How much does Self Help Services Ltd make?

Self Help Services Ltd reported revenue of £15.5m and a loss of £31.4k in the year to 31 Mar 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Self Help Services Ltd have?

Self Help Services Ltd reported an average of 271 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Is Self Help Services Ltd profitable?

No — Self Help Services Ltd reported a loss of £31.4k in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Company No. 06036050 · Incorporated 21 Dec 2006

Self Help Services Ltd

Registered name: SELF HELP SERVICES LTD

Part of The Big Life Company Limited group

Self Help Services Ltd made £15.5m revenue and a £31.4k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Self Help Services Ltd’s revenue grew 12% to £15.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with a loss of £31.4k and 271 employees. The company is classified under “other social work activities without accommodation” and is based in Manchester; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Status: Active - Proposal to Strike off
Location: Manchester, North West
Age: 19 yrs · since 2006
Type: PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)

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 2024

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£15.5m

Growth ▲12.5%

Profit

−£31.4k

Growth ▼107.9%

Profit margin

−0.2%

Gross 100%

Employees

271

Change ▲10.6%

Profit / employee

−£116

Revenue/employee £57.4k

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£13.8m	£15.5m
Cost of sales	£0	£0
Gross profit	£13.8m	£15.5m
Operating profit	£385k	−£62.3k
Profit before tax	£395k	−£31.4k
Profit after tax	£395k	−£31.4k
Profit (best available)	£395k	−£31.4k
Employees (average)	245	271
Ratios
Profit margin	2.9%	−0.2%
Gross margin	100%	100%
Revenue per employee	£56.4k	£57.4k
Profit per employee	£1.6k	−£116
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲12.5%
Profit growth	—	▼107.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲10.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.3m	£620k
Net assets	£1.4m	£1.3m
Fixed assets	£0	£0
Current assets	£3.7m	£2.9m
Debtors	£1.7m	£1.7m
Deferred income	£1.8m	£1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 100%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £57.4k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£116; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 6.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.8%; 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: ▼2%; Now £1.3m
Cash at bank: ▼53%; Now £620k
Headcount: ▲11%; Now 271
Deferred income: ▼45%; Now £1m
Fixed assets: —; Now £0

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

The Big Life Company Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Self Help Services Ltdthis 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 2024 (profit −£31.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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