EGV (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Cash
£12m
+62.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£85m
-30.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
123
+15% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£19m
+21.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
As a result, the directors have concluded that it is no longer appropriate to prepare the consolidated financial statements of the Group headed by EGV (Holdings) Limited and the Company financial statements on a going concern basis and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,280,033 | £23,310,828 | £23,799,408 | +2.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,473,593 | -£6,936,922 | -£5,023,823 | +27.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£17,512,611 | -£23,950,604 | -£18,776,966 | +21.6% | |
| Net profit | -£18,211,683 | -£24,747,509 | -£19,835,698 | +19.8% | |
| Cash | £8,660,241 | £7,183,827 | £11,678,205 | +62.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £72,114,278 | £28,338,066 | £60,251,852 | +112.6% | |
| Net assets | -£40,062,661 | -£64,810,170 | -£84,645,868 | -30.6% | |
| Equity | -£40,062,661 | -£64,810,170 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 95 | 107 | 123 | +15% | |
| Wages | £6,504,822 | £8,155,175 | £9,116,681 | +11.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,171,056 | £1,271,217 | £1,733,554 | +36.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | £6,406 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £515,625 | £584,375 | £702,848 | +20.3% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -16.3% | -29.8% | -21.1% | |
| Net margin | -85.6% | -106.2% | -83.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.8% | -24.5% | -8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 145.9% | 185.1% | 224.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.84x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | -0.25x | -0.41x | -0.37x |
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
- EGV (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2020-05-01 → present
- COLOUR BIDCO LIMITED 2019-10-03 → 2020-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“As a result, the directors have concluded that it is no longer appropriate to prepare the consolidated financial statements of the Group headed by EGV (Holdings) Limited and the Company financial statements on a going concern basis and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern.”
Group structure
- EGV (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- EGV HoldCo 1 Limited 100%
- EGV HoldCo 2 Limited 100%
- Xigorn Limited 100%
- Eaton Gate (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Vigilis (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Equitable Services Limited 100%
- Eaton Gate MGU Limited 100%
- Artsure Limited 100%
- Broker Express Limited 100%
- Eaton Gate Direct Limited 100%
- Eaton Gate Newco Limited 100%
- Vigilis Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In April 2026, the Company agreed to sell its indirect subsidiary EGV HoldCo 2 Limited to DOXA Insurance Holdings LLC. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2026. As a consequence of this transaction, the Company anticipates entering into liquidation, with associated future wind-down expenses estimated at approximately £1,080,453.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Gary | Director | 2019-10-03 | Sep 1962 | British |
| CLARK, Ian Edward | Director | 2024-12-23 | Feb 1960 | British |
| HOFFMANN, Joseph Patrick | Director | 2025-07-04 | Mar 1976 | American |
| MATTHEWS, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2019-10-17 | Apr 1979 | British |
| SPEARE-COLE, Hubert Alastair | Director | 2024-12-23 | Sep 1959 | British |
| MAGENTA PARTNERS LLP | Corporate Director | 2019-10-18 | — | — |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magenta Uk Newco Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-06-09 | Ceased 2022-06-14 |
| Child Of Vision Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-06-07 | Active |
| Magenta Egv Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-10-17 | Ceased 2022-06-09 |
| Mr Gary Burke | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-10-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 58 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-07-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-10-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-06-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 8
- 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.