Essex Plant Services Limited
Registered name: ESSEX PLANT SERVICES LIMITED
Essex Plant Services Limited made £412k revenue and a £23.2k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Essex Plant Services Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £412k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £23.2k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment” and is based in 1 Duchess Street; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- 1 Duchess Street, London
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £440k | £412k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £400k | £335k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £40.4k | £77.6k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£134k | −£22.8k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£142k | −£23.2k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£122k | −£23.2k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£122k | −£23.2k |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −27.8% | −5.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 9.2% | 18.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼6.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £11.4k | £41.7k | £433 | £38.5k |
| Net assets | £5.2k | −£21.6k | −£144k | −£167k |
| Fixed assets | £468k | £334k | £183k | £139k |
| Current assets | £215k | £487k | £519k | £450k |
| Debtors | £3.4k | £210k | £456k | £333k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −5.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 33.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 80.7%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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 −£167k
- Cash at bank
- ▲8782%
- Now £38.5k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼24%
- Now £139k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£23.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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