How much does Essential Futures Limited make?

Essential Futures Limited reported revenue of £5.5m and £619k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Essential Futures Limited have?

Essential Futures Limited reported an average of 174 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Essential Futures Limited profitable?

Yes — Essential Futures Limited reported a profit of £619k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 04541238 · Incorporated 20 Sep 2002

Essential Futures Limited

Registered name: ESSENTIAL FUTURES LIMITED

Part of Sovereign Capital Partners LLP group

Essential Futures Limited made £5.5m revenue and £619k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Essential Futures Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £5.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £619k profit and 174 employees. The company is classified under “other human health activities” and is based in Newark; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 86900Other human health activities

Status: Active
Location: Newark, East Midlands
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
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: “ECS Debtco Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£5.5m

Growth ▲10.2%

Profit

£619k

Growth ▼18.4%

Profit margin

11.3%

Gross 19.4%

Employees

174

Change ▲5.5%

Profit / employee

£3.6k

Revenue/employee £31.4k

Profitable streak

3yrs

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 to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£4m	£5m	£5.5m
Cost of sales	£3.1m	£3.8m	£4.4m
Gross profit	£812k	£1.1m	£1.1m
Operating profit	£232k	£589k	£335k
Profit before tax	£354k	£793k	£615k
Profit after tax	£388k	£758k	£619k
Profit (best available)	£388k	£758k	£619k
Staff costs	£3m	£3.8m	£4.5m
Employees (average)	147	165	174
Ratios
Profit margin	9.8%	15.3%	11.3%
Gross margin	20.5%	22.9%	19.4%
Revenue per employee	£26.9k	£30k	£31.4k
Profit per employee	£2.6k	£4.6k	£3.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲25.4%	▲10.2%
Profit growth	—	▲95.2%	▼18.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲12.2%	▲5.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£708k	£748k	£609k
Net assets	£2.4m	£3.1m	£3.8m
Fixed assets	£25.1k	£21.9k	£13.9k
Current assets	£6m	£6.7m	£7.2m
Debtors	£35.7k	£50.4k	£498k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 11.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £31.4k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.1%; 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: ▲20%; Now £3.8m
Cash at bank: ▼19%; Now £609k
Headcount: ▲5%; Now 174
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼37%; Now £13.9k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Sovereign Capital Partners LLPultimate parent75–100%
BB Shelf 4 LLP75–100%
Eden Futures Topco Limited75–100%
Eden Futures Midco 1 Limited75–100%
Eden Futures Midco 2 Limited75–100%
Eden Futures Bidco Limited75–100%
Eden Care Solutions Limited75–100%
Eden Care Solutions Midco Limited75–100%
Ecs Debtco Limited75–100%
Essential Futures Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Supported Homes LimitedRev. £9.3m · Profit £3.5m
Hass Holdings Lincs LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £619k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.