The Firmwatch take
Essex Residential Limited (02948740) currently shows: No major warning signs in the latest extracted accounts, based on accounts to 31 December 2025; last refreshed 24 May 2026. No distress signals. Accounts cover the period ending 31 Dec 2025.
Companies House source·Accounts to 31 Dec 2025·Refreshed 24 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
Firmwatch signals are generated from public filings and are not credit ratings or financial advice.
Pulse · Net assets, 2024–2025
↗ £0Incorporated
14 July 1994
31 years on the register
Sector
Other personal service activities n.e.c.
SIC 96090
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£100
Bottom 30% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Low insolvency risk
The latest public accounts do not show obvious balance-sheet stress. This does not rule out trading problems, but the filed numbers look comparatively steady.
Thin net asset buffer
The company reports a small visible net asset position.
Address pattern · CO1 1QT
390 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
358
Dissolved
9
Strike-off action
21
Sector benchmark · Membership and Personal Services
How this company compares in 113,688 filers in this sector
Bottom 30% in sector — Essex Residential Limited shows £100 in net assets. Sector median is £1k.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£100
Bottom 30% in sector · sector median £1k · 113,688 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
£25k
Median £2k
Current ratio
2.0×
Median 1.2×
Signals · 1
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
People
Who runs this company
- MM
MEARS, Martin Edward
director · since 2001
Registered office
Address intelligence
390 other companies use this address.
High-volume registered-office service. Many UK companies use these legitimately, but they are also a known hosting location for shell entities. Treat this as a flag, not a verdict.
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