ELECTRICAL TESTING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-23 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-09
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+34.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+12.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
42
-6.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+95.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | £13,714,399 | £13,735,449 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £782,672 | £1,500,909 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £818,351 | £1,599,730 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £681,340 | £1,259,932 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £3,318,028 | £4,449,314 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £624,000 | £624,000 | £623,998 | £623,996 | £6,528,888 | £10,045,655 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £6,454,835 | £7,274,561 | |
| Equity | £624,000 | £624,000 | £623,998 | £623,996 | £6,454,835 | £7,274,561 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 45 | 42 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,161,627 | £2,154,907 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £577,749 | £672,228 |
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
+0.2%
£13,714,399 £13,735,449
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Cash
+34.1%
£3,318,028 £4,449,314
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Net assets
+12.7%
£6,454,835 £7,274,561
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Employees
-6.7%
45 42
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Operating profit
+91.8%
£782,672 £1,500,909
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Profit before tax
+95.5%
£818,351 £1,599,730
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Wages
-0.3%
£2,161,627 £2,154,907
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 | — | — | — | — | 5.7% | 10.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.0% | 9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 12.0% | 14.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 6.22x | 6.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 15051.38x | 18761.36x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ELECTRICAL TESTING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1999-04-23 → present
- GAMEFIELD LIMITED 1999-03-09 → 1999-04-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- CG LEE Limited
- 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 doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ELECTRICAL TESTING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- NetworksUK Limited 100%
- Electrical Testing Limited 99.7%
Significant events
- “The Group completed the acquisition of NetworksUK, securing valuable intellectual property and strengthening our competitive advantage in the highways electrical testing sector.”
- “The group's expansion into the EV market will involve venturing into DNO Connections for electrical services associated with EV supplies.”
- “Establishing a specialised traffic management services division within the group will enable us to provide expert solutions to a growing market segment.”
- “Our growth strategy will require an investment of £1.5 million over the next two years, which will be allocated towards research and development activities, technology infrastructure upgrades, and market expansion efforts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOBBS, Mariea | Secretary | 2024-10-29 | — | — |
| HOBBS, Mariea | Director | 2024-10-29 | May 1983 | British |
| HOBBS, Simon Alan | Director | 1999-03-17 | Jul 1972 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOBBS, Christina | Secretary | 1999-03-17 | 2004-02-04 |
| HOBBS, Elizabeth Joyce | Secretary | 2004-02-04 | 2024-10-29 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-03-09 | 1999-03-17 |
| HOBBS, Alan James | Director | 2001-08-24 | 2024-10-29 |
| HOBBS, Christina | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2004-02-04 |
| HOBBS, Elizabeth Joyce | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2024-10-29 |
| SHARLAND, Michael | Director | 1999-03-17 | 2001-10-02 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-09 | 1999-03-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan James Hobbs | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2024-10-29 | Active |
| Mrs Elizabeth Joyce Hobbs | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2024-10-29 | Active |
| Mr Alan James Hobbs | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-28 |
| Mr Simon Alan Hobbs | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-30 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2024-11-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-11 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2026-02-09 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-11-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.