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NORTH SOMERSET ENVIRONMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Cash
£1M
-27% vs 2024
Net assets
-£846K
-183.1% vs 2024
Employees
288
+17.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£547K
-280.6% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 12973716
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2020-10-26
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 38110
- Hubs
- UK Energy & Climate
Net assets
3-year trend · vs UK Energy & Climate median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,192,783 | £20,520,738 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £303,105 | -£547,409 | |
| Net profit | — | £303,105 | -£547,409 | |
| Cash | — | £1,683,191 | £1,228,209 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | -£299,033 | -£846,442 | |
| Equity | -£602,138 | -£299,033 | -£846,442 | |
| Average employees | — | 245 | 288 | |
| Wages | — | £6,308,767 | £8,666,193 |
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
- Westcotts (SW) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors received written confirmation from its only shareholder North Somerset Council that they will continue to support NSEC to ensure it meets it liabilities and continues to be a going concern for the foreseeable future. Following on from this the board of directors believe the company to be a going concern, with the financial statements prepared on that basis.”
Significant events
- “The company has completed its fourth year of trading to 31 March 2025 and is currently into the one-year extension to its contract with North Somerset Council to provide waste and recycling services.”
- “In March 2024, NSEC commenced a seven-year contract to manage and operate the Council's waste transfer station handling and hauling residual and other wastes collected by NSEC on behalf of the Authority.”
- “In April 2024, NSEC commenced another seven-year contract operating the Cyclical and Reactive Maintenance Contract covering Winter Maintenance, Gulley Cleansing, Pothole repairs, Drain and Kerb repairs, 24/7 Emergency Callouts, and other associated works including minor civil schemes.”
- “Our biggest success story is the Driver Academy created to initially meet our internal needs and mitigate the National shortage of HGV drivers. To date forty-five new Class 2 HGV drivers have qualified through our sponsored programme representing some 40% of our frontline drivers.”
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
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTERS, Christopher Charles | Director | 2022-09-12 | Jun 1965 | British |
| JELLINGS, Stuart | Director | 2021-03-22 | May 1979 | British |
| KNIGHT, Darren John | Director | 2023-03-01 | Jul 1979 | British |
| MENZIES, Bryan Steven | Director | 2025-06-01 | Feb 1974 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEALE, Brian Nicholas | Secretary | 2021-01-06 | 2025-03-01 |
| DANDO, Gemma Catherine | Director | 2021-04-23 | 2022-09-12 |
| SMITH, Sheila Margaret | Director | 2020-10-26 | 2022-09-12 |
| TURNER, Susannah Elizabeth | Director | 2022-09-12 | 2026-02-12 |
| VEALE, Brian Nicholas | Director | 2021-01-06 | 2025-03-01 |
| WRIGHT, Patrick Francis | Director | 2022-09-12 | 2023-01-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Somerset Council | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-10-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 32 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-10 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-03-10 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-01-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-01-20 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2024-01-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-03-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-02-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-09-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-09-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-09-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-09-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-03-31
-2.48
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -0.240 × 6.56 = -1.57
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets -0.111 × 6.72 = -0.75
- Book equity / Total liabilities -0.147 × 1.05 = -0.15
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