999-04-12 | 2000-04-17 |
| BRAGG, Ian | Director | 2021-12-03 | 2025-04-03 |
| BRORSEN, Lars | Director | 2012-11-20 | 2020-01-30 |
| BUCKLEY, George Geoffrey | Director | — | 1998-07-28 |
| CHIRON, Alain | Director | 1993-12-08 | 1996-01-22 |
| CORET, Jean Andre | Director | 1993-12-08 | 1996-06-03 |
| COVENEY, David | Director | 2008-04-17 | 2011-10-31 |
| COVENEY, David | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2004-12-31 |
| CREAMER, Geoffrey David | Director | — | 1998-11-25 |
| DE NARBONNE, Guy Motais | Director | 1996-06-03 | 1998-07-28 |
| DELPONT, Jean | Director | 1996-03-27 | 1997-10-02 |
| DOBLIN, Francis | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2006-08-23 |
| DUERR, Joachim Karl Wilhelm | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2021-05-12 |
| FAVROT, Pierre | Director | 1998-02-14 | 1998-07-28 |
| GELDARD WILLIAMS, Neil | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2022-05-04 |
| JEUNET, Jean-Pierre | Director | — | 1996-03-27 |
| JOHN, David | Director | 1997-10-02 | 1998-11-25 |
| JONES, Andrew | Director | 2005-03-21 | 2006-12-01 |
| LEFRANC, Eric | Director | 2006-08-23 | 2007-11-15 |
| MACDONALD, Gordon | Director | 2022-05-04 | 2025-04-03 |
| MARTEL, Pierre Andre | Director | 1998-07-28 | 2011-07-17 |
| MARTINET, Pierre | Director | — | 1993-12-08 |
| MATTHEWS, John Stanley | Director | — | 1999-04-17 |
| MCILDOWIE, Doug, Mr. | Director | 2017-01-23 | 2017-10-02 |
| NESBITT, David Alan | Director | 2007-11-16 | 2016-05-25 |
| QUINIOU, Yann | Director | 1997-10-06 | 1998-02-13 |
| REVOL, Vincent Francois Marie | Director | 2007-11-16 | 2012-11-20 |
| STEWART, Robert | Director | 1993-04-05 | 1998-05-06 |
| TAYLOR, David | Director | — | 1997-10-19 |
| UHLMANN, Frank Markus | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2021-05-12 |
| VANDAMME, Marc Robert | Director | 1998-07-28 | 2000-04-05 |
| VANWOLLEGHEM, Robert | Director | — | 1993-07-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Neil Geldard, Mr. | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2020-01-30 |
| WORTON-GRIFFITHS, John Frederick, Dr | Director | — | 1999-02-06 |
| WRIGHT, Simon Anthony | Director | 2016-05-23 | 2017-01-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orsan Automotive Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-21 | Active |
| Edbro (Bidco) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-09-30 | Ceased 2025-03-21 |
| Jost Gb Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2021-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 300 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-21 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-03-21 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-03-21 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-03-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-2.3%
£26,354,297 £25,740,703
-
Cash
+18.1%
£1,403,089 £1,656,981
-
Net assets
-15.1%
£14,219,399 £12,067,191
-
Employees
-3%
166 161
-
Operating profit
-22.1%
-£1,209,480 -£1,477,099
-
Profit before tax
-7.5%
-£2,256,203 -£2,426,301
-
Wages
-1.8%
£6,276,272 £6,161,170
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