How much does Sep (Site Engineering Personnel) Limited make?

Sep (Site Engineering Personnel) Limited reported revenue of £9.6m and £430k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Sep (Site Engineering Personnel) Limited have?

Sep (Site Engineering Personnel) Limited reported an average of 42 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is Sep (Site Engineering Personnel) Limited profitable?

Yes — Sep (Site Engineering Personnel) Limited reported a profit of £430k in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 02019070 · Incorporated 13 May 1986

Sep (Site Engineering Personnel) Limited

Registered name: SEP (SITE ENGINEERING PERSONNEL) LIMITED

Part of Three Shapes Management Limited group

Sep (Site Engineering Personnel) Limited made £9.6m revenue and £430k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025. read from filing text

Sep (Site Engineering Personnel) Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £9.6m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £430k profit and 42 employees. The company is classified under “other engineering activities” and is based in Ormskirk; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 71129Other engineering activities SIC 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Status: Active
Location: Ormskirk, North West
Age: 40 yrs · since 1986
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. From the filing: “The company is a subsidiary undertaking of Three Shapes Management Limited, a company”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£9.6m

Growth ▲7.6%

Profit

£430k

Growth ▼45.1%

Profit margin

4.5%

Gross 38.8%

Employees

Change ▲5%

Profit / employee

£10.2k

Revenue/employee £227k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£14.3m	£15m	£8.9m	£9.6m
Cost of sales	£11.3m	£11.1m	£5.2m	£5.8m
Gross profit	£3m	£3.9m	£3.7m	£3.7m
Operating profit	£1.3m	£1.4m	£1.4m	£989k
Profit before tax	£992k	£1m	£996k	£573k
Profit after tax	£801k	£873k	£783k	£430k
Profit (best available)	£801k	£873k	£783k	£430k
Staff costs	£2.4m	£2.7m	£1.4m	£1.6m
Employees (average)	58	64	40	42
Ratios
Profit margin	5.6%	5.8%	8.8%	4.5%
Gross margin	21.1%	25.8%	41.8%	38.8%
Revenue per employee	£247k	£234k	£222k	£227k
Profit per employee	£13.8k	£13.6k	£19.6k	£10.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲4.5%	▼40.7%	▲7.6%
Profit growth	—	▲9.1%	▼10.3%	▼45.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲10.3%	▼37.5%	▲5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£171k	£161k	£535k	£553k
Net assets	£3.3m	£3.8m	£4.5m	£4.9m
Fixed assets	£5.3m	£6m	£6.5m	£6.6m
Current assets	£5.6m	£5.2m	£5.5m	£5.3m
Debtors	£3.3m	£2.8m	£2.2m	£2.1m
Deferred income	—	—	£143k	£174k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 38.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £227k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £10.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 68.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 22.3%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲10%; Now £4.9m
Cash at bank: ▲3%; Now £553k
Headcount: ▲5%; Now 42
Deferred income: ▲22%; Now £174k
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £6.6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Three Shapes Management Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Sep (Site Engineering Personnel) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (7)

Sep Engineers LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sep Geospatial LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sep Technical LimitedFigures not disclosed
Site Pro Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
Site Pro Survey LimitedFigures not disclosed
Subsurface Measurement Technology LtdFigures not disclosed
Survey Accessories LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £430k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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