E.S. PIPELINES LIMITED
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Cash
£7.6m
+66.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£64m
-6.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
73
+17.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£13m
-17.9% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £45,667,000 | £65,868,000 | £70,109,000 | +6.4% | |
| Operating profit | £11,195,000 | £35,376,000 | £33,175,000 | -6.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,684,000 | £15,833,000 | £12,998,000 | -17.9% | |
| Net profit | -£6,421,000 | £11,354,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £6,298,000 | £4,545,000 | £7,555,000 | +66.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £112,316,000 | £122,809,000 | £120,574,000 | -1.8% | |
| Net assets | £64,938,000 | £68,792,000 | £64,348,000 | -6.5% | |
| Equity | £64,938,000 | £68,792,000 | £64,348,000 | -6.5% | |
| Average employees | 53 | 62 | 73 | +17.7% | |
| Wages | £5,256,000 | £6,142,000 | £7,006,000 | +14.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £5,595,000 | £4,505,000 | -19.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £128,000 | £179,000 | £155,000 | -13.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £3,851,000 | £1,907,000 | £1,494,000 | -21.7% |
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 | 24.5% | 53.7% | 47.3% | |
| Net margin | -14.1% | 17.2% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 28.8% | 27.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.6% | 82.3% | 83.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.14x | 0.13x | 0.14x | |
| Interest cover | 0.75x | 1.79x | 1.63x |
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
- E.S. PIPELINES LIMITED 1999-10-20 → present
- BEALAW (504) LIMITED 1999-08-10 → 1999-10-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis the Directors believe it is appropriate to present the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEACH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-08-01 | — | — |
| BARTER, Justin | Director | 2026-01-01 | Oct 1982 | British |
| LEES, Simon Christopher | Director | 2020-09-07 | Sep 1968 | British |
| LOH, Simon Oliver | Director | 2024-03-18 | Sep 1983 | British |
| MCAVOY, Liam Michael John | Director | 2025-01-01 | May 1987 | British |
| MILES, Paul | Director | 2019-01-21 | Jun 1971 | British |
| O'CONNOR, Kevin | Director | 2018-12-10 | May 1976 | British |
| SPIERS, Victoria Caroline | Director | 2007-01-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORNBY, Jenny Belinda | Secretary | 2000-04-19 | 2005-12-15 |
| BEACH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-08-10 | 2000-04-19 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-12-15 | 2007-07-31 |
| BUTLER, Thomas William | Director | 2013-08-28 | 2019-05-31 |
| CARR, Michael | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2016-06-03 |
| CLARK, Nicholas John | Director | 2002-04-10 | 2020-06-30 |
| CREEDON, Aidan Patrick Michael | Director | 2000-04-19 | 2001-05-04 |
| DELLIS, Anna Louise | Director | 2018-06-11 | 2026-07-20 |
| FISHER, Nicholas John | Director | 2000-04-19 | 2005-12-15 |
| HECTOR, Jaime | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2017-06-01 |
| HILSON, Michael Robert | Director | 2000-04-19 | 2002-07-31 |
| HOLDER, Philip Bernard | Director | 2000-04-19 | 2006-01-11 |
| MILLER, Adam | Director | 2019-09-17 | 2024-12-31 |
| MORRIS, Stephen James | Director | 2021-10-25 | 2024-07-09 |
| SCHWENGBER, Sebastian | Director | 2018-07-13 | 2021-06-18 |
| SPRINGETT, Scott | Director | 2013-08-28 | 2016-11-09 |
| VIRDEE, Yaadvinder Singh | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2026-07-20 |
| WALLACE, Robert William | Director | 2000-08-14 | 2018-06-13 |
| WHITTAKER, Peter James | Director | 2023-02-21 | 2025-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Stuart Peter | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2019-09-17 |
| CROFT NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-08-10 | 2000-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espug Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-27 | Active |
| Esp Utilities Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 194 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-07-24 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-17 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.