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Company No. 03057795 · Incorporated 17 May 1995

S.e.s. Ltd.

Registered name: S.E.S. LTD.

S.e.s. Ltd. made £33.7m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.

S.e.s. Ltd.’s revenue grew 8% to £33.7m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £1.7m profit and 87 employees. The company is classified under “private security activities” and is based in Southport; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 80100Private security activities
Status
Active
Location
Southport, North West
Age
31 yrs · since 1995
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightDoing more with lessBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£33.7m
Growth ▲7.8%
Profit
£1.7m
Growth ▼17.8%
Profit margin
5.1%
Gross 10.1%
Employees
87
Change ▼4.4%
Profit / employee
£19.9k
Revenue/employee £387k
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 to31 May 202231 May 202331 May 202431 May 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£38m£22.8m£31.3m£33.7m
Cost of sales£33.2m£20.2m£27.8m£30.3m
Gross profit£4.8m£2.6m£3.4m£3.4m
Operating profit£4.1m£1.9m£2.7m£2.6m
Profit before tax£4m£1.8m£2.8m£2.3m
Profit after tax£3.2m£1.4m£2.1m£1.7m
Profit (best available)£3.2m£1.4m£2.1m£1.7m
Staff costs£2.6m£2.7m£2.9m£2.9m
Employees (average)99939187
Ratios
Profit margin8.4%6.1%6.7%5.1%
Gross margin12.6%11.4%11%10.1%
Revenue per employee£384k£245k£344k£387k
Profit per employee£32.3k£15k£23.1k£19.9k
Cash conversion203.8%130.2%−19.9%−179.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼40%▲37.1%▲7.8%
Profit growth—▼56.5%▲50.7%▼17.8%
Headcount growth—▼6.1%▼2.1%▼4.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£8m£6.5m£6.7m£7.8m
Net assets£5.3m£4.7m£4.9m£4.9m
Fixed assets£2m£2m£1.9m£1.9m
Current assets£14.6m£12.7m£16.3m£15.1m
Debtors£6.7m£6.1m£9.6m£7.3m
Deferred income—£454k£633k—
Cash from operations£8.4m£2.5m−£542k−£4.6m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
5.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
10.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£387k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£19.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−179.5%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
5.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
21.7%
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
▲1%
Now £4.9m
Cash at bank
▲16%
Now £7.8m
Headcount
▼4%
Now 87
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼4%
Now £1.9m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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 May 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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