EQUITA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-28 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+61.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+3.9% vs 2023
Employees
165
-1.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£276K
-73.6% first positive since 2020
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- EQUITA LIMITED 1999-07-30 → present
- EQUITABLE REVENUE HOLDINGS LIMITED 1996-12-31 → 1999-07-30
- PRETTY 300 LIMITED 1996-02-29 → 1996-12-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £24,947,285 | £10,446,709 | — | — | £18,102,950 | £16,944,271 | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,820,789 | -£2,623,666 | — | — | £887,764 | £156,195 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,820,789 | -£2,558,409 | — | — | £1,048,049 | £276,446 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £791,253 | £174,246 | |
| Cash | — | £5,721,943 | £4,251,082 | £3,818,330 | — | £1,151,521 | £1,859,974 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £4,461,722 | £4,635,968 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £4,461,722 | £4,635,968 | |
| Equity | £31,944,844 | — | — | — | £4,170,469 | £4,461,722 | £4,635,968 | |
| Average employees | — | 172 | 166 | 144 | — | 167 | 165 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £6,547,022 | £5,693,109 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 19.3% | -25.1% | — | — | 4.9% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.4% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 19.9% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.43x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -40.21x | — | — | 1330.98x | 520.65x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Langtons Professional Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have taken into account any uncertainties in revenue, known increases in cost bases and applied these to the forecasts prepared. The forecasts prepared by the Directors show that the Group has the ability to continue to operate with the funding facilities available to it for a period of at least 12 months from signing of these financial statements. The Directors therefore consider it appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- EQUITA LIMITED · parent
- Equitable Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “severance costs of 957,697 following restructuring activity within the group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACOBS, Paula Mary | Director | 2024-05-13 | Apr 1971 | British |
| JACOBS, Simon Andrew | Director | 2024-05-13 | May 1967 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, David Charles | Secretary | 1996-02-29 | 1996-03-08 |
| HURST, Gordon Mark | Secretary | 1999-02-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| HUTCHINSON, Hugh Trevor | Secretary | 1996-03-08 | 1998-07-28 |
| JENNINGS, Timoethy Michael | Secretary | 1998-07-28 | 1999-02-08 |
| CAPITA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-11-01 | 2008-12-01 |
| CAPITA GROUP SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-12-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| BATES, Adrian Arnold | Director | 1997-06-02 | 1998-04-14 |
| BUTLER, Hilary Mary | Director | 1997-04-14 | 1999-03-09 |
| CARTER, Jason Paul | Director | 2023-11-17 | 2024-06-28 |
| CLARK, David Charles | Director | 1996-02-29 | 1996-03-08 |
| FOWLER, Luke John Phillip | Director | 2023-03-28 | 2023-05-30 |
| GOVER, Bernard Dennis | Director | 1996-03-08 | 1998-07-10 |
| GUEST, Nicholas Howard | Director | 1997-06-02 | 1998-04-14 |
| HURST, Gordon Mark | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2008-03-31 |
| HUTCHINSON, Hugh Trevor | Director | 1996-03-08 | 1999-03-02 |
| JAEGER, Leslie | Director | 1997-06-02 | 1997-11-30 |
| JENNINGS, Timoethy Michael | Director | 1998-07-13 | 1999-02-01 |
| JESTIN, Emma | Director | 2023-07-24 | 2024-05-13 |
| KNIGHT, Jeremy Plowman | Director | 1996-03-08 | 1996-12-30 |
| MACTAGGART, Alistair Robert | Director | 2020-05-04 | 2021-06-30 |
| O'BRIEN, Peter | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2012-04-01 |
| O'DONOVAN, Yvonne Catherine | Director | 1999-09-25 | 2000-01-31 |
| PINDAR, Paul Richard Martin | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2008-03-31 |
| SHAPTER, Martyn John | Director | 2020-05-04 | 2023-11-17 |
| SHARPE, Paul | Director | 2000-07-24 | 2018-06-14 |
| SMITH, Neil Forrester | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2020-05-05 |
| SNELLING, Philip James | Director | 2021-07-20 | 2023-03-28 |
| TRAINER, Martin John | Director | 1999-09-25 | 2000-07-24 |
| WADE EWENS, Michael | Director | 2000-07-24 | 2008-11-01 |
| WAINE, Ian Michael | Director | 1996-02-29 | 1996-03-08 |
| CAPITA CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-03-31 | 2023-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colx Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-31 | Active |
| Capita Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-15 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-6.4%
£18,102,950 £16,944,271
-
Cash
+61.5%
£1,151,521 £1,859,974
-
Net assets
+3.9%
£4,461,722 £4,635,968
-
Employees
-1.2%
167 165
-
Operating profit
-82.4%
£887,764 £156,195
first positive since 2020
-
Profit before tax
-73.6%
£1,048,049 £276,446
first positive since 2020
-
Wages
-13%
£6,547,022 £5,693,109
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