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Company No. 02937576 · Incorporated 10 Jun 1994

Economic Research Services Limited

Registered name: ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Ares Management Corporation group

Economic Research Services Limited made £2.4m revenue and £28.2k profit in the year to 5 Apr 2026.

Economic Research Services Limited’s revenue grew 155% to £2.4m in the year to 5 Apr 2026, with £28.2k profit and 29 employees. The company is classified under “management consultancy activities other than financial management” and is based in Cheshire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Status
Active
Location
Cheshire, North West
Age
32 yrs · since 1994
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “RSK Environment Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 5 Apr 2026

Key figures

Revenue
£2.4m
Growth ▲154.5%
Profit
£28.2k
Growth —
Profit margin
1.2%
Gross 21.7%
Employees
29
Change ▲61.1%
Profit / employee
£973
Revenue/employee £83.8k
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 20246 Apr 20255 Apr 2026
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£955k£2.4m
Cost of sales—£775k£1.9m
Gross profit—£180k£527k
Profit before tax—−£94.9k£18.5k
Profit after tax—−£95.9k£28.2k
Profit (best available)—−£95.9k£28.2k
Employees (average)181829
Ratios
Profit margin—−10%1.2%
Gross margin—18.8%21.7%
Revenue per employee—£53k£83.8k
Profit per employee—−£5.3k£973
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲154.5%
Headcount growth—0%▲61.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£64k£125k£574k
Net assets£66.3k−£29.7k−£1.5k
Fixed assets£8.5k£4.5k£626k
Current assets£460k£364k£1.3m
Debtors£105k£132k£403k
SourceFilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
21.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£83.8k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£973
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
25.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
16.6%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now −£1.5k
Cash at bank
▲360%
Now £574k
Headcount
▲61%
Now 29
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲13948%
Now £626k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Ares Management Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Ares Management Limited75–100%
  3. RSK Environment Limited75–100%
  4. Economic Research Services Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (132)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 5 Apr 2026 (profit £28.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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