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ESSENTIAL FUTURES LIMITED
Cash
£609K
-18.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+19.7% vs 2024
Employees
174
+5.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£615K
-22.4% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 04541238
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2002-09-20
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 86900
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £4,956,511 | £5,459,414 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £589,069 | £335,450 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £793,084 | £615,354 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £758,253 | £618,877 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £748,382 | £609,446 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £6,161,817 | £6,634,219 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £3,142,173 | £3,761,050 | |
| Equity | £1,617,406 | £1,743,481 | £1,995,462 | £2,383,920 | £3,142,173 | £3,761,050 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 165 | 174 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,500,746 | £4,053,066 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECHTLE, Christa Iris | Director | 2021-08-25 | Dec 1957 | German,British |
| STOKES, Helen Louise | Director | 2021-12-17 | May 1978 | British |
| WRIGHT, William Charlton | Director | 2024-06-10 | Jun 1981 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBY, Keith | Secretary | 2010-04-06 | 2013-11-04 |
| BLOUNT, Steven | Secretary | 2002-11-01 | 2010-04-06 |
| DUNGATE, Keith Stephen | Secretary | 2002-09-20 | 2002-11-01 |
| ROBERTS, Sharon Mary | Secretary | 2013-11-04 | 2014-12-12 |
| ASHBY, Gwyneth | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2013-11-04 |
| BERRY, Dawn Allyson | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2021-12-17 |
| BLOUNT, Steven | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2011-04-21 |
| COLLIER, Stephen John | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2021-08-25 |
| COLLINS, Carol | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2003-10-13 |
| DEAN, Andrew Paul | Director | 2017-09-18 | 2024-05-31 |
| DUNGATE, Stephanie Marie | Director | 2002-09-20 | 2002-11-01 |
| HOW, Alistair Maxwell | Director | 2013-11-04 | 2014-09-24 |
| KIRKPATRICK, Paul | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2017-02-01 |
| LENNOX, Andrew Gordon | Director | 2014-09-24 | 2019-07-31 |
| MERRY, Craig | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2009-06-30 |
| MOSS, Paul Michael | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2017-05-19 |
| ROBERTS, Sharon Mary | Director | 2013-11-04 | 2014-12-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecs Debtco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2026-03-17 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-11 | MR05 | mortgage | mortgage charge part release with charge number |
| 2025-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-12-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-08-28 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-06-24 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-12-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-09-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2022-07-12 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-07-12 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-07-12 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2021-12-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2021-12-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-03-31
7.42
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.912 × 6.56 = +5.98
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.046 × 6.72 = +0.31
- Book equity / Total liabilities 1.075 × 1.05 = +1.13
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory