EDSECO LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-02 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-8.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+940.7% vs 2024
Employees
333
-8.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+147.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,710,000 | £22,515,000 | |
| Operating profit | £981,000 | £2,304,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £989,000 | £2,446,000 | |
| Net profit | £989,000 | £1,919,000 | |
| Cash | £4,197,000 | £3,829,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£204,000 | £1,715,000 | |
| Net assets | -£204,000 | £1,715,000 | |
| Equity | -£204,000 | £1,715,000 | |
| Average employees | 364 | 333 | |
| Wages | £11,142,000 | £10,675,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -480.9% | 134.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 103.1% | 78.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.88x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | 163.50x | — |
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
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Therefore, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In addition the directors have received confirmation from Kent County Council that they will provide ongoing financial support to the Company for a period of at least a year subsequent to the signing of these accounts in order to allow the Company to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “The Company continues to focus on growth and cost efficiencies across the business, exiting non-profitable contracts and will continue to focus on its ambitious growth strategy to maximise value through rising enterprise value.”
- “The post Covid work environment has reshaped the dynamics of the workforce. Remote work arrangements, talent retention, and recruitment in a hybrid work environment present new challenges and opportunities. We remain adaptable in attracting and retaining skilled talent, ensuring employee well-being, and fostering a collaborative work culture.”
- “Rapid technological advancements continue to disrupt industries and business models. We remain agile in embracing innovation, leveraging emerging technologies, and adapting our operations to stay competitive.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYLES, Robert Frank | Director | 2023-09-26 | Mar 1969 | British |
| DEARING, Philip Ronald | Director | 2021-11-29 | Feb 1950 | British |
| DOHERTY, John William | Director | 2023-09-26 | Mar 1968 | Irish |
| PLEACE, Simon Mark | Director | 2022-10-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| RICHARDS, Ceri | Director | 2021-08-26 | Dec 1958 | British |
| WARD, Catherine Mary | Director | 2024-12-19 | Sep 1958 | British |
| WHITTLE, David George | Director | 2020-01-28 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYFORD, Laura Maxine | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2024-03-27 |
| BIRCH, Neil Stuart | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2019-12-17 |
| BYLES, Timothy John | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2019-09-27 |
| DARGUE, Robin Lindsay | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| DEARING, Philip Ronald | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2021-08-01 |
| DRISCOLL, Fiona Elizabeth Lawrence | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2021-11-23 |
| EARLY, Alice Charlotte | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-17 |
| EVANS, John | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2020-12-31 |
| HALLETT, Richard John | Director | 2017-09-19 | 2019-12-17 |
| HERRING, Christine Anne | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2019-12-17 |
| HUMPHREY, John Eugene | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2022-01-01 |
| JOHNSON, Matthew David | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| JONES, Michelle Jayne | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2019-12-17 |
| JONES, Michelle Jayne | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2018-09-21 |
| JONES, Simon Peter | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-17 |
| JOYCE, Rosemary Anne | Director | 2019-01-22 | 2019-12-17 |
| LEESON, Patrick Charles | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2019-12-17 |
| MAJOR, Neeta | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2020-12-01 |
| RICKWOOD, Richard Gordon | Director | 2019-01-22 | 2019-12-17 |
| ROBERTS, Carl Brian Oliver | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2018-09-21 |
| ROBERTS, James Llywelyn | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2023-04-03 |
| ROBINSON, Alexander Charles | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2021-11-30 |
| STEWART, Katherine Rae | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2018-12-31 |
| VEZMAR-HOLMES, Mirela | Director | 2018-07-16 | 2019-12-17 |
| WHITING, Steven Raymond | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2019-12-17 |
| WILLETT, Graham David | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2018-03-29 |
| WOOD, Andrew David | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2020-12-02 |
| YARHAM, Marcus Stanley | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2024-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Commercial Services Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-30 | Active |
| Kent County Council | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-09-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-0.9%
£22,710,000 £22,515,000
-
Cash
-8.8%
£4,197,000 £3,829,000
-
Net assets
+940.7%
-£204,000 £1,715,000
-
Employees
-8.5%
364 333
-
Operating profit
+134.9%
£981,000 £2,304,000
-
Profit before tax
+147.3%
£989,000 £2,446,000
-
Wages
-4.2%
£11,142,000 £10,675,000
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