EQUANS SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-06 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£50M
+21.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£134M
+43.1% vs 2023
Employees
6,713
-9.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£49M
+20.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- EQUANS SERVICES LIMITED 2022-04-04 → present
- ENGIE SERVICES LIMITED 2016-02-29 → 2022-04-04
- COFELY WORKPLACE LIMITED 2013-12-16 → 2016-02-29
- BALFOUR BEATTY WORKPLACE LIMITED 2008-11-14 → 2013-12-16
- HADEN BUILDING MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1998-01-27 → 2008-11-14
- HADEN MAINTENANCE LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1998-01-27
- TROUGHTON & YOUNG LIMITED 1958-02-04 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £791,841,000 | £747,684,000 | |
| Operating profit | £39,744,000 | £46,080,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £40,791,000 | £49,154,000 | |
| Net profit | £29,788,000 | £36,868,000 | |
| Cash | £41,056,000 | £49,705,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £132,739,000 | £165,750,000 | |
| Net assets | £93,477,000 | £133,758,000 | |
| Equity | £93,477,000 | £133,758,000 | |
| Average employees | 7,417 | 6,713 | |
| Wages | £235,482,000 | £226,854,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 6.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.9% | 27.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 2.00x | |
| Interest cover | 28.63x | 30.74x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 30 June 2026. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- EQUANS SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- EWP Technical Services Limited 100%
- Cowest Services Limited 51%
- Qwest Services Limited 51%
- Cheshire Energy Networks Limited 51%
Significant events
- “Favourable investment returns and changes in the long-term assumptions used to derive pension scheme liabilities have resulted in an actuarial gain on defined benefit pension schemes after tax of £3,413,000 (2023: actuarial loss of £199,000).”
- “In 2024, the UK BU achieved the Combined Lost Time Incident Frequency Rate (LTIFR) of 1.72.”
- “Equans UK was awarded a Gold EcoVadis rating in 2024, demonstrating its commitment to sustainability management.”
- “In 2024, the roll out of its electric vehicle fleet continued, with over 38% of the fleet now converted to EVs.”
- “The UK BU has reduced Scope 1 and 2 corporate carbon emissions by 21% since 2023.”
- “On 2 April 2025, the Company approved the payment of a dividend of £10,000,000 to its immediate parent undertaking, Equans Holding UK Limited. The dividend was subsequently paid on 14 April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOENS, Pieter Marie Gustaaf | Secretary | 2022-07-16 | — | — |
| CARR, David John | Director | 2023-02-02 | Feb 1969 | British |
| GALLACHER, Mark | Director | 2023-02-02 | Nov 1979 | British |
| LOISEAU, Jean-Philippe Marc Vincent | Director | 2021-09-27 | May 1968 | French |
| MACPHERSON, Colin | Director | 2020-04-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Melanie | Secretary | 2012-01-13 | 2013-12-12 |
| BURN, Edward | Secretary | 1994-03-31 | 1996-07-02 |
| ELLIOTT, Cyril William | Secretary | 1997-07-28 | 1998-09-30 |
| GLADWELL, Lynn | Secretary | 2003-03-27 | 2006-04-27 |
| GREGORY, Sarah | Secretary | 2015-05-01 | 2022-07-15 |
| MILTON, Michael John Colin | Secretary | 1997-06-16 | 1997-07-28 |
| SUSSAMS, David Harry | Secretary | — | 1994-03-31 |
| TIERNEY, Declan John | Secretary | 2006-04-27 | 2011-09-09 |
| TUDOR, Simone | Secretary | 2013-12-12 | 2015-01-05 |
| WARGENT, Nicholas James | Secretary | 2011-08-01 | 2012-01-13 |
| WATERHOUSE, Steven Alexander | Secretary | 1996-08-01 | 1997-06-16 |
| WYLIE, Arthur Cameron | Secretary | 1998-10-01 | 2003-03-27 |
| BLUMBERGER, Richard John | Director | 2009-01-15 | 2016-01-31 |
| BURN, Edward | Director | 1994-03-31 | 1996-07-02 |
| CONNOLLY, Patrick Christopher | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| CRAVEN, Kevin David | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2013-12-12 |
| DAGGER, Christopher John Hilary | Director | 1996-09-05 | 1998-10-08 |
| DAWE, Colin Kenneth | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1997-06-30 |
| ELLIOTT, Cyril William | Director | 1997-07-28 | 1998-09-30 |
| FELLOWES, Michael | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2006-04-27 |
| GILLINGHAM, Derek Sydney | Director | — | 1992-04-30 |
| GREGORY, Sarah Jane | Director | 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-04 |
| HOBART, Andrew Hampden | Director | 2011-02-09 | 2012-05-14 |
| HOCKMAN, Samuel | Director | 2019-06-24 | 2022-02-28 |
| JAGO, John Michael | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| LESTER, Paul John | Director | 1998-10-08 | 2002-06-28 |
| LONGOBARDI, Rosanna | Director | 2022-03-14 | 2023-02-01 |
| LOVETT, Nicola Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| MARLOR, John Stanley | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2009-06-08 |
| PETRIE, Wilfrid John | Director | 2013-12-12 | 2019-05-01 |
| PINNELL, Simon David | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| POLLINS, Andrew Martin | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-02-01 |
| RAWSON, Paul Edwin | Director | 2016-03-14 | 2018-01-09 |
| ROSE, Andrew Edward | Director | 2006-04-27 | 2007-05-08 |
| SHARP, Robert | Director | — | 1995-10-13 |
| SHERIDAN, David Anthony | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| SUSSAMS, David Harry | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| WELTON, Michael William | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1999-12-31 |
| WHELDRAKE, Carl Anthony | Director | 1992-04-30 | 1995-04-03 |
| WIGG, Christopher Graham | Director | 2001-02-28 | 2004-07-01 |
| WOODHOUSE, Terry Colin | Director | 2012-05-14 | 2014-08-19 |
| WRIGHT, Ian Clement | Director | — | 1997-08-29 |
| ZUYDAM, David Mel | Director | 1998-12-14 | 2001-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equans Holding Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 235 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-04-04 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-08-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-07-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-04 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-5.6%
£791,841,000 £747,684,000
-
Cash
+21.1%
£41,056,000 £49,705,000
-
Net assets
+43.1%
£93,477,000 £133,758,000
-
Employees
-9.5%
7,417 6,713
-
Operating profit
+15.9%
£39,744,000 £46,080,000
-
Profit before tax
+20.5%
£40,791,000 £49,154,000
-
Wages
-3.7%
£235,482,000 £226,854,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers