EMS GROUP SOLUTIONS LTD
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Cash
£2.1m
+12.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.4m
-26.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
111
-14.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.9m
-105.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £17,673,618 | £15,552,383 | £11,614,164 | -25.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,848,133 | -£859,846 | -£2,775,650 | -222.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,926,254 | -£1,898,188 | -£3,895,222 | -105.2% | |
| Net profit | £10,098,803 | -£2,065,080 | -£3,060,101 | -48.2% | |
| Cash | £1,075,518 | £1,841,082 | £2,072,258 | +12.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,965,460 | £27,432,352 | £20,577,121 | -25% | |
| Net assets | £13,541,121 | £11,476,041 | £8,415,940 | -26.7% | |
| Equity | £13,541,121 | £11,476,041 | £8,415,940 | -26.7% | |
| Average employees | 150 | 130 | 111 | -14.6% | |
| Wages | £3,186,270 | £3,467,791 | £3,198,090 | -7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 10.5% | -5.5% | -23.9% | |
| Net margin | 57.1% | -13.3% | -26.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | -3.1% | -13.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.5% | 63.8% | 70.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.48x | 0.90x | |
| Interest cover | 2.00x | -0.82x | -2.46x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DSG Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared financial forecasts for the current and following financial year and have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis”
Group structure
- EMS GROUP SOLUTIONS LTD · parent
- EMS EMEA Limited 100%
- EMS Production Limited 100%
- EMS Healthcare Limited 100%
- Event Marketing Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, on 2 March 2026, the company successfully completed a refinancing of its debt facilities with Shawbrook Bank.”
- “On 9 March 2026 the company agreed the surrender of its lease at The Refinery, Ellesmere Port with the landlord.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, Keith Harrison | Director | 2021-03-30 | Jul 1964 | British |
| GRACE, Clare Angela, Dr | Director | 2024-02-05 | Jul 1973 | British |
| HESBERT, Christophe | Director | 2021-03-30 | Jul 1982 | French |
| JOHNSTON, Iain Barrie | Director | 2021-03-30 | Jan 1966 | British |
| KENDREW, Cassie Anne | Director | 2021-03-30 | May 1980 | British |
| STEPHENS, Alexander Edward | Director | 2022-10-19 | Sep 1976 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGG, David Jason | Secretary | 2021-03-30 | 2022-03-17 |
| LEGG, David Jason | Director | 2021-03-30 | 2022-03-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ems Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-25 | Active |
| Mr Keith Harrison Austin | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-16 | Ceased 2022-01-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 48 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- 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.