ZEST ECO LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-29 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-74.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£35M
+38.7% vs 2023
Employees
144
+56.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£10M
-51.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £281,029 | £1,404,062 | |
| Operating profit | -£6,461,496 | -£9,823,344 | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,463,942 | -£9,806,030 | |
| Net profit | -£6,489,652 | -£10,266,596 | |
| Cash | £16,890,998 | £4,341,659 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,412,406 | £36,386,770 | |
| Net assets | £25,129,971 | £34,863,375 | |
| Equity | £25,129,971 | £34,863,375 | |
| Average employees | 92 | 144 | |
| Wages | £4,233,676 | £6,376,237 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £327,661 | £353,728 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+399.6%
£281,029 £1,404,062
-
Cash
-74.3%
£16,890,998 £4,341,659
-
Net assets
+38.7%
£25,129,971 £34,863,375
-
Employees
+56.5%
92 144
-
Operating profit
-52%
-£6,461,496 -£9,823,344
-
Profit before tax
-51.7%
-£6,463,942 -£9,806,030
-
Wages
+50.6%
£4,233,676 £6,376,237
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2299.2% | -699.6% | |
| Net margin | -2309.2% | -731.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -25.4% | -27.0% | |
| Current ratio | 6.80x | 2.06x | |
| Interest cover | -1542.86x | -979.79x |
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
- ZEST ECO LTD 2021-09-27 → present
- ZERA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2021-08-19 → 2021-09-27
- ZCIIF SUBSIDIARY LIMITED 2021-03-12 → 2021-08-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the period end, the company had net current assets of £3,070,322 (2023: £15,550,626) and net assets of £34,863,375 (2023: £25,129,971). During the year, the company made a loss before tax of £9,806,030 (2023: £6,463,942). Consideration has been given to cashflow and solvency within the context of both the current economic uncertainties and challenges, as well as the effects of any relevant actual or planned legislative changes. The company is supported by ongoing investment relating to the governments Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund through Zouk Charging Infrastructure Investment LLP. Despite the accumulated losses to date, it is anticipated that the company will become ever more profitable when capital investment and installations are completed. As such, the directors have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant over the company's ability to continue as a going concern and are reasonably satisfied that there are sufficient resources to continue operations for at least 12 months from the date of signing.”
Significant events
- “The company is rapidly expanding its charging network in collaboration with public and private sector partners. In the 2025 period to date, over 150 charging points have been added to the network. Utilisation across the network remains strong and continues to grow.”
- “Additionally, the company is securing public sector bids and contracts with nationwide landlords, ensuring a diverse and robust secured pipeline.”
- “On 10 February 2025 the company issued 30,000,000 ordinary A shares of £1 each for the consideration of £30,000,000.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEAP, Robin Thomas | Director | 2021-08-09 | Jul 1976 | British |
| OAKES, Ben | Director | 2021-08-09 | Oct 1990 | British |
| RESTA, Massimo Fedele Nicola | Director | 2021-03-12 | Jun 1973 | British |
| STAVELEY, Richard James | Director | 2021-08-09 | Feb 1972 | British |
| ZACHMANN, Andre | Director | 2021-03-12 | Jul 1987 | German |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zciif Hold Co 4 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-12 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 42 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-09-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-03-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-06 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-09-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-09-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-08-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-03-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.