ESP GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-26 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-5.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+12.9% vs 2023
Employees
529
-6.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£486K
+138.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- ESP GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 2012-09-05 → present
- ESP GLOBAL SUPPORT LIMITED 2012-07-10 → 2012-09-05
- ESP.CO.UK. LIMITED 2002-03-27 → 2012-07-10
- ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS & PERIPHERALS LIMITED 1995-11-13 → 2002-03-27
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £39,291,506 | £36,928,474 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,017,686 | £775,669 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,271,305 | £485,532 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,093,618 | £342,441 | |
| Cash | — | £2,524,548 | £2,375,209 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,705,288 | £2,802,731 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,308,443 | £2,605,570 | |
| Equity | £3,107,848 | £2,308,443 | £2,605,570 | |
| Average employees | — | 565 | 529 | |
| Wages | — | £18,350,584 | £16,981,290 |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -2.6% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | — | -2.8% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -37.6% | 27.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 83.8% | 82.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.19x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | — | -3.95x | 2.67x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management has therefore prepared the financial reporting on a going concern basis. As part of the going concern assessment Directors have reviewed forecasts and cashflows and it has been determined that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ESP GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- ESP Field Services S.A. de C.V. 99.99%
- ESP Global Services Limited 100%
- ESP Global Services Inc. 100%
- ESP Global Services B.V. 100%
- ESP Global Services S.A.S. 100%
- ESP Global Services U.G. 100%
- ESP Global Services Limited 100%
- ESP Global Services India Pvt Limited 99.99%
- ESP Global Services Limited 100%
- ESP Global Services S.R.O. 100%
- ESP Field Services S.R.L. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARLING, Michael George William, Dr | Secretary | 1995-11-13 | — | British |
| HARLING, Michael George William, Dr | Director | 1995-11-13 | Feb 1967 | British |
| HAYLES, Michael | Director | 2023-01-01 | Oct 1967 | British |
| JENNER, Andrew Peter Rhodes | Director | 2019-04-25 | Nov 1963 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-11-13 | 1995-11-13 |
| RICHARDSON, Darren John | Director | 1995-11-13 | 2018-09-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Hayles | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Peter Rhodes Jenner | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-04-25 | Active |
| Mr Darren John Richardson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-07 | Ceased 2018-09-10 |
| Dr Michael George William Harling | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-07 | Active |
| Esp Global Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-13 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-07 | 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
-
Turnover
-6%
£39,291,506 £36,928,474
-
Cash
-5.9%
£2,524,548 £2,375,209
-
Net assets
+12.9%
£2,308,443 £2,605,570
-
Employees
-6.4%
565 529
-
Operating profit
+176.2%
-£1,017,686 £775,669
-
Profit before tax
+138.2%
-£1,271,305 £485,532
-
Wages
-7.5%
£18,350,584 £16,981,290
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