ESSENTIAL FUTURES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
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
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 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 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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 11.9% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 15.3% | 11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 9.6% | 5.1% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.00x | 1.20x |
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
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+10.1%
£4,956,511 £5,459,414
-
Cash
-18.6%
£748,382 £609,446
-
Net assets
+19.7%
£3,142,173 £3,761,050
-
Employees
+5.5%
165 174
-
Operating profit
-43.1%
£589,069 £335,450
-
Profit before tax
-22.4%
£793,084 £615,354
-
Wages
+15.8%
£3,500,746 £4,053,066
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