ESP SYSTEX LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-20 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+161.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+28% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
25
-21.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£669K
+125.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ESP SYSTEX LIMITED 1994-06-28 → present
- ROWTON CRYSTAL LIMITED 1993-11-02 → 1994-06-28
- CARDPLUME LIMITED 1981-11-25 → 1993-11-02
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £5,132,212 | £6,015,608 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £293,482 | £656,454 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £296,732 | £668,667 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £222,066 | £501,249 | |
| Cash | £236,362 | £381,094 | £404,285 | £1,055,997 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,657,762 | £1,578,257 | £1,796,141 | £2,294,671 | |
| Net assets | £1,650,911 | £1,569,018 | £1,791,084 | £2,292,333 | |
| Equity | £1,650,911 | £1,569,018 | £1,791,084 | £2,292,333 | |
| Average employees | 44 | 40 | 32 | 25 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.7% | 10.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.3% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 16.3% | 28.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 33.8% | 33.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.90x | 2.93x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWSON, Iain | Director | 2023-05-31 | Sep 1984 | British |
| LAWSON, Theresa Frances | Director | 2023-05-31 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS, Robin | Secretary | 1994-08-04 | 2010-03-08 |
| HARRISON, Richard | Secretary | — | 1994-08-04 |
| HILL, Simon John | Secretary | 2010-03-11 | 2016-05-31 |
| ROLLITS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-05-31 | 2020-01-08 |
| WILKIN CHAPMAN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-01-08 | 2023-05-31 |
| BOOTH, Stephen Rodger Gavin | Director | — | 1994-08-04 |
| DUNN, Terence Frederick | Director | 1994-06-17 | 2023-05-31 |
| ELLIS, Robin | Director | 1994-08-04 | 2010-03-08 |
| HARRISON, Richard | Director | — | 1994-08-04 |
| LONGMAN, Michael Guy | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2017-02-14 |
| WIGGLESWORTH, David Cade | Director | — | 1994-08-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Theresa Frances Lawson | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-05-31 | Ceased 2023-05-31 |
| Esp Systex Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-31 |
| Esp Systex Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-19 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-01 | 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+17.2%
£5,132,212 £6,015,608
-
Cash
+161.2%
£404,285 £1,055,997
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+28%
£1,791,084 £2,292,333
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-21.9%
32 25
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+123.7%
£293,482 £656,454
-
Profit before tax
+125.3%
£296,732 £668,667
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