EMC SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-14 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£10M
-6.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+1.8% vs 2023
Employees
114
+58.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£783K
-21.5% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £9,204,495 | £13,243,171 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,789,078 | £2,412,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £997,817 | £783,307 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £279,530 | £78,255 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £10,438,238 | £9,748,350 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £13,386,107 | £16,066,398 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £12,616,429 | £12,844,836 | |
| Equity | £8,180,002 | £12,557,268 | £12,271,936 | £10,735,856 | £11,384,776 | £12,616,429 | £12,844,836 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 114 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,272,775 | £4,254,704 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £11,702 | £12,558 |
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
+43.9%
£9,204,495 £13,243,171
-
Cash
-6.6%
£10,438,238 £9,748,350
-
Net assets
+1.8%
£12,616,429 £12,844,836
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Employees
+58.3%
72 114
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Operating profit
-13.5%
£2,789,078 £2,412,000
-
Profit before tax
-21.5%
£997,817 £783,307
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Wages
+30%
£3,272,775 £4,254,704
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 30.3% | 18.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 20.8% | 15.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 39.4% | 47.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.12x | 1.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 47.82x | 21.92x |
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
- EMC SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2022-09-27 → present
- EMC PROPERTIES LIMITED 2011-11-21 → 2022-09-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Advance Audit 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. 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 group's and the parent 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.”
Group structure
- EMC SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED · parent
- United Anodisers (Batch) Limited 100%
- United Anodisers Holdings Limited 100%
- United Anodisers Limited 100%
- LHT Anodisers Limited 100%
- Heywood Metal Finishers Limited 100%
- R.D.M. Industrial Services Limited 100%
- EMC Properties Eccles Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The latest addition to our portfolio was R.D.M. Industrial Services Ltd who design, manufacture, and install industrial ovens, spray booths and pre-treatment systems. Due to our simple acquisition process, the transaction was completed back in February 2024 in just 72 days.”
- “EMC Surface Technologies Limited holds greater than 20% of the total shares in issue in Coil . Coil is listed on the Euronext Growth Paris stock exchange.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Christopher Victor | Director | 2022-09-02 | Aug 1992 | British |
| CLARKE, James Peter | Director | 2012-04-01 | Apr 1957 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NELSON, Robert Ian | Director | 2011-11-21 | 2016-12-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elaine Mary Clarke | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-08-08 | Active |
| Mr James Peter Clarke | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-01 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-27 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.