Sme Group PLC
Registered name: SME GROUP PLC
Part of Sme Group (Iom) Plc groupSme Group PLC made £7.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Sme Group PLC reported £7.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 70 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Ruislip; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ruislip, London
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 ultimate controlling party is Mrs S Esmail.”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £36.4m | £35.8m | £30.6m | £29.4m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.4m | −£421k | −£811k | £7.2m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.4m | −£421k | −£811k | £7.2m |
| Staff costs | £3.1m | £3.1m | £3m | £3.1m |
| Employees (average) | 76 | 75 | 70 | 70 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£18.1k | −£5.6k | −£11.6k | £102k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.3% | ▼6.7% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £625k | £7.2m | £11.4m | £14.8m |
| Net assets | £12.5m | £10.4m | £9.1m | £14.2m |
| Fixed assets | £10m | £9.6m | £9.6m | £14.9m |
| Current assets | £39.2m | £44m | £59.8m | £69.1m |
| Debtors | £6.9k | £33.6k | £827k | £167k |
| Deferred income | £526k | £290k | £1.2m | £312k |
| Cash from operations | £3.1m | −£18.8m | −£4m | £1.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £102k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲57%
- Now £14.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲30%
- Now £14.8m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 70
- Deferred income
- ▼73%
- Now £312k
- Fixed assets
- ▲56%
- Now £14.9m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Sme Group (Iom) Plc (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Sme Group PLCthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Kse Hospitality LtdFigures not disclosed
- Sme Group Investment LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £7.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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