ECMS SERVICES LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-01 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-37.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+10.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
256
+8.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£894K
-47.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £10,724,815 | £12,963,784 | £13,999,617 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,273,080 | £1,687,232 | £855,354 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,275,688 | £1,711,084 | £894,122 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,051,537 | £1,266,832 | £669,593 | |
| Cash | £1,013,810 | £1,980,934 | £1,306,918 | £1,345,111 | £2,712,552 | £1,687,787 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,792,472 | £2,318,170 | — | £4,400,827 | £5,565,659 | £6,133,252 | |
| Net assets | £1,792,472 | £2,318,170 | £3,452,091 | £4,400,827 | £5,565,659 | £6,133,252 | |
| Equity | £1,792,472 | £2,318,170 | £3,452,091 | £4,400,827 | £5,565,659 | £6,133,252 | |
| Average employees | 210 | 210 | 170 | 201 | 236 | 256 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,184,971 | £3,735,933 | £4,219,576 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £60,055 | £60,466 | £59,998 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+8%
£12,963,784 £13,999,617
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-37.8%
£2,712,552 £1,687,787
-
Net assets
+10.2%
£5,565,659 £6,133,252
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+8.5%
236 256
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-49.3%
£1,687,232 £855,354
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-47.7%
£1,711,084 £894,122
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+12.9%
£3,735,933 £4,219,576
highest in 3 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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 11.9% | 13.0% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.8% | 9.8% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 28.9% | 30.3% | 13.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.73x | 3.55x |
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
- ECMS SERVICES LTD 2019-07-24 → present
- EXECUTIVE CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD 2007-03-30 → 2019-07-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Pritchard Fellows & Co Ltd
- 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 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIMSLEY, James Martin | Director | 2008-07-01 | Nov 1977 | British |
| GRIMSLEY, Karen Angela | Director | 2017-02-13 | Nov 1981 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOOMFIELD, Janice Carol | Secretary | 2007-03-30 | 2016-08-30 |
| BLOOMFIELD, Janice Carol | Director | 2007-03-30 | 2016-08-30 |
| BLOOMFIELD, Keith Alexander | Director | 2007-03-30 | 2016-08-30 |
| GRIMSLEY, Philip | Director | 2017-02-13 | 2019-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Martin Grimsley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-03-12 | Active |
| Mrs Karen Angela Grimsley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-05-14 | Active |
| Keith Alexander Bloomfield | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-14 |
| Janice Carol Bloomfield | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-04-01 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2023-01-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-01 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.