Company registration number 07315098 (England and Wales)
ECB (WATER SOLUTIONS) LTD
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JANUARY 2026
ECB (WATER SOLUTIONS) LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Company information
1
Balance sheet
2 - 3
Notes to the financial statements
4 - 8
ECB (WATER SOLUTIONS) LTD
COMPANY INFORMATION
- 1 -
Director
Mr J B McGuigan
(Appointed 31 March 2025)
Company number
07315098
Registered office
c/o Dains
Charlotte House, Stanier Way
The Wyvern Business Park
Derby
England
DE21 6BF
Accountants
Dains Accountants
169 West George Street
Glasgow
United Kingdom
G2 2LB
Business address
Unity House
Westwood Park
Wigan
England
WN3 4HE
ECB (WATER SOLUTIONS) LTD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 JANUARY 2026
31 January 2026
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31 January 2026
31 July 2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
3
-
0
6,992
Current assets
Stocks
2,500
2,000
Debtors
4
698,788
234,550
Cash at bank and in hand
-
0
263,893
701,288
500,443
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
5
(524,085)
(193,077)
Net current assets
177,203
307,366
Total assets less current liabilities
177,203
314,358
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
6
(38,370)
(47,917)
Net assets
138,833
266,441
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
8
200
200
Profit and loss reserves
138,633
266,241
Total equity
138,833
266,441

The director of the company has elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true

For the financial period ended 31 January 2026 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the period in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

ECB (WATER SOLUTIONS) LTD
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 JANUARY 2026
31 January 2026
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The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 28 October 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr J B McGuigan
Director
Company Registration No. 07315098
ECB (WATER SOLUTIONS) LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JANUARY 2026
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

ECB (Water Solutions) Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales.The registered office is c/o Dains, Charlotte House, Stanier Way, The Wyvern Business Park, Derby, England, DE21 6BF. The company's registration number is 07315098.

1.1
Reporting period

The company’s accounting year end date was changed from 31 July to 31 January following the acquisition of the company in March 2025. The accounting period was extended to provide a longer period of financial reporting under the company’s new ownership. The financial statements cover the 18 month period to 31 January 2026 and are therefore not directly comparable to comparative 12 month period.

1.2
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.3
Turnover

The turnover shown in the profit and loss account represents the value of all goods sold during the year, less

returns received and services delivered at a selling price exclusive of Value Added Tax. Sales are recognised

at the point at which the company has fulfilled its contractual obligations and the risks and rewards attaching

to the product, such as obsolescence, have been transferred to the customer.

1.4
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Plant and equipment
20% reducing balance
Motor vehicles
20% reducing balance

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to the profit and loss account.

1.5
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

ECB (WATER SOLUTIONS) LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JANUARY 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
Stocks

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and

slow moving items.

 

Cost is calculated using the first-in first-out method and includes the normal cost of transporting stock to its

present location and condition. Stock consists of materials

1.7
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.8
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

 

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

1.9
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

1.10
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

ECB (WATER SOLUTIONS) LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JANUARY 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.11
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.12
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.13
Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.

2
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the period was:

2026
2024
Total
9
14
3
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and equipment
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 August 2024
22,632
7,550
30,182
Disposals
(22,632)
(7,550)
(30,182)
At 31 January 2026
-
0
-
0
-
0
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 August 2024
17,550
5,640
23,190
Depreciation charged in the period
1,135
-
0
1,135
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(18,685)
(5,640)
(24,325)
At 31 January 2026
-
0
-
0
-
0
Carrying amount
At 31 January 2026
-
0
-
0
-
0
At 31 July 2024
5,082
1,910
6,992
ECB (WATER SOLUTIONS) LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JANUARY 2026
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4
Debtors
2026
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
81,071
234,550
Amounts owed by group undertakings
617,717
-
0
698,788
234,550
5
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2026
2024
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
64,933
25,000
Trade creditors
79,555
20,797
Taxation and social security
150,708
137,993
Other creditors
228,889
9,287
524,085
193,077
6
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2026
2024
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
38,370
47,917
7
Operating lease commitments
Lessee

At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:

2026
2024
£
£
30,526
-
0
8
Called up share capital
2026
2024
£
£
Ordinary share capital
Issued and fully paid
200 Ordinary shares of £1
200
200
ECB (WATER SOLUTIONS) LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JANUARY 2026
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9
Related party transactions

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

 

No other transactions with related parties were undertaken such as are required to be disclosed under the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" of Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".

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