EBAC LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-29 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-28 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-14
Watchouts
Cash
£539K
+173.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£6M
-343.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
157
-16.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5M
-115.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The directors believe the company has sufficient financial resources to meet their obligations as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and that it is therefore appropriate to prepare these accounts on a going concern basis. However, the directors do acknowledge that as a result of the uncertainty
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | £16,794,165 | — | — | £17,750,329 | £15,925,203 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£2,385,801 | — | — | -£1,531,078 | -£4,084,117 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£2,630,939 | — | — | -£2,329,295 | -£5,017,411 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£2,195,864 | — | — | -£2,502,427 | -£4,895,682 | |
| Cash | — | — | £165,124 | — | — | £196,879 | £539,220 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £11,850,511 | — | — | £2,009,790 | -£2,767,796 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £7,509,361 | — | — | -£1,426,146 | -£6,321,828 | |
| Equity | £9,072,333 | £9,705,225 | £7,509,361 | £4,261,599 | £1,076,281 | -£1,426,146 | -£6,321,828 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 234 | — | — | 188 | 157 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,050,803 | — | — | £4,725,876 | £4,223,642 |
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 | — | — | -14.2% | — | — | -8.6% | -25.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -13.1% | — | — | -14.1% | -30.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -20.1% | — | — | -76.2% | 147.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 106.4% | 135.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.91x | 0.80x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -5.30x | — | — | -1.42x | -3.29x |
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
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors believe the company has sufficient financial resources to meet their obligations as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and that it is therefore appropriate to prepare these accounts on a going concern basis. However, the directors do acknowledge that as a result of the uncertainty”
Significant events
- “the business made the decision at the end of 2024 to close one of its production lines producing loss making products. This has resulted in the write down of fixed assets (£1,038,363) and stock (£814,898) giving additional provisioning totalling £1.8m (closure costs) which were charged in the year.”
- “During 2025 a new management team was recruited including, Chief Financial Officer.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIRD, Amanda | Secretary | 2001-03-15 | — | British |
| ELLIOTT, John Malcolm | Director | — | Dec 1943 | British |
| HIRD, Amanda | Director | 2017-02-20 | Mar 1969 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWEDDLE, Neil | Secretary | — | 2001-03-15 |
| CURRIE, Graham | Director | 2017-02-20 | 2022-06-20 |
| ELLIOTT, Colin Richard | Director | — | 2017-02-20 |
| ELLIOTT, James Anthony | Director | — | 2017-02-20 |
| ELLIOTT, Paul Folkard | Director | 1997-08-12 | 1998-05-08 |
| HANN, Jeffrey Michael | Director | 1997-08-12 | 2001-05-25 |
| HIGGS, John Graham | Director | 1997-08-12 | 1998-05-08 |
| HIRD, Robert Anthony, Mr | Director | 2017-02-20 | 2018-12-31 |
| HIRD, Robert Anthony | Director | 1997-08-12 | 2008-12-01 |
| LAVERICK, John Clifford | Director | — | 2000-10-23 |
| TWEDDLE, Neil | Director | 1997-08-12 | 2001-05-04 |
| WALTON, Phillip Andrew | Director | 1997-08-12 | 2010-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebac Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-08 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-03-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
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Turnover
-10.3%
£17,750,329 £15,925,203
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+173.9%
£196,879 £539,220
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-343.3%
-£1,426,146 -£6,321,828
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-16.5%
188 157
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-166.7%
-£1,531,078 -£4,084,117
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-115.4%
-£2,329,295 -£5,017,411
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-10.6%
£4,725,876 £4,223,642
lowest in 3 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