THE ECU GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-19 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-05
Watchouts
Cash
£254
-58.6% vs 2023
Net assets
-£8M
-3.5% vs 2023
Employees
2
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£280K
-23.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
In forming our opinion on the financial statement, we have considered the adequacy of the disclosure made in note 1.2 to the financial statements concerning the company's ability to continue as a going concern. The company's principal source of finance is the cash injection from directors and shareholders. The company has significant unsecured debts and at the date of this report no finance has been put in place to settle this obligation. This indicates the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as going concern. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the company were unable to continue as a going concern. We consider that this matter should be drawn to your attention but our opinion is not qualified.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Financials 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 | — | — | — | — | — | £6,500 | £0 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £36,552 | -£17,506 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£225,928 | -£279,906 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£225,928 | -£279,906 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £614 | £254 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | -£6,893,322 | -£8,321,228 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | -£8,041,322 | -£8,321,228 | |
| Equity | -£1,845,255 | -£2,875,090 | — | — | — | -£8,041,322 | -£8,321,228 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| 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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 562.3% | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -3475.8% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5% | 0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 1309761.6% | 3276174.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00x | 0.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 0.14x | -0.07x |
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
- ZMS Solutions Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“In forming our opinion on the financial statement, we have considered the adequacy of the disclosure made in note 1.2 to the financial statements concerning the company's ability to continue as a going concern. The company's principal source of finance is the cash injection from directors and shareholders. The company has significant unsecured debts and at the date of this report no finance has been put in place to settle this obligation. This indicates the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as going concern. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the company were unable to continue as a going concern. We consider that this matter should be drawn to your attention but our opinion is not qualified.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETLEY, Michael John | Director | 2011-02-28 | Mar 1965 | British |
| ROBINSON, David Alfred Edward | Director | 2011-02-16 | May 1945 | British |
Show 63 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Michael Patrick | Secretary | 2010-10-22 | 2011-04-20 |
| DE KLERK, Willem | Secretary | 2014-10-23 | 2022-01-31 |
| DIEBEL, Michael John | Secretary | 2012-03-14 | 2014-10-23 |
| DIEBEL, Michael John | Secretary | 2007-06-08 | 2010-06-18 |
| ISAACS, Stephen Edwin Phineas | Secretary | 2011-04-20 | 2012-02-10 |
| JONES, Alexander Roderick | Secretary | 2003-11-28 | 2004-02-29 |
| MANDUCA, Charles Victor | Secretary | 2010-06-18 | 2010-10-22 |
| MOORE, Jane Alison | Secretary | 2001-06-29 | 2003-11-28 |
| PETLEY, Michael John | Secretary | 1998-11-30 | 2001-06-29 |
| ROYDEN, John Michael Joseph | Secretary | 1995-03-28 | 1998-11-30 |
| THOMAS, Ann | Secretary | — | 1994-02-16 |
| WALES, Ruth Mabella | Secretary | 1994-02-16 | 1995-03-28 |
| WHELDON, Paul Wilfred | Secretary | 2004-03-01 | 2007-06-08 |
| ADAMSON, Rory Beaton | Director | 2001-07-13 | 2001-12-31 |
| AGNEW SOMERVILLE BT, Quentin, Sir | Director | 1991-09-25 | 1994-02-16 |
| BAILEY, Michael Patrick | Director | 2010-10-22 | 2011-02-16 |
| BREAME, John Alan | Director | 2000-03-29 | 2001-12-31 |
| BROADHURST, Andrew Robert | Director | 2014-05-20 | 2015-09-30 |
| CATOR, Albemarle John | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-12-29 |
| CHAPMAN, Maria Jane | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2008-12-12 |
| CLARKE, Alexander Edward Pennant | Director | 1993-05-12 | 2001-06-21 |
| COOPER, Stephen John | Director | 2004-03-10 | 2007-08-06 |
| DELVES BROUGHTON, Rona Zara, Lady | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2022-02-25 |
| DEPEL, Cary Allen | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2008-12-11 |
| EADIE, Christopher Broun | Director | — | 1991-09-10 |
| EGEN, Gregg Michael | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2022-01-31 |
| GARDINER, Jason Andrew | Director | 1993-05-12 | 1995-03-31 |
| HAYLEY, Alec William | Director | 2003-05-14 | 2003-11-28 |
| HEMSLEY, Oliver Alexander | Director | 2012-12-17 | 2013-12-31 |
| HOWELL, Philip Adrian | Director | 2001-07-13 | 2003-11-28 |
| ISAACS, Stephen Edwin Phineas | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2012-02-10 |
| JACCARD, Michel Louis Edouard | Director | 1995-02-07 | 1995-05-20 |
| JOHN, Antony Gwilym | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2014-05-31 |
| JONES, Alexander Roderick | Director | 2014-10-23 | 2022-01-31 |
| JONES, Alexander Roderick | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2011-01-28 |
| JONES, Alexander Roderick | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2008-12-29 |
| JONES, Alexander Roderick | Director | 1992-11-02 | 1994-02-07 |
| LE ROUX, Nathaniel Bernard | Director | 2008-10-14 | 2008-11-14 |
| LESTER, Nigel Martin | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2008-12-29 |
| MACKINNON, Neil John | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2009-07-08 |
| MANDUCA, Charles Victor Falzon Sant | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2011-02-15 |
| MANDUCA, Philip Falzon Sant | Director | 2007-11-21 | 2008-12-29 |
| MOORE, Anthony Roger | Director | 2000-03-29 | 2001-06-26 |
| NAUGHTEN, Cormac Ronan Aidan | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2008-12-29 |
| ODDY, Robert John | Director | 2001-07-13 | 2003-04-30 |
| PETLEY, Michael John | Director | 2011-01-28 | 2011-01-28 |
| PETLEY, Michael John | Director | — | 2008-12-29 |
| PILKINGTON-MIKSA, Jan Irvine | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2014-10-23 |
| ROBB, George Alan | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2014-10-23 |
| ROMILLY, Charles Simon Eric | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2012-07-02 |
| ROMILLY, Charles | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| ROYDEN, John Michael Joseph | Director | — | 1998-11-30 |
| SOLER, Francisco Angel | Director | 2012-12-27 | 2016-10-31 |
| STANTON-LABAN, Leslie Gibson | Director | — | 1992-11-23 |
| STONE, Michael John Christopher | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2004-08-11 |
| STONE, Michael John Christopher | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1995-10-16 |
| STONE, Michael John Christopher | Director | 1991-09-25 | 1994-02-16 |
| THOM, Robert Rundell | Director | — | 1992-11-23 |
| WATSON, Rupert Michael Colvin | Director | 1993-05-12 | 1995-03-17 |
| WESTLEY, Victoria Jane | Director | 1995-10-18 | 1996-05-28 |
| WHELDON, Paul Wilfred | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2008-12-29 |
| ZUCCONI, Stefano Vittorio | Director | 2002-01-03 | 2003-11-28 |
| CASSIA SECURITIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-12-29 | 2009-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael John Petley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 317 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
-100%
£6,500 £0
-
Cash
-58.6%
£614 £254
-
Net assets
-3.5%
-£8,041,322 -£8,321,228
-
Employees
0%
2 2
-
Operating profit
-147.9%
£36,552 -£17,506
-
Profit before tax
-23.9%
-£225,928 -£279,906
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