Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
ESSENTIAL AUTOMATION LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Essential Automation Ltd Unit 8, 251 Holt Road, Horsford, Norwich NR10 3EB
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus (27.12 - SIC 2007)Electrical installation (43.21 - SIC 2007)Other retail sale not in stores stalls or markets (47.99 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 09/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-26 with no updates
- 24/09/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 05/08/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Sarah Louise Galea as a director on 2025-03-25
- 26/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Shirley Anne Miller as a person with significant control on 2025-03-24
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
09/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 26/03/2026Due 09/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 26/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 26/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures ESSENTIAL AUTOMATION LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£503.72K2025
4.66%vs 20242024: £481.28K
Total Assets
£782.38K2025
10.75%vs 20242024: £706.47K
Cash in Bank
£486.39K2025
21.10%vs 20242024: £401.65K
Total Liabilities
£237.20K2025
25.79%vs 20242024: £188.56K
Employees
62025
+2vs 20242024: 4
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 21.10% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for ESSENTIAL AUTOMATION LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through ESSENTIAL AUTOMATION LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +19% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | +2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | +1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 3 in 2021 to 6 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
3Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/09/2017–24/03/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 23/01/2013–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 25/03/2025–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–24/03/2025 | 0 | |
| 01/01/2018–Present | 0 | |
| 22/01/2018–26/03/2025 | 0 | |
| 22/01/2018–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 17
- Since 15/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -9 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 09/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 09/04/2026
Filing timeline
- 09/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-26 with no updates
- 24/09/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 05/08/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Sarah Louise Galea as a director on 2025-03-25
- 26/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Shirley Anne Miller as a person with significant control on 2025-03-24
- 26/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Shirley Anne Miller as a director on 2025-03-24
- 26/03/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-26 with updates
- 26/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Paul Michael Miller as a person with significant control on 2025-03-26
- 05/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Paul Michael Miller on 2025-02-04
- 05/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Paul Michael Miller on 2025-02-04
- 04/02/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-23 with no updates
- 11/12/2024View PDF (7 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 05/02/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-23 with no updates
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About ESSENTIAL AUTOMATION LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
ESSENTIAL AUTOMATION LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Essential Automation Ltd Unit 8, 251 Holt Road, Horsford, Norwich NR10 3EB. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 13 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £503.72K and 6 employees.
ESSENTIAL AUTOMATION LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records ESSENTIAL AUTOMATION LTD under 3 registered business activities: Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus (27.12 - SIC 2007), Electrical installation (43.21 - SIC 2007) and Other retail sale not in stores stalls or markets (47.99 - SIC 2007).
ESSENTIAL AUTOMATION LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 23/01/2013.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £503.72K, total assets of £782.38K, cash in bank of £486.39K and total liabilities of £237.20K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 09/04/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-26 with no updates, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 09/04/2027.
Companies House lists 3 officers (2 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).