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Company No. 06417707 · Incorporated 5 Nov 2007

Fred Sherwood Group Limited

Registered name: FRED SHERWOOD GROUP LIMITED

Fred Sherwood Group Limited made £71.9m revenue and £2.8m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Fred Sherwood Group Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £71.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.8m profit and 394 employees. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in Leicestershire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection L · Real estate activitiesSIC 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estateSIC 70100Activities of head offices
Status
Active
Location
Leicestershire, East Midlands
Age
18 yrs · since 2007
Type
Private 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£71.9m
Growth ▼8.2%
Profit
£2.8m
Growth ▲33.8%
Profit margin
4%
Gross 13.1%
Employees
394
Change ▼0.3%
Profit / employee
£7.2k
Revenue/employee £182k
Profitable streak
3yrs
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 to31 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£78.3m£71.9m
Cost of sales—£69.2m£62.5m
Gross profit—£9.1m£9.4m
Operating profit—£4.4m£4.3m
Profit before tax—£5.4m£3.8m
Profit after tax£6.1m£2.1m£2.8m
Profit (best available)£6.1m£2.1m£2.8m
Employees (average)449395394
Ratios
Profit margin—2.7%4%
Gross margin—11.6%13.1%
Revenue per employee—£198k£182k
Profit per employee£13.5k£5.4k£7.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▼8.2%
Profit growth—▼64.9%▲33.8%
Headcount growth—▼12%▼0.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£429k£98.2k—
Net assets£13.8m£15.1m—
Fixed assets£19.8m£20.7m—
Current assets£658k£524k—
Debtors£0£0—
Deferred income£0£0—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
13.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£182k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£7.2k
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.
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼0%
Now 394
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (15)

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 accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £2.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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