BARKER ASSOCIATES (ESSEX) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-17 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£39K
-80% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-27.7% vs 2024
Employees
142
+21.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£890K
+27.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £13,155,633 | £14,469,812 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £704,448 | £908,391 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £695,956 | £890,391 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £544,929 | £650,401 | |
| Cash | £140,325 | £599,305 | — | — | £193,416 | £38,690 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,177,480 | £2,251,551 | — | — | £2,673,173 | £1,955,141 | |
| Net assets | £1,160,886 | £2,183,896 | — | — | £2,514,261 | £1,818,525 | |
| Equity | £1,160,886 | £2,183,896 | £2,620,141 | £3,174,959 | £2,514,261 | £1,818,525 | |
| Average employees | 66 | 74 | — | — | 117 | 142 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £6,666,020 | £6,937,937 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £338,835 | £319,150 |
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
-
Turnover
+10%
£13,155,633 £14,469,812
-
Cash
-80%
£193,416 £38,690
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-27.7%
£2,514,261 £1,818,525
-
Employees
+21.4%
117 142
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+29%
£704,448 £908,391
-
Profit before tax
+27.9%
£695,956 £890,391
-
Wages
+4.1%
£6,666,020 £6,937,937
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.4% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.1% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 26.4% | 46.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.74x | 1.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 74.29x | 50.47x |
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
- TC Group
- 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 statemerts 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
- BARKER ASSOCIATES (ESSEX) LIMITED · parent
- EO Consulting Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1st April 2023 Barker Associates (Essex) Ltd transitioned to an Employee-Owned Business (EOB more commonly known as an EOT).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIDEWELL, William Bruce | Director | 2018-10-04 | Mar 1970 | British |
| GOULD, Robert David | Director | 2018-10-04 | Nov 1974 | British |
| MERRILL, Michael Simon | Director | 2018-10-04 | Apr 1977 | British |
| PAYNTER, Richard Simon | Director | 2018-10-04 | Dec 1967 | British |
| WHITE, Stuart Edward | Director | 2018-10-04 | Jan 1971 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker Associates Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-14 | Active |
| Mr William Bruce Bidewell | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-10-04 | Ceased 2023-03-14 |
| Mr Richard Simon Paynter | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-10-04 | Ceased 2023-03-14 |
| Mr Robert David Gould | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-10-04 | Ceased 2023-03-14 |
| Mr Stuart Edward White | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-10-04 | Ceased 2023-03-14 |
| Mr Michael Simon Merrill | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-10-04 | Ceased 2023-03-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-03-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-07-26 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-07-26 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-07-25 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-03-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-03-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.