NORTH SOMERSET ENVIRONMENT COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-09 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-25
Watchouts
None on the register
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
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 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 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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 2.0% | -2.7% |
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
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-20 MA Memorandum articles
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+35.1%
£15,192,783 £20,520,738
-
Cash
-27%
£1,683,191 £1,228,209
-
Net assets
-183.1%
-£299,033 -£846,442
-
Employees
+17.6%
245 288
-
Profit before tax
-280.6%
£303,105 -£547,409
-
Wages
+37.4%
£6,308,767 £8,666,193
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