Get an alert when ENTREPRENEURS FIRST OPERATIONS LIMITED files next

Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.

Free · confirmation link first · unsubscribe in one click

Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-01-14 (in 8mo)

Last made up 2025-12-31

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£10M

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£139M

Equity attributable

Employees

81

Average over period

Profit before tax

£12M

Period ending 2025-03-31

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric Trend 2023-01-012024-03-312025-03-31
Turnover £23,144,460£15,809,799
Operating profit £1,614,732-£3,973,053
Profit before tax -£8,400,385£11,760,617
Net profit -£6,532,069£8,807,193
Cash £12,375,965£10,200,752
Total assets less current liabilities £103,531,191£144,161,128
Net assets £103,531,191£138,535,860
Equity £78,039,655£103,531,191£138,535,860
Average employees 8881
Wages £8,944,440£8,068,756
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. About these numbers

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31

Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 15 months prior.

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-01-012024-03-312025-03-31
Operating margin 7.0%-25.1%
Net margin -28.2%55.7%
Return on capital employed 1.6%-2.8%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 1.4%5.1%
Current ratio 38.50x36.23x

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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-03-05

  1. ENTREPRENEURS FIRST OPERATIONS LIMITED 2025-03-05 → present
  2. ENTREPRENEUR FIRST OPERATIONS LIMITED 2016-07-20 → 2025-03-05
  3. EF INVESTMENT LIMITED 2014-07-15 → 2016-07-20
  4. MM&S (5834) LIMITED 2014-05-30 → 2014-07-15

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Group will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In assessing the going concern position of the Group, the directors have considered the Group's cash flows, liquidity and business activities. At 31 March 2025 the Group had cash and cash equivalents of £54,514,366 (2024: £50,151,235) and net assets of £138,535,860 (2024: £103,531,191).”

Group structure

  1. ENTREPRENEURS FIRST OPERATIONS LIMITED · parent
    1. Entrepreneurs First (USA) Operations LLC 100% · Delaware 19808
    2. Entrepreneurs First Canada Operations Limited 100% · CANADA
    3. Entrepreneurs First Singapore Investment Pte. Limited 100% · Singapore 048580
    4. Entrepreneurs First SG Ops Pte. Limited 100% · Singapore 048580
    5. EFOL India Private Limited 100% · IN
    6. Entrepreneurs First Singapore (II) Investment Pte. Limited 100% · Singapore 048580
    7. Entrepreneurs First Investment Manager LLP 100% · London
    8. Entrepreneurs First GP Limited 100%
    9. Entrepreneurs First Founder GP Limited 100% · Edinburgh
    10. Entrepreneurs First GP (Singapore) Limited 100%
    11. Entrepreneurs First Founder GP (Singapore) Limited 100%
    12. Entrepreneurs First (Global) GP Limited 100%
    13. Entrepreneurs First (Global) Second GP LLP 100%
    14. Entrepreneurs First (Global) Founder General Partner LLP 100% · Edinburgh
    15. Entrepreneurs First (Seed) GP Limited 100%
    16. Entrepreneurs First Investment (II) GPCO Limited 100%
    17. Entrepreneurs First (GP) LLP 100%
    18. Entrepreneurs First Investment (II) GP LLP 100%
    19. Entrepreneurs First Early Stage Scot Limited 100% · Edinburgh
    20. Entrepreneurs First Early Stage GP Limited 100%
    21. Entrepreneurs First Early Stage General Partner LLP 100%

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 5 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BENTINCK, Alice Director 2014-06-30 Jul 1986 British
CLIFFORD, Jonathan, Mr. Director 2025-08-26 Jul 1988 British
CLIFFORD, Matthew Philip Director 2014-06-30 Nov 1985 British
Show 5 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP Corporate Secretary 2014-05-30 2014-06-30
TRUESDALE, Christine Director 2014-05-30 2014-06-29
WHITE, Joseph Lawrence Director 2018-09-18 2018-09-18
VINDEX LIMITED Corporate Director 2014-05-30 2014-06-30
VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Director 2014-05-30 2014-06-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Entrepreneurs First Capital Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2025-07-15 Active
Ms Alice Bentinck Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2025-07-15
Mr Matthew Philip Clifford Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2025-07-15

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 165 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2025-07-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2025-03-05 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
Date Type Category Description
2026-03-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-02-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates
2025-08-28 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-07-29 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-07-29 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-07-29 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-07-28 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-07-17 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-07-17 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2025-07-16 SH10 capital Capital variation of rights attached to shares
2025-07-14 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-03-14 AUD auditors Auditors resignation company
2025-03-05 CERTNM change-of-name Certificate change of name company PDF
2025-02-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates
2025-01-15 SH10 capital Capital variation of rights attached to shares
2025-01-15 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2025-01-13 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2024-12-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-12-20 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2024-10-14 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
11

last 12 months

Capital events
7

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Official Companies House page