ESCALENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-02 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-19
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-51.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£20M
-13.8% vs 2023
Employees
152
-21.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£3M
-331,845.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £29,692,541 | £31,210,751 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,319,531 | -£850,572 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£766 | -£2,542,702 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£867,056 | -£3,227,942 | |
| Cash | £439,811 | £232,714 | £374,765 | £732,389 | £2,688,665 | £1,300,782 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,243,961 | £1,264,108 | £1,358,216 | £1,578,699 | £37,291,837 | £33,051,069 | |
| Net assets | £1,243,040 | £1,263,080 | £1,356,512 | £1,577,095 | £23,474,267 | £20,246,325 | |
| Equity | £1,243,040 | £1,263,080 | £1,356,512 | £1,577,095 | £23,474,267 | £20,246,325 | |
| Average employees | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 194 | 152 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £9,222,730 | £11,448,718 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £273,038 | £141,999 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+5.1%
£29,692,541 £31,210,751
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Cash
-51.6%
£2,688,665 £1,300,782
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Net assets
-13.8%
£23,474,267 £20,246,325
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Employees
-21.6%
194 152
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Operating profit
-164.5%
£1,319,531 -£850,572
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Profit before tax
-331,845.4%
-£766 -£2,542,702
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Wages
+24.1%
£9,222,730 £11,448,718
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.4% | -2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -2.9% | -10.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 3.5% | -2.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 51.3% | 51.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.34x | 1.52x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 0.94x | -0.49x |
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
- ESCALENT LIMITED 2019-05-14 → present
- MORPACE INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1998-06-12 → 2019-05-14
- M.O.R.-PACE LIMITED 1997-01-30 → 1998-06-12
- CREATELOGIC LIMITED 1996-12-19 → 1997-01-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Galloways Accounting
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that the Company has access to sufficient funding to meet its needs for the reason set out in note 2 to the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ESCALENT LIMITED · parent
- Hall & Partners Europe Limited 100%
- Promise Corporation Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The acquisition made in 2023 has helped reduce this risk by expanding our reach in Europe and type of services offered to a wider range of clients.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIN, Michael | Director | 2024-10-01 | Oct 1996 | American |
| POLAYAH, Daiana | Director | 2026-02-02 | Sep 1980 | British |
| SAUTER, Melissa Ross | Director | 2025-11-01 | Apr 1970 | American |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONNELL, Stephen | Secretary | 1997-01-17 | 2003-06-13 |
| NAGLE, Michael | Secretary | 2013-05-01 | 2023-07-01 |
| WORGAN, Audrey Janice | Secretary | 2003-06-23 | 2013-04-30 |
| SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-12-19 | 1997-01-17 |
| CARPENTER, Mark | Director | 2019-06-11 | 2025-10-31 |
| CONNELL, Stephen | Director | 1997-01-17 | 2003-06-13 |
| FOX, Susan Deidre | Director | 1997-12-08 | 2003-06-13 |
| HERSEY, Paul | Director | 1997-07-30 | 1999-03-16 |
| MOULSON, Thomas James | Director | 1997-01-17 | 1998-12-20 |
| MUMA, Carl Thomas | Director | 1997-04-29 | 2001-12-31 |
| NAGLE, Michael | Director | 1997-03-03 | 2023-07-01 |
| WARD, Francis John | Director | 1997-01-17 | 2018-06-22 |
| SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-12-19 | 1997-01-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Frank Ward | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-22 |
| Valerie Utley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-22 |
| Mr Michael Nagle | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-05-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.