S.e.s. Sterling Limited
Registered name: S.E.S. STERLING LIMITED
Part of Ses Sterling Industrie-Holding Ag groupS.e.s. Sterling Limited made £2.8m revenue and a £69.2k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
S.e.s. Sterling Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £2.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £69.2k and 12 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of plastics in primary forms” and is based in Telford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Telford, West Midlands
- Age
- 57 yrs · since 1968
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £2.8m | £2.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £1.9m | £2.1m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £871k | £777k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £145k | −£82.4k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £157k | −£69.2k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £157k | −£69.2k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £157k | −£69.2k |
| Employees (average) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 5.6% | −2.5% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 31% | 27.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £256k | £236k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £14.2k | −£5.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲0.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼144.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼8.3% | 0% | ▲9.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £570k | £316k | £1.5m | £683k |
| Net assets | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.9m | £1.8m |
| Fixed assets | £896k | £875k | £853k | £831k |
| Current assets | £1.4m | £1.4m | £2.5m | £1.6m |
| Debtors | £585k | £760k | £609k | £564k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £236k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 29.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 20%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼4%
- Now £1.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼55%
- Now £683k
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £831k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ses Sterling Industrie-Holding Ag (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- S.e.s. Sterling Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£69.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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