EST (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Cash
£232m
+8.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£14m
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
513
+2.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£623k
-38.5% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £117,141,000 | £166,754,000 | £199,596,000 | +19.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,751,000 | -£1,495,000 | -£1,755,000 | -17.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£571,000 | £1,013,000 | £623,000 | -38.5% | |
| Net profit | -£699,000 | £649,000 | £623,000 | -4% | |
| Cash | £170,451,000 | £214,241,000 | £232,119,000 | +8.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £189,964,000 | £174,017,000 | £156,974,000 | -9.8% | |
| Net assets | £12,954,000 | £13,603,000 | £14,226,000 | +4.6% | |
| Equity | £12,954,000 | £13,603,000 | £14,226,000 | +4.6% | |
| Average employees | 492 | 502 | 513 | +2.2% | |
| Wages | £17,420,000 | £18,895,000 | £20,062,000 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £472,000 | £657,000 | £656,000 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £42,000 | £66,000 | £66,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £195,000 | £197,000 | £200,000 | +1.5% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.5% | -0.9% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | -0.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.9% | -0.9% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.9% | 97.0% | 96.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.81x | 1.62x | 1.52x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this and the existing cash balances compared to committed expenditure, the Directors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that may cast doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- EST (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- The Energy Saving Trust Limited 100%
- The Energy Savings Trust Foundation 100%
- Energy Saving Trust Enterprises Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Barbara | Director | 2022-07-20 | Feb 1968 | British |
| DARCY, Sharon Helen | Director | 2025-03-01 | May 1967 | British |
| JARVIS, Jennifer Lucy | Director | 2024-05-20 | Feb 1980 | British |
| KAMM, Edmund John | Director | 2025-03-01 | May 1970 | American |
| THORNTON, Michael Christopher | Director | 2020-04-01 | Sep 1958 | British |
| THORNTON, Victoria Anne | Director | 2026-05-18 | Oct 1974 | British |
| WADE, Joanne, Dr | Director | 2022-12-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Matthew | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2025-03-25 |
| BROWN, Edward Forrest | Director | 2014-10-02 | 2019-03-31 |
| FAIREY, Michael Edward | Director | 2014-10-02 | 2018-09-25 |
| FLOOD, Thomas Nicholas | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| GUILLAUME, Eric Thierry | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2025-02-14 |
| HACKITT, Judith Elizabeth, Dame | Director | 2014-10-02 | 2017-07-27 |
| KINGHAM, Louise Anne | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2022-11-14 |
| LIM, Kim Suan | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2026-02-12 |
| MACNAUGHTON, Joan | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-11-30 |
| METCALFE, James Elliot | Director | 2016-08-30 | 2025-08-31 |
| MINDELL, Belinda Rosemary | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| PHILLIPS, Gerald Hayden, Sir | Director | 2014-10-02 | 2018-09-25 |
| PONITNG, Roger Brian | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2020-10-30 |
| SACHDEV, Nilesh | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| SELLWOOD, Philip Henry George, Sir | Director | 2014-10-02 | 2020-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Christopher Thornton | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-04-01 | Ceased 2026-06-16 |
| Mr Nilesh Sachdev | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-04-01 | Ceased 2020-03-31 |
| Mr James Elliot Metcalfe | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-30 | Ceased 2020-03-31 |
| Mr Thomas Nicholas Flood | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-31 |
| Sir Philip Henry George Sellwood | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-31 |
| Mr Edward Forrest Brown | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-31 |
| Mr Michael Edward Fairey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-25 |
| Sir Gerald Hayden Phillips | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-25 |
| Mrs Judith Elizabeth Hackitt | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-24 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-06-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.