EQUITY SOLUTIONS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED
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Cash
£21K
-89.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£1.1M
-13.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
1
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£131K
-6.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £132,000 | £132,000 | 0% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £100,184 | £98,863 | -1.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£101,169 | -£111,127 | -£123,142 | -£130,809 | -6.2% | |
| Net profit | -£98,402 | -£111,127 | -£123,142 | -£130,809 | -6.2% | |
| Cash | £326,632 | £77,083 | £203,983 | £21,255 | -89.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £642,297 | £531,170 | £408,028 | £277,219 | -32.1% | |
| Net assets | -£707,703 | -£818,830 | -£941,972 | -£1,072,781 | -13.9% | |
| Equity | -£707,703 | -£818,830 | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 75.9% | 74.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -93.3% | -99.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 24.6% | 35.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 217.8% | 312.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.50x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 0.37x | 0.37x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“For these reasons, the director considers, despite having a net liability position of £1,072,781 (2024: £941,972) that it is appropriate to prepare the company accounts on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- EQUITY SOLUTIONS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED · parent
- Education Solutions Speke Limited 80.5%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH CONSULTING LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-04-20 | — | — |
| DWAN, Alfred Michael | Director | 2001-03-16 | Nov 1959 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Joseph | Secretary | 2001-05-10 | 2002-11-25 |
| HSE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-03-16 | 2001-05-14 |
| T P D S LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-12-05 | 2005-04-01 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-03-16 | 2001-03-16 |
| HUGHES, Richard Ian | Director | 2001-05-14 | 2019-07-30 |
| SMITH, Joseph | Director | 2001-05-10 | 2001-05-21 |
| NORTH CONSULTING LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-04-01 | 2005-04-01 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-03-16 | 2001-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Duty Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-02-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2017-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.