How much does Sentry Limited make?

Sentry Limited reported revenue of £8.3m and a loss of £64.9k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Sentry Limited have?

Sentry Limited reported an average of 60 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Sentry Limited profitable?

No — Sentry Limited reported a loss of £64.9k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 03830499 · Incorporated 24 Aug 1999

Sentry Limited

Registered name: SENTRY LIMITED

Sentry Limited made £8.3m revenue and a £64.9k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Sentry Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £8.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £64.9k and 60 employees. The company is classified under “growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds” and is based in Ipswich; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01110Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds SIC 01610Support activities for crop production SIC 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Status: Active
Location: Ipswich, East of England
Age: 27 yrs · since 1999
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: “There is no one controlling party.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£8.3m

Growth ▼14.6%

Profit

−£64.9k

Growth —

Profit margin

−0.8%

Gross 4.3%

Employees

Change ▲1.7%

Profit / employee

−£1.1k

Revenue/employee £138k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.5m	£9.7m	£8.3m
Cost of sales	£10.9m	£9.4m	£7.9m
Gross profit	£1.5m	£295k	£354k
Operating profit	£1.1m	−£141k	−£75.9k
Profit before tax	£1m	−£297k	−£211k
Profit after tax	£814k	−£205k	−£64.9k
Profit (best available)	£814k	−£205k	−£64.9k
Staff costs	£2.4m	£2.5m	£2.6m
Employees (average)	56	59	60
Ratios
Profit margin	6.5%	−2.1%	−0.8%
Gross margin	12.4%	3%	4.3%
Revenue per employee	£223k	£164k	£138k
Profit per employee	£14.5k	−£3.5k	−£1.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼22.2%	▼14.6%
Profit growth	—	▼125.2%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲5.4%	▲1.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.8m	£763k	£1.3m
Net assets	£3.4m	£3.2m	£3.3m
Fixed assets	£2.4m	£2.5m	£2.2m
Current assets	£6.9m	£5.6m	£5.2m
Debtors	£813k	£1.1m	£887k
Deferred income	£548k	£418k	£377k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 4.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £138k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 26.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.7%; 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: ▲4%; Now £3.3m
Cash at bank: ▲73%; Now £1.3m
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 60
Deferred income: ▼10%; Now £377k
Fixed assets: ▼11%; Now £2.2m

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

Subsidiaries (3)

Sentry Farming LtdFigures not disclosed
Sentry Farms LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sentry Groundcare 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 Mar 2025 (profit −£64.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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