E C M SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-27 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-64.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
+44% vs 2023
Employees
66
+1.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+14.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £10,509,300 | £11,354,358 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £3,914,297 | £4,468,808 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £3,974,846 | £4,562,003 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,696,171 | £2,990,664 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £4,979,162 | £1,788,857 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £6,833,988 | £9,839,281 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £9,675,639 | £6,135,222 | £10,990,988 | £6,833,988 | £9,839,281 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 65 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,827,642 | £2,889,744 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 37.2% | 39.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 16.1% | 26.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 57.3% | 45.4% |
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.
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Laura | Secretary | 2025-11-01 | — | — |
| INCE, Ian James | Director | 2023-05-05 | Mar 1969 | British |
| MCGINNIS, Chris | Director | 2022-06-27 | Mar 1978 | British,Canadian |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTHBY, Robert Joseph | Secretary | — | 1997-03-01 |
| HODGSON, Paul Kingsley | Secretary | 2012-10-22 | 2016-10-20 |
| MOORE, Brian | Secretary | 2016-10-20 | 2025-10-31 |
| SMITH, Anne | Secretary | 1997-03-01 | 2012-03-29 |
| AMBROSE, Alexander Lancaster | Director | 2016-10-20 | 2018-08-31 |
| BLACKSHAW, Richard Alan | Director | 2004-01-06 | 2016-10-20 |
| BOOTHBY, Robert Joseph | Director | — | 2005-03-31 |
| BROCKLEHURST, Alan | Director | 2001-09-19 | 2002-11-14 |
| GILBERT, Paul | Director | 2018-08-31 | 2023-05-05 |
| HODGSON, Paul Kingsley | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2012-10-22 |
| JEWITT, Andrew Keith | Director | 2005-06-03 | 2005-12-01 |
| MACDONALD, John Graham | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2006-10-31 |
| NEALE, William | Director | 2011-10-17 | 2016-10-20 |
| NEALE, William | Director | — | 2000-12-04 |
| PHILLIPS, Daniel Peter | Director | 2016-10-20 | 2018-03-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Allen | Director | 2007-02-09 | 2021-01-19 |
| SCHLACHTER, Jeremy | Director | 2018-03-31 | 2022-06-27 |
| SMITH, Anne | Director | 2005-06-03 | 2012-03-29 |
| WESTCOTT, Derek Anthony | Director | 1996-04-09 | 2006-03-31 |
| WHITBREAD, Paul Nicholas | Director | — | 2010-03-01 |
| WILKINSON, Anthony Paul | Director | 2011-10-17 | 2016-10-20 |
| WILKINSON, Anthony Paul | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2010-04-20 |
| WILKINSON, Anthony Paul | Director | — | 2005-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecm Systems Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+8%
£10,509,300 £11,354,358
-
Cash
-64.1%
£4,979,162 £1,788,857
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
+1.5%
65 66
-
Operating profit
+14.2%
£3,914,297 £4,468,808
-
Profit before tax
+14.8%
£3,974,846 £4,562,003
-
Wages
+2.2%
£2,827,642 £2,889,744
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