Service Direct Newco Limited
Registered name: SERVICE DIRECT NEWCO LIMITED
Part of Durham County Council groupService Direct Newco Limited made £11.6k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Service Direct Newco Limited reported £11.6k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026, down 22% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 3 employees. The company is classified under “general public administration activities” and is based in Durham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Durham, North East
- 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.
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 | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £15k | £11.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £15k | £11.6k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £3.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼22.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £46.3k | £62k | £75.1k | £90.4k |
| Net assets | £39.3k | £54.4k | £69.3k | £80.9k |
| Current assets | £67.8k | £88.2k | £92.2k | £104k |
| Debtors | £21.5k | £26.2k | £17.1k | £13.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 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
- £3.9k
- 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
- ▲17%
- Now £80.9k
- Cash at bank
- ▲20%
- Now £90.4k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Durham County Council (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Service Direct Newco 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
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £11.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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