EARCU LTD
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Executive summary
EARCU LTD demonstrates financial performance significantly above typical UK IT consultancy sector norms, with compound net asset growth exceeding 35% annually and an annualised return on equity of approximately 36% – placing it well within the upper quartile of privately-held technology businesses. The company's position within the Battery Ventures portfolio, its transition to a product-based RecTech model, and its strong cash generation (94% cash-to-net-assets ratio) collectively indicate a well-capitalised niche player benefiting from structural demand tailwinds in recruitment technology. The primary considerations for future trajectory centre on how Battery Ventures intends to realise value – whether through continued organic growth, portfolio consolidation, or eventual exit – and the company's ability to scale beyond its current 38-employee base while maintaining its attractive unit economics.
Shareholders' funds
£3,289,190
Balance sheet as at 2022-06-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2009-07-09
- Employees
- 38 (2022 accounts)
- Registered office
- 1 Prospect Place Millennium Way, Pride Park, Derby, England, DE24 8HG
- Postcode
- DE24 8HG
- Capital
- 82 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-06-30
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-18
- Next due by
- 2027-08-01
Nature of business (SIC)
- 62020 Information technology consultancy activities
Officers 3 current · 14 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by PUP UK HOLDCO 2 LIMITED — since 2021-11-02
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2024 (period to 2024-06-30) as part of the PageUp People Limited group statement.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z2403826 (Tier 2), registered since 2010.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- http://www.earcu.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| LAMBERT STEWART LIMITED | 2009-12-04 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| C/O C/O ANDY RANDALL, MARDALL HOUSE 9-11 VAUGHAN ROAD, HARPENDEN, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL5 4HU | 2019-08-06 |
| 2ND FLOOR DAVENPORT HOUSE BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX, ENGLAND | 2019-08-06 |
| WILLOW COURT 7 WEST WAY, BOTLEY, OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, OX2 0JB | 2009-10-31 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 704 similar companies in DE
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (38 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2009.
No.4 of the largest information technology consultancy activities companies in Derby →
Competitors Derby
This company ranks 4 among information technology consultancy activities in Derby.
The class of 2009
20%
of the 7,891 companies in this sector incorporated in 2009 are still active today; 78% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.