39 ESSEX CHAMBERS (SERVICES) LIMITED
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Cash
£7.3m
+75.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.3m
-23.5% vs 2024
Employees
53
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£407k
-121.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,220,296 | £13,421,011 | £12,571,615 | -6.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £80,994 | £1,796,146 | -£550,517 | -130.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £88,603 | £1,922,348 | -£406,951 | -121.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £0 | — | -£387,286 | — | |
| Cash | £1,946,072 | £2,475,217 | £2,504,740 | £2,201,265 | £4,138,096 | £7,271,651 | +75.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,955,917 | £3,414,084 | £1,431,703 | £2,985,457 | £4,305,970 | £3,888,868 | -9.7% | |
| Net assets | £236,899 | £236,899 | £236,899 | £236,899 | £1,649,940 | £1,262,654 | -23.5% | |
| Equity | £236,899 | £236,899 | £236,899 | £236,899 | £1,649,940 | £1,262,654 | -23.5% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 55 | 53 | -3.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,654,567 | £3,798,375 | £4,148,301 | +9.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 0.7% | 13.4% | -4.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 2.7% | 41.7% | -14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 98.3% | 98.1% | 97.6% | 97.8% | 86.3% | 90.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.65x | 0.86x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 2.63x | — | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- 39 ESSEX CHAMBERS (SERVICES) LIMITED 2015-02-26 → present
- THIRTY NINE ESSEX STREET (SERVICES) LIMITED 2011-01-06 → 2015-02-26
- AGHOCO 4021 LIMITED 2010-09-23 → 2011-01-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors prepare detailed budgets and cash flows and set the members contribution at a level whereby the Company can cover its operating costs. The Company also maintains sufficient cash reserves to cover any year-on-year budget variances.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORY-WRIGHT, Charles Alexander | Director | 2019-10-01 | Sep 1958 | British |
| HARWOOD, Richard John | Director | 2019-10-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-09-23 | 2010-12-29 |
| BLOCK, Neil | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2019-09-30 |
| FOSTER, Alison | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| HART, Roger | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2010-12-29 |
| JAY, Robert | Director | 2011-10-17 | 2013-06-04 |
| TROMANS, Stephen Richard | Director | 2010-12-29 | 2015-04-01 |
| WILMOT-SMITH, Richard | Director | 2010-12-29 | 2011-10-17 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-09-23 | 2010-12-29 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2010-09-23 | 2010-12-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 Essex Chambers Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-06 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-01-09 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2019-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.