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Company No. 07812885 · Incorporated 17 Oct 2011

S & S Consulting Services (UK) Limited

Registered name: S & S CONSULTING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED

S & S Consulting Services (UK) Limited made £175m revenue and £743k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2023.

S & S Consulting Services (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £175m in the year to 31 Oct 2023, with £743k profit and 22 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Southampton; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
In Administration
Location
Southampton, South East
Age
15 yrs · since 2011
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2023

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£175m
Growth ▲18.2%
Profit
£743k
Growth ▼24%
Profit margin
0.4%
Gross 1.9%
Employees
22
Change —
Profit / employee
£33.8k
Revenue/employee £8m
Profitable streak
2yrs
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 to31 Oct 202231 Oct 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£148m£175m
Cost of sales£145m£172m
Gross profit£3m£3.3m
Operating profit£1.2m£1.1m
Profit before tax£1.2m£1m
Profit after tax£978k£743k
Profit (best available)£978k£743k
Staff costs£19.1m£20.6m
Employees (average)—22
Ratios
Profit margin0.7%0.4%
Gross margin2%1.9%
Revenue per employee—£8m
Profit per employee—£33.8k
Cash conversion−8.2%−117.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲18.2%
Profit growth—▼24%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.5m£501k
Net assets£1.2m£1.4m
Fixed assets£8.6k£18.1k
Current assets£16.6m£15.5m
Debtors£10.3m£11.1m
Deferred income£22.7k£14.5k
Cash from operations−£100k−£1.2m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
1.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£8m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£33.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−117.4%
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
0%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6.3%
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
▲17%
Now £1.4m
Cash at bank
▼80%
Now £501k
Headcount
—
Now 22
Deferred income
▼36%
Now £14.5k
Fixed assets
▲110%
Now £18.1k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2023 (profit £743k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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