ESOTEC LTD.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.1m
-87.9% vs 2024
Employees
67
+24.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.1m
-38.3% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,367,334 | £14,974,540 | £20,043,244 | £30,896,406 | £29,213,719 | £42,577,101 | +45.7% | |
| Operating profit | £763,538 | £2,777,838 | £3,323,553 | £3,909,823 | £3,677,276 | £2,011,197 | -45.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £758,793 | £2,772,782 | £3,417,601 | £4,548,362 | £5,042,535 | £3,109,091 | -38.3% | |
| Net profit | £607,237 | £2,414,402 | £3,361,068 | £4,662,898 | £4,976,188 | £2,983,937 | -40% | |
| Cash | £2,381,552 | £162,614 | £16,006 | £30 | £17,448 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,886,971 | £4,224,242 | £7,713,293 | £12,501,280 | £17,176,108 | £2,282,621 | -86.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,666,577 | £4,080,979 | £7,442,047 | £12,104,945 | £17,081,133 | £2,065,070 | -87.9% | |
| Equity | £1,666,577 | £4,080,979 | £7,442,047 | £12,104,945 | £17,081,133 | £2,065,070 | -87.9% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 54 | 67 | +24.1% | |
| Wages | £1,426,407 | £2,109,398 | £2,615,278 | £3,224,542 | £3,763,617 | £4,170,041 | +10.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £17,316 | £72,825 | £187,658 | £200,871 | £184,798 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £11,048 | £70,293 | — | — |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 18.6% | 16.6% | 12.7% | 12.6% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 16.1% | 16.8% | 15.1% | 17.0% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.5% | 65.8% | 43.1% | 31.3% | 21.4% | 88.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.4% | 40.2% | 55.3% | 52.6% | 45.6% | 79.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.95x | 2.20x | 1.28x |
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
- ESOTEC LTD. 2016-03-30 → present
- ADS SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2016-03-21 → 2016-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Wenn Townsend
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2026 the company acquired the entire business and undertaking of Computerised and Digital Security Systems Ltd. for a total consideration of £34,371,339.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Michele | Director | 2025-07-25 | Sep 1975 | British |
| SCHIESER, Peter | Director | 2025-04-04 | Apr 1967 | German |
| TUDORASCU, Mihai | Director | 2026-08-01 | Aug 1986 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, Sarah Jane | Director | 2023-12-31 | 2025-04-04 |
| DURHAM, Andrew | Director | 2016-03-21 | 2021-03-02 |
| EARNSHAW, James Paul | Director | 2021-03-02 | 2024-07-24 |
| ELLIS, Andrew John | Director | 2021-03-02 | 2022-10-01 |
| FLANAGAN, Craig | Director | 2024-07-24 | 2026-08-01 |
| JONES, Richard Hilton | Director | 2021-03-02 | 2023-12-31 |
| LEK, Richard | Director | 2022-11-09 | 2023-03-01 |
| OLIVER, David Michael | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2021-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adt Fire And Security Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-02 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Durham | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-14 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.