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Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. · Macclesfield, Cheshire

The Ems Group

The Ems Group Ltd

Losses 4 years runningStaff down 13%ActiveLatest figures: 2025Abridged accountsAs filed (group accounts)4 years on the register

Private limited company registered in Macclesfield, classed under “Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · As filed (group accounts)

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

−£8.82m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

3 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£20222023*2024*2025
Profit after tax−£8.82m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 4 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate. * Restated: the next year's accounts printed different figures for this year, and those later figures are shown.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet2022202320242025
Fixed assets
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year
Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets
Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff
Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end

7 balance-sheet lines and 7 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-23

  1. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  2. Directors
    Director's details changed for Ms Cassie Anne Kendrew on 8 April 2026
  3. Charges
    Satisfaction of charge 137027230004 in full
  4. Charges
    Registration of charge 137027230005, created on 2 March 2026
  5. Address
    Registered office address changed from The Refinery South Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4LE United Kingdom to 3G1 - No 3 Glasshouse Alderley Park, Congleton Road Nether Alderley Macc…
  6. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2024
  7. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Grant Andre Goodwin as a director on 2 September 2025
  8. Directors
    Director's details changed for Ms Cassie Anne Kendrew on 26 February 2025
  9. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2023
  10. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Robin Clive Powell as a director on 17 April 2024
  11. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Aziz Ul-Haq as a director on 17 April 2024
  12. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr Alexander Edward Stephens on 23 February 2023
  13. 26 earlier
    1. Directors
      Director's details changed for Ms Cassie Anne Kendrew on 1 September 2023
    2. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Keith Harrison Austin on 5 December 2023
    3. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Grant Andre Goodwin on 1 February 2024
    4. Directors
      Appointment of Dr Clare Angela Grace as a director on 5 February 2024
    5. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2022
    6. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 137027230003 in full
    7. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 137027230002 in full
    8. Charges
      Registration of charge 137027230004, created on 7 November 2022
    9. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Alexander Edward Stephens as a director on 19 October 2022
    10. Charges
      Registration of charge 137027230003, created on 8 July 2022
    11. Directors
      Termination of appointment of David Jason Legg as a director on 17 March 2022
    12. Shares
      Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 25 January 2022 · GBP 217,993.8 (and 1 more like it since 23 December 2021)
    13. Directors
      Second filing for the appointment of Mr David Jason Legg as a director
    14. Accounts
      Current accounting period extended from 31 October 2022 to 31 December 2022
    15. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Christa Iris Echtle as a director on 7 February 2022
    16. Directors
      Appointment of Mr David Jason Legg as a director on 7 February 2022
    17. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Cassie Anne Kendrew as a director on 7 February 2022
    18. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Christophe Hesbert as a director on 7 February 2022
    19. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Aziz Ul-Haq as a director on 25 January 2022
    20. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Grant Andre Goodwin as a director on 25 January 2022
    21. Ownership
      Notification of Ldc (Nominees) Limited as a person with significant control on 25 January 2022
    22. Ownership
      Change of details for Mr Keith Harrison Austin as a person with significant control on 25 January 2022
    23. Filing
      Memorandum and Articles of Association
    24. Filing
      Resolutions (and 1 more like it since 7 January 2022)
    25. Shares
      Sub-division of shares on 25 January 2022
    26. Shares
      Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does The Ems Group do?

Private limited company registered in Macclesfield, classed under “Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.”.

›How much turnover does The Ems Group make?

Answered in the full report

›Is The Ems Group profitable?

No: it made a loss after tax of £8.82m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at The Ems Group?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns The Ems Group?

Its directors are Keith Harrison Austin, Christa Iris Echtle, Clare Angela Grace, Christophe Hesbert, Iain Barrie Johnston and 3 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is The Ems Group based?

Its registered office is 3g1 - No 3 Glasshouse Alderley Park, Congleton Road, Nether Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4TF, in Macclesfield, Cheshire.

›When was The Ems Group founded?

The Ems Group Ltd was incorporated on 25 October 2021.

›Is The Ems Group still trading?

The register lists The Ems Group Ltd as active.

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