Esb (Holdings) Ltd
Registered name: ESB (HOLDINGS) LTD
Esb (Holdings) Ltd made £16.6m revenue and £8.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Esb (Holdings) Ltd’s revenue grew 43% to £16.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £8.4m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nottingham, East Midlands
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2014
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £11.6m | £16.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £1.1m | £1.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £10.5m | £14.9m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £9.7m | £14m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £9.7m | £14.1m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £3.1m | £8.4m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £3.1m | £8.4m |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 27% | 50.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 90.1% | 89.5% |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 74.4% | 98.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲43.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲168.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £75.1k | £307k | £449k | £539k |
| Net assets | £124k | £506k | £647k | £735k |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £826k | £784k |
| Current assets | £125k | £507k | £649k | £739k |
| Debtors | £50k | £200k | £4.9m | £5m |
| Deferred income | — | — | £960 | £1.1k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £7.2m | £13.9m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 50.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 89.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 98.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 30.3%
- 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
- ▲14%
- Now £735k
- Cash at bank
- ▲20%
- Now £539k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▲13%
- Now £1.1k
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £784k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Concept Ingredients LtdFigures not disclosed
- Esb Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Strive Creations LtdFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- B & D Investments Ltd 25–50%
- J W Eynon Ltd 25–50%
- MNB Ventures Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £8.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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