EFFICIENT BUILDING SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-13 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£17M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
301
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£8M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £35,391,574 | £33,318,973 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£3,903,922 | -£8,322,425 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£3,929,516 | -£8,391,599 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£3,907,799 | -£8,684,428 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,622,433 | £1,753,300 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1 | £18,178,570 | £17,155,790 | |
| Net assets | — | £1 | £5,738,484 | £16,752,348 | |
| Equity | £1 | £1 | £5,738,484 | £16,752,348 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 327 | 301 | |
| Wages | — | — | £12,500,620 | £13,468,737 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £482,226 | £505,140 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -11.0% | -25.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -11.0% | -26.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -21.5% | -48.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.87x | 0.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -103.03x | -101.03x |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The owner of the Group has provided a letter of support confirming their intention to support the Group for at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements and enable the Group to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. As a result of this, the Directors believe the business has sufficient resources to continue operations and thus are confident the Group is a going concern.”
Group structure
- EFFICIENT BUILDING SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Efficient Building Solutions Limited 100%
- Geneff Limited 100%
- GoEco Renewables Limited 100%
- Bright Green Renewables Limited 100%
- QODA Consulting Limited 100%
- Environmental Construction Products Limited 100%
- Enhabit Limited* 100%
- AHAF (Holdings) Limited* 100%
- Passisash Limited* 100%
- Group ECP Limited 100%
- Cunnington Clark Limited 100%
- East Anglia Renewables Limited 100%
- Steve Cross Plumbing & Heating Limited 100%
- The Unique Energy Company Limited 100%
- MY Electrical Renewables Limited 100%
- Inspired Renewables Limited 100%
- QODA CONSULTING (LONDON) Limited* 100%
- QODA CONSULTING (BIRMINGHAM) Limited* 100%
- QODA CONSULTING (OXFORD) Limited* 100%
- Eco-Energy UK Power Limited 100%
- Solar Voltaics Limited 100%
- JEM Energy Limited 100%
- Dore Woodman Limited 100%
- H2ECO Limited 100%
- J L Phillips Renewable Energy Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 29 February 2024, the Group acquired 100% of the ordinary share capital of J L Phillips Renewable Energy Limited, a company offering the supply and installation of solar PV panels, batteries, ground source and air source heat pumps, underfloor heating and biomass boiler Installations.”
- “On 12 July 2024, the Group acquired 100% of the ordinary share capital of H2ECO Limited, a company offering the supply and installation of solar PV panels, batteries and heat pumps to both the residential and commercial markets.”
- “On 31 January 2025, following a strategic review of the Group's priorities, it sold its enterprise consultancy business Qoda Consulting Limited in order to sharpen its focus on its sustainable energy businesses.”
- “On 31st January 2025, Qoda Consulting Limited was sold to Global Sustainable Buildings Consultancy Limited for a consideration of £4,021,000. This represents the sale of the consultancy arm of the group, as the group focuses on sustainable building technologies and low-energy solutions. The disposal does not affect the going concern status of the Group and has been treated as a non-adjusting post-balance sheet event in accordance with FRS 102 Section 32.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINSWORTH, Edward John Burnett | Director | 2023-03-31 | Feb 1970 | British |
| PAYNE, Alex | Director | 2025-05-13 | Mar 1968 | British |
| STRAFFORD, Peter John | Director | 2023-03-31 | Apr 1971 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELLOWES-PRYNNE, Philip Windover | Director | 2023-03-31 | 2023-10-31 |
| WATFORD, Mark Ian | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansor Fund I Gp Llp (In Its Capacity As General Partner Of Ansor Ib Lp) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 14
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.