ECON ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-26 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£28M
+33.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£80M
+10.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
251
+0.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£15M
+29.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £40,822,869 | — | — | £52,493,230 | £58,292,535 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £7,320,413 | — | — | £11,973,819 | £14,935,867 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £7,101,072 | — | — | £11,558,881 | £15,005,548 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £5,452,573 | — | — | £8,683,125 | £10,941,701 | |
| Cash | — | — | £19,147,247 | — | — | £21,101,280 | £28,084,703 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £57,067,656 | — | — | £87,841,846 | £95,619,748 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £49,347,287 | — | — | £72,501,906 | £80,411,291 | |
| Equity | £40,708,621 | £45,134,714 | £49,347,287 | £58,508,833 | £65,703,741 | £72,501,906 | £80,411,291 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 0 | — | — | 250 | 251 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £9,019,052 | £9,303,012 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £110,984 | — | — | £346,069 | £532,479 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+11%
£52,493,230 £58,292,535
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+33.1%
£21,101,280 £28,084,703
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+10.9%
£72,501,906 £80,411,291
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+0.4%
250 251
-
Operating profit
+24.7%
£11,973,819 £14,935,867
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+29.8%
£11,558,881 £15,005,548
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+3.1%
£9,019,052 £9,303,012
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 17.9% | — | — | 22.8% | 25.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 13.4% | — | — | 16.5% | 18.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.8% | — | — | 13.6% | 15.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 33.9% | 37.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.25x | 1.84x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 21.44x | — | — | 8.30x | 11.06x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ECON ENGINEERING LIMITED 1993-07-12 → present
- ECON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1987-04-08 → 1993-07-12
- ECON TASKER LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1987-04-08
- LUPAT LIMITED 1959-12-09 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Smailes Goldie
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that there are no indications of material uncertainties that may cast doubt on the company's ability to continue to trade as a going concern and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation.”
Group structure
- ECON ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- Econ (Scotland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “At 31 March 2025, the company had capital commitments for future capital expenditure not provided in the financial statements as follows £110,000.”
- “Consultancy fees were paid to a director prior to appointment in September 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPHERD, Beverley Jayne | Secretary | 2022-01-09 | — | — |
| CROSS, Timothy Dominic Berry | Director | 2025-10-07 | Jul 1962 | British |
| LEGG, Gareth | Director | 2023-09-06 | May 1979 | British |
| LUPTON, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2000-10-09 | Mar 1968 | British |
| LUPTON, Thomas Andrew | Director | 2023-09-06 | Nov 1997 | British |
| SHEPHERD, Beverley Jayne | Director | 2017-12-13 | Sep 1981 | British |
| WARD, Timothy | Director | 2023-09-06 | Jul 1960 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Stephen Robert | Secretary | 1999-04-01 | 2003-11-05 |
| LUPTON, Andrew William, Executors Of | Secretary | 2003-11-05 | 2022-01-09 |
| VISSERS, Anthony John Joseph | Secretary | — | 1999-04-01 |
| HOLYWELL, David James | Director | — | 1994-12-12 |
| LUPTON, Andrew William, Executors Of | Director | 2000-10-09 | 2022-01-09 |
| LUPTON, Helen Margaret | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| LUPTON, William George | Director | — | 2002-09-20 |
| TAYLOR, Donald Percy | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Econ Engineering Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-13 | Active |
| Executors Of Andrew William Lupton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-13 |
| Mr Jonathan Richard Lupton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.