ENSEN LIMITED
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Cash
£4.5M
+79.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+2.8% vs 2024
Employees
95
-8.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+31.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,308,222 | £23,643,265 | -2.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,706,763 | £2,110,130 | +23.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,550,865 | £2,041,621 | +31.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,109,714 | £1,450,966 | +30.8% | |
| Cash | £2,488,471 | £4,456,463 | +79.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,776,538 | £19,684,799 | -0.5% | |
| Net assets | £16,573,447 | £17,045,602 | +2.8% | |
| Equity | £16,573,447 | £17,045,602 | +2.8% | |
| Average employees | 104 | 95 | -8.7% | |
| Wages | £3,031,790 | £3,261,280 | +7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £80,827 | £100,904 | +24.8% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 8.9% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.6% | 10.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.5% | 28.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.99x | 3.54x | |
| Interest cover | 9.14x | 21.24x |
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
- Sumer Auditco 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.”
Group structure
- ENSEN LIMITED · parent
- Hill Steels Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After the year end, the directors have taken the decision to cease trading from the Wednesbury site due to its recent performance. The directors do not expect this to have a significant impact on the profitability of the group, after considering the one-off costs associated with the closure of the site.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESCOTT, John James | Secretary | 2003-05-23 | — | British |
| BROADHURST, Faye Amanda | Director | 2002-09-01 | Jan 1985 | British |
| PRESCOTT, John James | Director | 2000-01-12 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PICKERING, Mark Henly | Secretary | 2002-09-01 | 2003-05-19 |
| SCOTT, Stephen John | Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-08 | 2000-01-11 |
| WALDEN, Mark William | Secretary | 2000-01-12 | 2002-09-01 |
| BROADHURST, Daniel William | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2004-01-12 |
| PICKERING, Mark Henly | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2003-05-19 |
| SCOTT, Jacqueline | Nominee Director | 1999-12-08 | 2000-01-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John James Prescott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Miss Faye Amanda Broadhurst | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-01-10 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares |
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.