How much does Sterling Services (Northern) Limited make?

Sterling Services (Northern) Limited reported revenue of £15m and £24.2k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Sterling Services (Northern) Limited have?

Sterling Services (Northern) Limited reported an average of 68 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Sterling Services (Northern) Limited profitable?

Yes — Sterling Services (Northern) Limited reported a profit of £24.2k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 05899577 · Incorporated 8 Aug 2006

Sterling Services (Northern) Limited

Registered name: STERLING SERVICES (NORTHERN) LIMITED

Part of Sterling Services Holdings Limited group

Sterling Services (Northern) Limited made £15m revenue and £24.2k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Sterling Services (Northern) Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £15m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £24.2k profit and 68 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Liverpool; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Liverpool, North West
Age: 20 yrs · since 2006
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£15m

Growth ▲7.4%

Profit

£24.2k

Growth ▼94.1%

Profit margin

0.2%

Gross 18.4%

Employees

Change ▼1.5%

Profit / employee

£357

Revenue/employee £221k

Profitable streak

3yrs

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 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£10.9m	£14m	£15m
Cost of sales	—	£8.4m	£10.9m	£12.3m
Gross profit	—	£2.5m	£3.1m	£2.8m
Operating profit	—	£154k	£567k	£40k
Profit before tax	—	£117k	£550k	£17.5k
Profit after tax	—	£92.1k	£409k	£24.2k
Profit (best available)	—	£92.1k	£409k	£24.2k
Staff costs	—	£2.5m	£3m	£3.2m
Employees (average)	58	64	69	68
Ratios
Profit margin	—	0.9%	2.9%	0.2%
Gross margin	—	22.9%	22.5%	18.4%
Revenue per employee	—	£170k	£203k	£221k
Profit per employee	—	£1.4k	£5.9k	£357
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲28.8%	▲7.4%
Profit growth	—	—	▲344.5%	▼94.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲10.3%	▲7.8%	▼1.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£445k	£366k	£350k	£254k
Net assets	—	£589k	£885k	£858k
Fixed assets	£443k	£480k	£468k	£426k
Debtors	£1.4m	£1.4m	£3m	£1.8m
Deferred income	£261k	£623k	£1.9m	£871k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 18.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £221k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £357; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12%; 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: ▼3%; Now £858k
Cash at bank: ▼27%; Now £254k
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 68
Deferred income: ▼53%; Now £871k
Fixed assets: ▼9%; Now £426k

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

Sterling Services Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Sterling Services (Northern) 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £24.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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