ENGINEERING SUPPORT GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.7m
+30.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
64
+8.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£812k
+20.5% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These circumstances indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, to continue realising its assets and discharging its liabilities in the normal course of business.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £9,649,000 | £9,415,000 | £11,141,000 | +18.3% | |
| Operating profit | £333,000 | £551,000 | £675,000 | +22.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £388,000 | £674,000 | £812,000 | +20.5% | |
| Net profit | £300,000 | £456,000 | £636,000 | +39.5% | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | £1,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,816,000 | £2,228,000 | £3,267,000 | +46.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,606,000 | £2,062,000 | £2,698,000 | +30.8% | |
| Equity | £1,606,000 | £2,062,000 | £2,698,000 | +30.8% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 59 | 64 | +8.5% | |
| Wages | — | £3,582,000 | £3,836,000 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £318,000 | £360,000 | +13.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £28,000 | £28,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £182,000 | £204,000 | +12.1% |
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 | 3.5% | 5.9% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 4.8% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.3% | 24.7% | 20.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.9% | 73.1% | 70.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.31x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | 22.20x | 27.55x | 30.68x |
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
- ENGINEERING SUPPORT GROUP LIMITED 2004-04-15 → present
- LG JV LIMITED 1995-09-27 → 2004-04-15
- PG JV LIMITED 1995-03-22 → 1995-09-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These circumstances indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, to continue realising its assets and discharging its liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Significant events
- “DB ESG have recently invested (Sept 2025) in a new facility located near to our main office in Derby. This new facility is called the Rail Technology Hub (RTH).”
- “The company is currently subject to a sale process which, due to its nature, remains confidential and, as at the date of approval of these financial statements, has not completed and has not resulted in any binding agreement”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODHAND, Nicholas | Director | 2016-10-01 | May 1977 | British |
| HORNSBY, James Lee | Director | 2021-06-01 | Jul 1977 | British |
| SAMJATIN, Sergej | Director | 2021-08-01 | Feb 1969 | German |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER, Simon Patrick | Secretary | 2004-07-16 | 2006-07-26 |
| DAVIES, Michelle Karen | Secretary | 2006-07-26 | 2008-06-30 |
| HEWETT, Peter Graham | Nominee Secretary | 1995-03-22 | 1996-02-24 |
| RISSMAN, Thomas William | Secretary | 1996-02-24 | 1997-01-22 |
| SHAW, William George Armstrong | Secretary | 2008-06-30 | 2010-10-22 |
| SUNNUCKS, William D'Urban | Secretary | 1997-01-22 | 2000-04-05 |
| TINGLE, Christopher James | Secretary | 2010-10-22 | 2012-01-05 |
| TREBILCOCK, Christopher Gordon | Secretary | 2000-04-06 | 2004-07-15 |
| AISSEN, Bärbel | Director | 2012-02-17 | 2016-09-30 |
| BODGER, Stephen Graham | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2003-07-18 |
| BODGER, Stephen Graham | Director | 2000-07-12 | 2000-07-12 |
| BRAYBROOK, Ian Kenneth | Director | 1996-05-23 | 2000-01-02 |
| BRIAN LORD GRIFFITHS OF FFORESTFACH, Brian | Director | 1996-05-23 | 2007-11-13 |
| BURKHARDT, Edward Arnold | Director | 1996-02-24 | 1999-07-22 |
| BUTCHER, Simon Patrick | Director | 2007-11-13 | 2008-06-09 |
| CLARKE, Rosalind Julia Georgina, Lady | Director | 1996-05-23 | 1997-11-18 |
| CONGER, Hamdi | Director | 2005-07-29 | 2007-11-13 |
| DAVIS, Leigh Robert | Director | 1997-01-21 | 1998-09-15 |
| DUNGWORTH, Gregory James | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| FERENBACH, Carl | Director | 1996-02-24 | 2007-11-13 |
| FINN, Sean | Director | 2003-01-22 | 2007-11-13 |
| GIBBS, Alan Timothy | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2003-07-14 |
| HARRISON, E Hunter | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2002-03-13 |
| HELLER, Keith Louis | Director | 2002-03-13 | 2010-01-31 |
| HENKE, Randy Henry | Director | 1996-02-24 | 1996-05-23 |
| HEWETT, Peter Graham | Nominee Director | 1995-03-22 | 1996-02-24 |
| LANG, Hans Peter | Director | 2012-02-17 | 2016-09-30 |
| LAWRENCE, Michael Ronald | Director | 2008-06-09 | 2011-08-01 |
| LUBIN, Richard Keith | Director | 1996-05-23 | 2004-11-17 |
| LÜBS, Andreas Hugo Heinrich | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-02-17 |
| MENGEL, Philip R | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2003-11-28 |
| MONGEAU, Claude | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2007-11-13 |
| MORLEY, Rupert Oliver Henry | Director | 1998-09-15 | 1999-09-15 |
| POWER, Thomas Francis | Director | 1996-05-23 | 2001-11-14 |
| PRICE, Rodney Francis | Director | 1996-05-23 | 1998-09-15 |
| RICHWHITE, David Mackellar | Director | 1996-05-23 | 2007-11-13 |
| RISSMAN, Thomas William | Director | 1996-02-24 | 2001-11-14 |
| TELLIER, Paul M | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2003-01-22 |
| THAUVETTE, Alain | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2012-02-17 |
| WHEELER, Robert Hobert | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2001-11-14 |
| WOOD, Richard John | Director | 1995-03-22 | 1996-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Db Cargo (Uk) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-08-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-08-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-16 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-08-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.