How much does Sefton New Directions Limited make?

Sefton New Directions Limited reported revenue of £11.5m and a loss of £743k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Sefton New Directions Limited have?

Sefton New Directions Limited reported an average of 376 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Sefton New Directions Limited profitable?

No — Sefton New Directions Limited reported a loss of £743k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 06052757 · Incorporated 15 Jan 2007

Sefton New Directions Limited

Registered name: SEFTON NEW DIRECTIONS LIMITED

Sefton New Directions Limited made £11.5m revenue and a £743k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Sefton New Directions Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £11.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £743k and 376 employees. The company is classified under “social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled” and is based in Bootle; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Status: Active
Location: Bootle, North West
Age: 19 yrs · since 2007
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-light

Revenue

£11.5m

Growth ▲14.2%

Profit

−£743k

Growth —

Profit margin

−6.5%

Gross 8.3%

Employees

376

Change ▲6.8%

Profit / employee

−£2k

Revenue/employee £30.5k

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.

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	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£10.4m	£9.8m	£10m	£11.5m
Cost of sales	£8.5m	£9.2m	£9.7m	£10.7m
Gross profit	£1.9m	£838k	£422k	£954k
Operating profit	£27.5k	−£987k	−£1.1m	−£766k
Profit before tax	£27.9k	−£973k	−£1.1m	−£743k
Profit after tax	£12.2k	−£891k	−£1.1m	−£743k
Profit (best available)	£12.2k	−£891k	−£1.1m	−£743k
Staff costs	£8.1m	£8.5m	£8.8m	£9.9m
Employees (average)	373	357	352	376
Ratios
Profit margin	0.1%	−9.1%	−10.6%	−6.5%
Gross margin	18.4%	8.6%	4.2%	8.3%
Revenue per employee	£27.8k	£27.4k	£28.5k	£30.5k
Profit per employee	£33	−£2.5k	−£3k	−£2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼5.7%	▲2.7%	▲14.2%
Profit growth	—	▼7385%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▼4.3%	▼1.4%	▲6.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.8m	£3.4m	£1.5m	£1.6m
Net assets	£4.2m	£3.3m	£2.2m	£1.5m
Fixed assets	£296k	£170k	£119k	£74.5k
Current assets	£5.1m	£4.3m	£3.1m	£2.2m
Debtors	£26.6k	£29.5k	£64.1k	£29.1k
Deferred income	£236k	£124k	£7k	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −6.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 8.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £30.5k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.3%; 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: ▼33%; Now £1.5m
Cash at bank: ▲2%; Now £1.6m
Headcount: ▲7%; Now 376
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼37%; Now £74.5k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Minority corporate shareholders

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (registered outside the UK register)

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 −£743k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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