EMERSON CRANE HIRE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-02 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£453K
-9% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+3.3% vs 2023
Employees
86
+2.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£371K
-73.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- EMERSON CRANE HIRE LIMITED 1992-01-14 → present
- POWERMOSS TRADING LIMITED 1991-04-18 → 1992-01-14
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-07-31 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £15,742,547 | £14,697,749 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,918,076 | £1,017,459 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,397,499 | £370,955 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,084,031 | £255,530 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £497,380 | £452,582 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £15,578,079 | £17,791,586 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £6,501,010 | £6,716,366 | |
| Equity | £4,651,103 | £4,519,547 | — | — | £5,412,277 | £6,501,010 | £6,716,366 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 86 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,467,866 | £5,372,826 |
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 | 2018-07-31 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.2% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.9% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 12.3% | 5.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.00x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 3.65x | 1.53x |
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
- Affinia (Chelmsford)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The 6.6% reduction in sales occurred in the second half of the year when major contracts and new corporate customers held off new works and projects due to the General Election. This was announced in March 24 with the election taking place in July 24.”
- “The business continued to invest in modern cranes with the latest engine standards during the year, investing £3.75m on 3 new cranes, 2 heavy haulage trucks and 21 replacement vans and cars due to the changes in ULEZ charging in London.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABEL, Gavin Ellis George | Director | 2022-05-09 | Sep 1969 | British |
| CARR, Wayne | Director | 2022-05-09 | Oct 1976 | British |
| CLANCY, Liam Gerrard | Director | 2005-11-12 | May 1981 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLANCY, Pamela Maureen | Secretary | 1997-01-31 | 2000-03-01 |
| ELLIOTT, Barbara Anne | Secretary | 1996-02-20 | 1997-01-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Julie Lyn | Secretary | 2002-08-07 | 2011-11-18 |
| HUNSWICK, Fiona Jane | Secretary | 1991-08-08 | 1996-02-20 |
| SANDS, Elio William | Secretary | 1991-07-19 | 1991-08-08 |
| SMITH, Nadine Elayna | Secretary | 2000-03-01 | 2002-08-07 |
| WRIGHT, Caron Jenny | Secretary | 2011-11-18 | 2016-11-28 |
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-04-18 | 1991-07-19 |
| CALLOW, Jonathan | Director | 2017-01-02 | 2017-12-29 |
| CARRAGHER, Mark Anthony | Director | 1994-05-03 | 1995-06-15 |
| CLANCY, Edward | Director | 1995-03-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| CLANCY, Paul | Director | 2013-03-14 | 2024-12-20 |
| CLANCY, Paul | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2010-05-03 |
| CLANCY, Paul | Director | 1991-08-12 | 1992-01-02 |
| DESPY, Martin Clifford | Director | 2001-10-23 | 2013-12-03 |
| DOBSON, John | Director | 1991-07-19 | 1992-07-08 |
| ELLIOTT, Julie Lyn | Director | 2011-11-18 | 2016-11-15 |
| JACKSON, Robert Thomas | Director | 1995-04-10 | 2020-03-24 |
| JACKSON, Robert Thomas | Director | 1992-01-02 | 1994-10-01 |
| KIRBY, Steve | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2011-08-19 |
| SEMERIA, Valentino | Director | 2013-10-29 | 2017-08-31 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-04-18 | 1991-07-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Liam Gerrard Clancy | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-17 | Active |
| Mr Edward Clancy | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2019-07-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-30 | 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 2024-07-31 vs 2023-07-31
-
Turnover
-6.6%
£15,742,547 £14,697,749
-
Cash
-9%
£497,380 £452,582
-
Net assets
+3.3%
£6,501,010 £6,716,366
-
Employees
+2.4%
84 86
-
Operating profit
-47%
£1,918,076 £1,017,459
-
Profit before tax
-73.5%
£1,397,499 £370,955
-
Wages
-1.7%
£5,467,866 £5,372,826
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