ECS PARTNERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-09 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-26
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-25.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£489K
-53.7% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£381K
-60.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,998,255 | £1,950,929 | |
| Operating profit | £361,530 | £358,818 | |
| Profit before tax | £968,785 | £380,565 | |
| Net profit | £968,785 | £380,565 | |
| Cash | £1,405,118 | £1,045,511 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,055,925 | £488,954 | |
| Equity | £1,055,925 | £488,954 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.1% | 18.4% | |
| Net margin | 48.5% | 19.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.04x | 1.48x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company considers the going concern basis appropriate for the preparation of the financial statements. In assessing the use of the going concern assumption the directors have reviewed profit and loss and cash flow forecasts for the period covering 12 months from signing. These do not indicate any concerns regarding the liquidity of the Company.”
Significant events
- “The profit for the prior financial year included an exceptional item relating to an insurance settlement received in respect of a claim for business interruption, where the reduced revenue occured in earlier accounting periods.”
- “The activity on online short CPD courses in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for industry was developed in collaboration with a business partner. The relationship with the business partner has ceased.”
- “Turnover met the Board's expectation and target set for the year, as approved by the Board in Autumn 2024. In general, the Board has seen reduced demand for the Company's activities in consultancy. The services around the cleanroom saw a planned reduction, due to the School winning a significant UKRI grant in Heterogenous Integration of electronic systems ("HI") that would be undertaken during the year.”
- “There are no events subsequent to 31st July 2025, up to the date of signing which is 12th December 2025, affecting the Company's financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Juliette | Secretary | 2010-09-30 | — | — |
| BEEBY, Stephen Paul, Prof | Director | 2016-04-04 | Jun 1970 | English |
| CLARK, Benjamin Matthew Thorrington | Director | 2025-03-07 | Nov 1977 | British |
| GALPIN, Diana Felicity | Director | 2021-06-18 | Mar 1969 | British |
| MORRIS, Sarah Angela Louise, Professor | Director | 2023-12-19 | Jul 1985 | British |
| NORMAN, Timothy James Forester, Professor | Director | 2022-08-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
| RAHMAN, Tasmiat | Director | 2025-06-20 | Sep 1988 | British |
| SPEARING, Simon Mark, Professor | Director | 2017-03-02 | Dec 1964 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Juliette | Secretary | 2008-07-29 | 2009-03-09 |
| BAKER, Juliette | Secretary | 2005-04-19 | 2007-06-18 |
| BROOKS, John Reginald | Secretary | 2003-07-25 | 2005-04-19 |
| MURRAY, Derrick Charles | Secretary | 2007-06-18 | 2008-07-29 |
| PAYNE, Katie Emma | Secretary | 2009-03-09 | 2010-01-05 |
| RANDELL, Gordon John | Secretary | 2010-01-05 | 2010-09-30 |
| HALE AND DORR SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-03-03 | 2003-07-25 |
| AXFORD, Robin | Director | 2006-01-17 | 2011-07-11 |
| BROWN, Andrew David | Director | 2003-05-16 | 2008-11-01 |
| BUTLER, Michael, Professor | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2020-12-31 |
| COLQUHOUN, Lorna Mairi, Dr | Director | 2019-07-15 | 2021-04-24 |
| CURRAN, Paul James, Professor | Director | 2004-09-03 | 2005-10-11 |
| DE GROOT, Cornelis Hendrik, Dr | Director | 2009-07-21 | 2019-06-07 |
| GLASER, Hugh William | Director | 2007-11-14 | 2009-09-30 |
| HALL, Wendy, Professor Dame | Director | 2003-05-16 | 2007-07-09 |
| HAMMOND, Joseph, Prof | Director | 2003-05-16 | 2004-09-03 |
| HARRIS, Nicholas Robert, Professor | Director | 2009-11-10 | 2015-12-11 |
| JENNINGS, Nicholas Robert, Professor | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2016-04-04 |
| JONES, Rosemary Alison | Director | 2003-05-16 | 2006-02-27 |
| LEWIN, Paul Leonard, Professor | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2022-07-29 |
| MARTINEZ, Kirk, Dr | Director | 2009-11-10 | 2014-06-05 |
| NELSON, Philip Arthur, Professor | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2013-12-31 |
| PETTS, Judith, Professor | Director | 2014-03-12 | 2016-01-31 |
| PICKERING, John Adrian | Director | 2003-07-25 | 2009-09-30 |
| RUTT, Harvey Nicholas, Prof | Director | 2007-07-09 | 2011-02-21 |
| SHADBOLT, Nigel Richard, Professor | Director | 2003-05-16 | 2008-07-31 |
| SMITH, Peter George Robin, Professor | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2015-03-02 |
| SPALINGER, Donald Lloyd | Director | 2011-07-11 | 2019-04-29 |
| STYLES, Clinton Mark, Professor | Director | 2021-10-29 | 2025-03-07 |
| VAUGHAN, Alun Stuart, Professor | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2025-06-20 |
| VAUGHAN, Alun Stuart, Professor | Director | 2003-05-16 | 2008-07-31 |
| WHITE, Neil Maurice | Director | 2009-07-21 | 2015-07-31 |
| WILKINSON, James Shafto, Professor | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2022-10-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Ian David, Professor | Director | 2019-03-15 | 2021-10-28 |
| WCPHD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-03-03 | 2003-07-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Southampton | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-01-16 | Ceased 2026-05-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-05-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-23 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
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Turnover
-2.4%
£1,998,255 £1,950,929
-
Cash
-25.6%
£1,405,118 £1,045,511
-
Net assets
-53.7%
£1,055,925 £488,954
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Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-0.8%
£361,530 £358,818
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Profit before tax
-60.7%
£968,785 £380,565
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