E.P.C. MARINE AUTOMATION LIMITED

Active
Company number 01492482Private limited companyIncorporated 1980
⚠ Confirmation statement overdue. It was due on 15 Oct 2026.

Key figures

£234,700+22.6%
Net assets 2024/25
+2.6%
Average annual growth 2020/21–2024/25
0100 k200 k300 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

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

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 82990

Where the company stands among the 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990 (Other business support service activities n.e.c.).

Net assets£234,700
Higher than 81% · median £13,199
Total assets£321,721
Higher than 74% · median £59,905
Employees2
Higher than 65% · median 1
Company age46.6 years
Older than 99% · median 10.2 years

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 160,475. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: E.P.C. MARINE AUTOMATION LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

E.P.C. MARINE AUTOMATION LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01492482. It was incorporated on 22 Apr 1980. Its status is active. The registered office is in Southampton (SO40). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £234,700, up 22.6% on the previous year. Total assets were £321,721 and total liabilities £87,981. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990: By net assets it ranks higher than 81% of them (median £13,199). By total assets it ranks higher than 74% of them (median £59,905). By number of employees it ranks higher than 65% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 10.2 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 1 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Oct 2026.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Total assets274,697218,454278,922248,625321,721
Total liabilities63,88435,44565,82058,74787,981
Net assets / total equity211,540183,892213,825191,428234,700
Average number of employees22342

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: machinery and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments, plastics and rubber.

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

19 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £234.7k, 2 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £191.4k, 4 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £213.8k, 3 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £183.9k, 2 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £211.5k, 2 employees
  6. Judy Georgina MAJOR resignedDirector
  7. David Linden BROWN appointedDirector
  8. Mr David Linden Brown ceased to be a person with significant control
Earlier events (11)
  1. Mr Benjamin James Khumpon Brown registered as a person with significant control
  2. Mr David Linden Brown registered as a person with significant control
  3. David Linden BROWN resignedDirector
  4. Judy Georgina MAJOR appointedDirector
  5. Mr David Linden Brown registered as a person with significant control
  6. Benjamin James Khumpon BROWN appointedDirector
  7. Gail BROWN resignedSecretary
  8. David Linden BROWN resignedSecretary
  9. David Rodden MIDDLETON resignedDirector
  10. Gail BROWN appointedSecretary
  11. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.