E. P. B. HOLDINGS LIMITED
E. P. B. Holdings Limited is a dormant holding entity associated with the Oxfordshire-based engineering and machinery distributor E P Barrus Ltd.
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Cash
£9.3M
+242.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£30M
+6.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
219
-5.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4M
+65% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £86,200,737 | £79,154,800 | £87,706,310 | +10.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,628,322 | £1,521,985 | £2,236,345 | +46.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,347,634 | £1,468,290 | £2,422,619 | +65% | |
| Net profit | £2,936,422 | £1,086,994 | £2,029,655 | +86.7% | |
| Cash | £2,777,546 | £2,717,365 | £9,295,326 | +242.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,933,024 | £28,459,179 | £30,321,548 | +6.5% | |
| Net assets | £27,616,299 | £28,452,593 | £30,321,548 | +6.6% | |
| Equity | £27,616,299 | £28,452,593 | £30,321,548 | +6.6% | |
| Average employees | 228 | 231 | 219 | -5.2% | |
| Wages | £11,100,358 | £10,870,636 | £11,618,592 | +6.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,323,728 | £1,607,031 | £2,326,664 | +44.8% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 1.9% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 1.4% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.0% | 5.3% | 7.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.36x | 3.06x | 2.81x | |
| Interest cover | 11.18x | 6.77x | 21.58x |
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
- Richardsons
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant”
Group structure
- E. P. B. HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- E P Barrus (Property) Limited 100%
- E P Barrus Limited 100%
- Fogo Power Systems Limited 100%
- Lawnflite Limited 100%
- Loncin Limited 100%
- MTD (Great Britain) Limited 100%
- MTD (UK) Limited 100%
- MTD Corporation Limited 100%
- MTD Europe Limited 100%
- MTD Products Limited 100%
- E P Barrus (Ireland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group has contingent liabilities in respect of forward foreign exchange contracts and foreign exchange swap contracts amounting to £2,025,301 (2024:£9,876,′86).”
- “At the year end the group had no authorised and contracted expenditure (2024: Nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAWBY-GROOM, Thomas Allen | Secretary | 2025-01-02 | — | — |
| BENNETT-COLES, Joanna Caroline | Director | 2024-01-11 | Feb 1965 | British |
| COLE, John Peter Oswald | Director | 2023-12-31 | May 1946 | British |
| FEILDEN, Andrew James | Director | 1997-06-30 | Feb 1941 | British |
| GLEN, Robert Duncan | Director | 1997-06-30 | Feb 1939 | British |
| GLEN, Tara Louise Owen | Director | 1997-06-30 | Feb 1971 | British |
| MUIR, Robert Richard | Director | 2007-11-19 | Aug 1956 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARLING, Lee Andrew | Secretary | 2023-12-31 | 2024-08-02 |
| MUIR, Robert Richard | Secretary | 1997-06-30 | 2023-12-31 |
| PREECE, Paul Stuart | Secretary | 2024-08-02 | 2024-11-13 |
| DEUCH, Jeffery Carter Van | Director | 2014-10-14 | 2019-05-07 |
| DOCHERTY JNR, William | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2009-02-06 |
| HOUSER, Ronald Carl | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2002-06-20 |
| JANSSEN, Peter | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2004-12-13 |
| KAESGEN, Dietrich | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2019-05-07 |
| MILINSKI, Jim | Director | 2006-12-19 | 2014-10-14 |
| MILINSKI, Jim | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2004-12-13 |
| MOLL, Charles Merideth | Director | 2012-12-17 | 2019-05-07 |
| MOLL, Curtis | Director | 2009-02-06 | 2019-05-07 |
| MOLL, Curtis | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2004-12-13 |
| MOLL, Robert | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2012-12-17 |
| OUTCALT, Andrew | Director | 1997-06-30 | 1999-12-15 |
| SMITH, Steven | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2006-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Duncan Glen | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2019-05-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-24 | 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
- 2
- 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.