Ceres Securities Limited
Registered name: CERES SECURITIES LIMITED
Ceres Securities Limited made £452k revenue and £19.2k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
Ceres Securities Limited’s revenue grew 21% to £452k in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £19.2k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “financial intermediation not elsewhere classified” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2012
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £601k | £435k | £374k | £452k |
| Cost of sales | £336k | £262k | £224k | £270k |
| Gross profit | £265k | £173k | £150k | £182k |
| Operating profit | £13.3k | −£3.7k | £6.7k | £23.8k |
| Profit before tax | £13.3k | −£4.1k | £6.8k | £24.1k |
| Profit after tax | £8k | −£9.2k | £5k | £19.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £8k | −£9.2k | £5k | £19.2k |
| Staff costs | £38.7k | £40.3k | £2k | — |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.3% | −2.1% | 1.3% | 4.3% |
| Gross margin | 44.1% | 39.7% | 40.2% | 40.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £150k | £109k | £187k | £226k |
| Profit per employee | £2k | −£2.3k | £2.5k | £9.6k |
| Cash conversion | −162% | — | −12.3% | −111.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼27.6% | ▼13.9% | ▲20.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼215% | — | ▲281.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼50% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £71.7k | £55.1k | £54.4k | £79.4k |
| Net assets | £70.1k | £61k | £66k | £85.2k |
| Current assets | £109k | £84.2k | £103k | £121k |
| Debtors | £31.1k | £26.9k | £46.5k | £38.9k |
| Cash from operations | −£21.6k | £10.8k | −£828 | −£26.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 40.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £226k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −111.4%
- 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
- 8.6%
- 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
- ▲29%
- Now £85.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▲46%
- Now £79.4k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £19.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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