ERGONOMIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.6m
EUR 5,268,920
+9.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£13m
EUR 14,952,016
+1.6% vs 2024
Employees
150
-4.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£308k
EUR -353,541
-220.3% lowest 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 | £29,355,665 | £25,149,433 | £26,922,804 | +7.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,177,947 | -£73,741 | -£310,858 | -321.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,180,246 | -£96,266 | -£308,339 | -220.3% | |
| Net profit | £825,221 | -£160,919 | -£350,648 | -117.9% | |
| Cash | £4,722,280 | £4,207,489 | £4,595,256 | +9.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,348,141 | £14,281,189 | £13,989,174 | -2% | |
| Net assets | £13,545,034 | £12,837,339 | £13,040,307 | +1.6% | |
| Equity | £13,545,034 | £12,837,339 | £13,040,307 | +1.6% | |
| Average employees | 157 | 157 | 150 | -4.5% | |
| Wages | £9,460,501 | £9,007,264 | £9,342,668 | +3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £499,052 | £883,543 | £927,975 | +5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £29,970 | £29,351 | £30,691 | +4.6% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.872 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 4.0% | -0.3% | -1.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | -0.6% | -1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.2% | -0.5% | -2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.2% | 30.5% | 31.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.49x | 2.79x | 2.46x | |
| Interest cover | 45.84x | -1.53x | -8.20x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ormsby & Rhodes Limited T/A AAB
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- ERGONOMIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Ergonomic Solutions Trading Limited 100%
- Spacepole Limited 100%
- Ergonomic Solutions SAS 100%
- Ergonomic Solutions (Western Europe) Limited 100%
- Ergonomic Solutions Nordic A/S 100%
- Ergonomic Solutions Manufacturing A/S 100%
- Ergonomic Solutions GmbH 100%
- Apphardware Limited 100%
- Spacepole Inc. 100%
- Ergonomic Solutions International Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A decision was taken to restructure certain parts of the organisation during the year, in order to increase efficiencies moving forwards. Included within administrative expenses are restructuring costs totalling €230k”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEWAR, Ian Campbell | Director | 1996-07-17 | May 1961 | British |
| PRIOR, Patrick Brendan | Director | 2010-06-01 | May 1943 | Irish |
| TONGE, Kieron Alfred | Director | 1996-07-17 | Oct 1949 | Irish |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRATT, Allan George | Secretary | 1996-07-04 | 2018-10-22 |
| KNEWCO LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-07-04 | 1996-07-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Campbell Dewar | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Kieron Alfred Tonge | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.