EUROPEAN SPRINGS AND PRESSINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-14 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£472
+505.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+5.2% vs 2024
Employees
126
+2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
+94.1% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,911,721 | £26,134,243 | — | £13,499,670 | £14,403,638 | £17,003,376 | |
| Operating profit | £4,953,666 | £6,496,829 | — | £2,195,778 | £2,592,227 | £3,226,949 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,915,764 | £6,459,162 | £3,032,229 | £2,293,459 | £2,489,231 | £4,831,813 | |
| Net profit | £3,931,818 | £5,137,687 | — | £1,874,376 | £1,864,013 | £4,098,125 | |
| Cash | £3,328,995 | £3,674,868 | £3,513,359 | £352,971 | £78 | £472 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,644,745 | £16,029,049 | £16,728,609 | £9,964,210 | £16,909,512 | £17,650,479 | |
| Net assets | £13,994,849 | £14,132,536 | £16,171,890 | £9,546,266 | £11,410,279 | £12,008,404 | |
| Equity | £13,994,849 | £14,132,536 | £16,171,890 | £9,546,266 | £11,410,279 | £12,008,404 | |
| Average employees | 155 | 172 | 128 | 120 | 123 | 126 | |
| Wages | £4,552,588 | £5,019,657 | £4,287,862 | £4,150,834 | £4,617,022 | £5,182,064 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.6% | 24.9% | — | 16.3% | 18.0% | 19.0% | |
| Net margin | 17.9% | 19.7% | — | 13.9% | 12.9% | 24.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.7% | 40.5% | — | 22.0% | 15.3% | 18.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 36.5% | 37.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 7.52x | 6.05x | |
| Interest cover | 128.03x | 170.07x | — | 77.13x | 13.31x | 9.41x |
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
- PM+M Solutions for Business 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- EUROPEAN SPRINGS AND PRESSINGS LIMITED · parent
- Enfield Spring Holdings Limited 100%
- Clifford Springs Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Fixed asset investment amounted to £429,000 (2024 - £528,000) during the year and there has been further disposals of legacy assets.”
- “O Tengroth resigned 27 June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILBY, Jason Mark | Secretary | 2024-04-01 | — | — |
| MCSHEEHY, Stuart Patrick | Director | 2008-05-22 | Jun 1969 | British |
| WILBY, Jason Mark | Director | 2024-04-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIBBS, Michael Ralph | Secretary | 2008-05-22 | 2022-02-01 |
| LIMPENNY, Michael John | Secretary | 2007-02-15 | 2008-05-22 |
| MCSHEEHY, Stuart Patrick | Secretary | 2022-02-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| MOORE, Hilary Ann | Secretary | — | 2007-02-15 |
| DOWNS, Howard Malcolm | Director | 2008-05-22 | 2024-11-30 |
| FOSTER, Sidney Albert | Director | — | 1991-09-30 |
| GIBBS, Michael Ralph | Director | 2008-05-22 | 2022-02-01 |
| GUSTAFSSON, Roland Bergt | Director | 2007-02-15 | 2018-07-31 |
| HUGHES, Trevor | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2000-06-07 |
| LIMPENNY, Michael John | Director | — | 2008-05-22 |
| LINDBACK, Kjell-Arne Gunnar | Director | 2007-02-15 | 2019-12-31 |
| MOORE, Robin Philip | Director | — | 2008-05-22 |
| TENGROTH, Ola | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2025-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esp Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-02-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+18%
£14,403,638 £17,003,376
-
Cash
+505.1%
£78 £472
-
Net assets
+5.2%
£11,410,279 £12,008,404
-
Employees
+2.4%
123 126
-
Operating profit
+24.5%
£2,592,227 £3,226,949
-
Profit before tax
+94.1%
£2,489,231 £4,831,813
-
Wages
+12.2%
£4,617,022 £5,182,064
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