ELIS UK LIMITED
Operating previously under the Berendsen and Sunlight Service Group brands, the company provides commercial laundry, dry-cleaning, and textile rental services as a subsidiary of the multinational group Elis SA.
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Cash
£1.7m
-46.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£246m
-0.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
5,119
-0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£33m
+30.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £365,000,000 | £382,300,000 | £395,700,000 | +3.5% | |
| Operating profit | £23,500,000 | £26,900,000 | £35,600,000 | +32.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £20,900,000 | £24,900,000 | £32,600,000 | +30.9% | |
| Net profit | £25,400,000 | £19,000,000 | £27,500,000 | +44.7% | |
| Cash | £4,700,000 | £3,200,000 | £1,700,000 | -46.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £334,300,000 | £315,700,000 | £318,000,000 | +0.7% | |
| Net assets | £266,900,000 | £247,400,000 | £245,700,000 | -0.7% | |
| Equity | £266,900,000 | £247,400,000 | £245,700,000 | -0.7% | |
| Average employees | 5,206 | 5,143 | 5,119 | -0.5% | |
| Wages | £138,200,000 | £148,900,000 | £156,500,000 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £700,000 | £900,000 | £900,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £400,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 | 0% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 7.0% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 5.0% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.0% | 8.5% | 11.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.3% | 38.0% | 38.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.69x | 1.47x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | 7.58x | 7.47x | 8.48x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ELIS UK LIMITED 2019-12-30 → present
- BERENDSEN UK LIMITED 2013-07-05 → 2019-12-30
- THE SUNLIGHT SERVICE GROUP LIMITED 1928-03-06 → 2013-07-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the consequences of trading events and conditions it can predict now and in the future, and have determined that they do not create a material uncertainty that casts significant doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- ELIS UK LIMITED · parent
- Spring Grove Services Group Limited 100%
- Oxwash Big Blue I Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “After the year end, the trade and assets of Oxwash Big Blue I Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company which was purchased during the year, were hived up to the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN, Mark Leslie | Director | 2016-12-19 | Sep 1969 | British |
| PIQUARD, Helene Rose Jeanne | Director | 2024-11-08 | May 1984 | French |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CURSON, Alan George | Secretary | 1992-07-31 | 1996-04-26 |
| HIORNS, Nigel James | Secretary | 1999-04-26 | 2016-12-22 |
| HOSKIN, Malcolm Charles | Secretary | — | 1992-07-31 |
| JONES, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 1996-04-26 | 1999-04-26 |
| LAWLER, David Andrew | Secretary | 2016-12-22 | 2017-09-08 |
| BARTON, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2024-08-23 | 2024-11-08 |
| BATTY, Lesley Anne | Director | 2015-03-30 | 2018-09-13 |
| BEALE, Rodney George | Director | 1993-09-28 | 1995-12-31 |
| BOYLE, George Mathieson | Director | — | 2000-09-01 |
| BUTLER, Elaine Glynne | Director | 1993-09-28 | 2000-09-01 |
| CARR, Julian Alistair | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2016-12-22 |
| DREYER, Werner, Mr | Director | 2020-07-20 | 2024-07-29 |
| DRUMMOND, James Edward Macgregor | Director | 2015-07-31 | 2016-12-22 |
| DYE, Iain Roger | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| EMBLETON, Denis Michael | Director | — | 2015-02-27 |
| FINCH, Steven Richard | Director | 1997-03-05 | 2016-12-22 |
| HANNAH, Sheilagh | Director | 2011-08-15 | 2016-05-31 |
| IVEY, John Charles | Director | — | 2005-04-30 |
| MARSLAND, David Fletcher | Director | 1996-11-04 | 2000-07-04 |
| O'BRIEN, Richard | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2020-07-20 |
| OATES, James David | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2017-09-29 |
| OTHER, Guy Anthony | Director | 2000-10-09 | 2005-11-30 |
| QUINN, Kevin | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2017-10-31 |
| ROBERTS, Martin Lloyd | Director | 1997-03-05 | 2011-12-31 |
| SADA, Claude Husain | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2017-10-24 |
| SOUTH, Mark | Director | 2016-12-23 | 2020-07-20 |
| THOMPSON, Simeon John | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2017-11-13 |
| VENTRESS, Peter John | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| WARDLE, Rodney Frank | Director | 1993-09-28 | 2000-08-18 |
| WASON, Peter Ferguson | Director | 2000-07-04 | 2001-12-31 |
| WASON, Peter Ferguson | Director | — | 1998-01-20 |
| WELLARD, Roger | Director | — | 1995-12-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berendsen Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-04-16 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2024-09-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-15 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-07-15 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-14 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-16 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-09-02 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-02 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.