ECHO MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED

1. ECHO MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED 2000-12-29 → present
2. RAPID MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED 2000-11-06 → 2000-12-29

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Ernst & Young

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern to 31 December 2026.”

Group structure

1. ECHO MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED · parent
   1. Echo Northern Ireland Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Customer management
   2. Echo Managed Services Australia Pty Limited 100% · Australia · Software development and implementation for UK parent company
   3. Echo India Managed Services Private Limited 100% · India · Software development and administrative support services to UK parent company

Significant events

• “Overall, Echo delivered an improved performance during the year, with increased turnover, a lower operating loss and improved margins.”
• “Aptumo, Echo's innovative customer billing software, continues to present growth opportunities for the business both in the UK and overseas.”
• “In the UK, significant implementation activities of the Aptumo software continue for Northern Ireland Water and Pennon both aiming to go live within six months of signing these accounts. During 2025 a new contract was won with a further UK large water and sewerage company client, with a systems upgrade to Aptumo.”
• “Overseas, Echo had its Client Forum in Australia with clients Coliban Water and North East Water. Echo has continued to actively bid on live procurements in the water sector and took part in key industry events. This further strengthened Echo's presence and commitment as a valuable supplier to the Australian water sector. Echo is now focused on its expansion activities and plans in the USA with engagement with a new Sales partner and are now starting to build relationships with key water sector system integrators, in each region which has enabled ongoing business development and tender opportunities.”
• “Echo also acts on behalf of SSW under contracts held with other water utilities for the billing and collection of sewerage charges... It has been another challenging year for collections due to the cost-of-living crisis, and so an increased provision has been booked during the year.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +19.7%

  £18,212,000 → £21,803,000

• Cash

  -72.5%

  £357,000 → £98,000

• Net assets

  -54.9%

  £3,370,000 → £1,519,000

• Employees

  +5.3%

  207 → 218

• Operating profit

  +62.2%

  -£2,103,000 → -£794,000

• Profit before tax

  -1.3%

  -£2,154,000 → -£2,183,000

• Wages

  +29.4%

  £6,545,000 → £8,471,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers