EBC GROUP (UK) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-26 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£443K
+35.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+11.7% vs 2023
Employees
141
+19.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£760K
+230.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- EBC GROUP (UK) LTD 2018-08-23 → present
- E.B.C. GROUP (U.K.) LIMITED 1996-08-13 → 2018-08-23
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,551,203 | £18,245,914 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£579,591 | £774,744 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£581,073 | £760,268 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£584,540 | £484,458 | |
| Cash | — | £1,613,485 | £1,916,084 | — | £326,702 | £442,523 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,283,848 | £5,445,320 | — | £4,580,475 | £5,462,865 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,644,127 | £5,376,643 | — | £4,294,602 | £4,797,898 | |
| Equity | £2,620,663 | £3,644,127 | £5,376,643 | £5,781,414 | £4,294,602 | £4,797,898 | |
| Average employees | — | 128 | 114 | — | 118 | 141 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,273,281 | £6,088,631 |
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -3.5% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -3.5% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -12.7% | 14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 53.6% | 49.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.35x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -36.12x | 37.37x |
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
“After making enquiries and preparing integrated profit and loss and cash flow forecasts for one year from the date the financial statements are signed the Directors have formed a judgement that, as at the date of approving the financial statements, there is a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- EBC GROUP (UK) LTD · parent
- E.B.C (Services) Limited 100%
- EBC Asset Finance Limited 100%
- EBC (MPS) Limited 100%
- STL Smartways Technology Limited 100%
- B.S.T Supplies & Co Ltd 90%
- Lawfinity Limited 75%
Significant events
- “Economic and political volatility and uncertainty continues to be challenging. One of our main challenges is supply chain price increases, due to raw materials, labour rates and software we continue to face 7-27% annual price increases.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANE, Richard Bertram | Secretary | 2022-08-03 | — | — |
| LANE, Richard Bertram | Director | 1996-08-13 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Suzanne | Nominee Secretary | 1996-08-13 | 1996-08-13 |
| LANE, Anglea Jean | Secretary | 1996-08-13 | 2002-04-30 |
| LANE, Nichola | Secretary | 2002-04-30 | 2022-08-03 |
| AGOSTINI, John Charles | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2011-10-31 |
| BREWER, Kevin, Dr | Nominee Director | 1996-08-13 | 1996-08-13 |
| LANE, Nichola | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2022-08-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Bertram Lane | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-01-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-08-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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
+10.2%
£16,551,203 £18,245,914
-
Cash
+35.5%
£326,702 £442,523
-
Net assets
+11.7%
£4,294,602 £4,797,898
-
Employees
+19.5%
118 141
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+233.7%
-£579,591 £774,744
-
Profit before tax
+230.8%
-£581,073 £760,268
-
Wages
+15.5%
£5,273,281 £6,088,631
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