E.A. COMBS LIMITED

Active
Company number 00583479Private limited companyIncorporated 1957

Key figures

£591,443-12.7%
Net assets 2025/26
-3.7%
Average annual change 2020/21–2025/26
0200 k400 k600 k800 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26

Like most small UK companies, E.A. COMBS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 26520

Where the company stands among the 247 active companies whose first SIC code is 26520 (Manufacture of watches and clocks).

Net assets£591,443
Higher than 94% · median £1,405
Total assets£683,917
Higher than 85% · median £42,226
Cash£518,108
Higher than 85% · median £26,950
Employees7
Higher than 93% · median 1
Company age69.5 years
Older than 97% · median 2.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BREMONT WATCH COMPANY LIMITED£18.2m
  2. THE DREYFUSS GROUP LIMITED£4.9m
  3. MR JONES DESIGN LIMITED£2.5m
  4. CHARLES FRODSHAM & CO LIMITED£2.4m
  5. BAMFORD WATCH DEPARTMENT LIMITED£1.6m
  6. CABOT COMPANY LIMITED£669k
  7. WILDMAN BESPOKE LTD£593.2k
  8. E.A. COMBS LIMITED£591.4k
  9. FG WATCH GROUP LTD£530k
  10. NEWGATE WORLD LIMITED£526k

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 247. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: E.A. COMBS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

E.A. COMBS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00583479. It was incorporated on 7 May 1957. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (E11). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of watches and clocks (26520).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £591,443, down 12.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £518,108. The company had an average of 7 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 247 active companies whose first SIC code is 26520: By net assets it ranks higher than 94% of them (median £1,405). By total assets it ranks higher than 85% of them (median £42,226). By cash it ranks higher than 85% of them (median £26,950). By number of employees it ranks higher than 93% of them (median 1). It is older than 97% of them (median age 2.9 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2015. Its most frequent buyer is ESPO (3 contracts). 4 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly clocks and watches, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly clocks and watches.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 31 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
2021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
Cash at bank and in hand509,540516,780522,181450,230518,108
Total assets789,657808,266758,896778,367683,917
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity702,706718,724686,706677,137591,443
Average number of employees78777

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

4 contracts

E.A. COMBS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2015. 4 awards are shared with other suppliers.

Contracts per year
Main buyers2
ESPO
3 contracts
Hampshire County Council
1 contract
Contracts
  1. 385_19 - Clocks‡ESPO · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £160,000 in total
  2. Framework for the supply of Building and Maintenance Materials, Fencing, Garden Machinery, Manual Handling Equipment, Commercial Laundry Equipment and Janitori…‡Hampshire County Council · shared by 20 suppliers, up to £1 in total
  3. 995RFQ12/16-01 Curriculum Resources‡Espo · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £80,000 in total
  4. 995_16 Curriculum Resources‡Espo · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £95,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently April 2026. Main goods: clocks and watches and electrical equipment.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently March 2026. Main goods: clocks and watches.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

11 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £591.4k, 7 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £677.1k, 7 employees
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £686.7k, 7 employees
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £718.7k, 8 employees
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £702.7k, 7 employees
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £713.3k, 10 employees
  7. Audrey Doreen WILLIAMS resignedDirector
  8. Mr Richard John Williams registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (3)
  1. Mr John Gascoine registered as a person with significant control
  2. Frank Raymond Mervyn WILLIAMS resignedDirector
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.