LOESCHE ENERGY SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-02 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+124.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£9M
-8% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
15
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
+31.2% vs 2023
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,152,247 | £2,483,765 | £12,491,160 | — | £3,316,333 | — | £2,284,828 | £5,215,449 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,449,180 | -£5,408,073 | £97,082 | — | £298,957 | — | -£1,329,125 | -£901,810 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,841,696 | -£7,838,836 | £348,307 | — | -£687,059 | — | -£1,529,673 | -£1,052,530 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£764,564 | — | -£1,590,006 | -£1,110,372 | |
| Cash | £972,840 | £788,340 | £1,090,959 | — | £245,756 | — | £745,484 | £1,676,931 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,412,212 | £5,717,066 | £3,942,684 | — | £3,325,348 | — | £763,374 | -£334,190 | |
| Net assets | £202,988 | -£7,257,624 | -£6,581,865 | — | -£7,346,429 | — | -£8,465,577 | -£9,139,963 | |
| Equity | £202,988 | -£7,257,624 | -£6,581,865 | -£6,581,865 | -£7,346,429 | -£7,346,429 | -£8,465,577 | -£9,139,963 | |
| Average employees | 24 | 24 | 22 | — | 17 | — | 15 | 15 | |
| Wages | £1,157,206 | £989,867 | £1,008,650 | — | £872,687 | — | £660,573 | £638,525 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £129,792 | £136,387 | £126,581 | — | £171,695 | — | £107,452 | £119,500 |
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
-
Turnover
+128.3%
£2,284,828 £5,215,449
-
Cash
+124.9%
£745,484 £1,676,931
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-8%
-£8,465,577 -£9,139,963
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
0%
15 15
-
Operating profit
+32.2%
-£1,329,125 -£901,810
-
Profit before tax
+31.2%
-£1,529,673 -£1,052,530
-
Wages
-3.3%
£660,573 £638,525
lowest in 6 filed years
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -15.8% | — | 0.8% | — | 9.0% | — | -58.2% | -17.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -23.1% | — | -69.6% | -21.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -60.1% | -94.6% | 2.5% | — | 9.0% | — | -174.1% | 269.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.96x | 0.87x | |
| Interest cover | -2.82x | -8.38x | 0.14x | — | 0.47x | — | -2.57x | -1.89x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company made a loss before tax of £1,052,530 (2023 - £1,529,673) in the year and has net current liabilities of £1,410,664 (2023 - £323,948) at the year end and net liabilities of £9,139,963 (2023 - £8,465,577). Within short term creditors due in less than one year is a balance of £5,087,707 (2023 - £5,259,418) which Loesche Energy Systems Limited owes to the ultimate parent undertaking, Loesche GmbH. The ultimate parent undertaking, Loesche GmbH, has confirmed that they will not recall the short term creditor due and will provide additional support of up to €3m should the Company require it to ensure it is able to meet its liabilities as they fall due. The directors have performed an assessment of going concern, giving due consideration to the Company's historical and current trading, together with its forward-looking projections. Given this, the directors consider that the financial statements should be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- LOESCHE ENERGY SYSTEMS LIMITED · parent
- Loesche Energy Systems India Private Limited 97%
Significant events
- “The Company was awarded a significant contract of $36m in Q4 FY 2020 in waste for this market with the project site located in the Caribbean which has been re-negotiated to $48M in 2022. This contract now sits close to $54M in 2024 after further variations. The notice to proceed is expected in Q2 2025.”
- “Unfortunately the loss made in the financial year was mostly attributable to the write off of a significant large amount owed due to a clients bankruptcy proceedings.”
- “The company took the strategic decision to set up a subsidiary company in India mamed Loesche Energy Systems India Private limited (LESI)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Daniel | Director | 2010-07-01 | Aug 1980 | British |
| KLEUSCH, Ruediger Nikolaus | Director | 2009-10-19 | Oct 1963 | German |
| ZERBE, Ruediger | Director | 2016-04-02 | Oct 1965 | German |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUGDALE, Kevin Leonard | Secretary | 2006-01-19 | 2007-10-24 |
| STOKES, Simon Gary | Secretary | 2007-10-24 | 2009-10-19 |
| SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-01-19 | 2006-01-19 |
| DUGDALE, Kevin Leonard | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2008-02-07 |
| KIRCHMANN, Joachim, Dr | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2016-03-31 |
| MORS, Frans-Josef | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2023-05-01 |
| REID, Daniel Lorne | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2019-01-17 |
| SALEWSKI, Gerhard Klaus | Director | 2009-10-19 | 2010-07-01 |
| STOKES, Simon Gary | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2009-11-24 |
| SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-01-19 | 2006-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Loesche | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.