ESMART NETWORKS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4m
-62.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£18m
-6.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
72
-2.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.1m
+80.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,420,000 | £13,432,000 | £15,444,000 | +15% | |
| Operating profit | -£10,188,000 | -£4,675,000 | -£424,000 | +90.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£10,894,000 | -£5,531,000 | -£1,058,000 | +80.9% | |
| Net profit | -£10,864,000 | -£5,531,000 | -£1,058,000 | +80.9% | |
| Cash | £1,502,000 | £3,676,000 | £1,371,000 | -62.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£9,477,000 | -£15,315,000 | -£16,499,000 | -7.7% | |
| Net assets | -£11,094,000 | -£16,625,000 | -£17,683,000 | -6.4% | |
| Equity | -£11,094,000 | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 116 | 74 | 72 | -2.7% | |
| Wages | £9,206,000 | £5,110,000 | £4,376,000 | -14.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £408,000 | £431 | £197 | -54.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £15,000 | £9 | £5 | -44.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £163,000 | £276 | £176 | -36.2% |
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 | -37.2% | -34.8% | -2.7% | |
| Net margin | -39.6% | -41.2% | -6.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 196.9% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.45x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | -14.39x | -5.44x | -0.67x |
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
- ESMART NETWORKS LIMITED 2018-02-15 → present
- GARBOL 2016 LIMITED 2016-06-21 → 2018-02-15
- NEXUS INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED 2016-01-28 → 2016-06-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After due consideration, the directors have concluded that the company remains a going concern. Details of their assessment are provided in note 2.4 to the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DORE, Christopher | Director | 2023-06-12 | Dec 1969 | British |
| MIGHALL, Robert | Director | 2026-01-26 | May 1971 | British |
| MORRIS, Michael Thomas | Director | 2023-02-06 | Sep 1967 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Matthew Robin | Director | 2020-03-01 | Jun 1982 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLMAN, Dawn | Secretary | 2021-05-19 | 2023-02-03 |
| MARTIN, Alan Christopher | Secretary | 2023-02-03 | 2024-07-25 |
| GALLAGHER, Simon Christie | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2023-02-17 |
| GILBERT, Christine Sally | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| HILLMAN, Dawn Rosina | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2021-03-31 |
| MARTIN, Alan Christopher | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2024-07-25 |
| MCDONALD, David Thomas | Director | 2024-07-25 | 2024-12-31 |
| TOPPING, David Graham | Director | 2018-05-12 | 2023-02-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Utility Networks Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-03 | Active |
| Nexus Infrastructure Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 56 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.