The Umbrella Newco (Sheaf) Ltd
Registered name: THE UMBRELLA NEWCO (SHEAF) LTD
The Umbrella Newco (Sheaf) Ltd made £7.1m revenue and £193k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text
The Umbrella Newco (Sheaf) Ltd’s revenue fell 2% to £7.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £193k profit and 68 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- 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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £7.2m | £7.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £4.8m | £4.7m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.5m | £2.3m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £862k | £407k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £779k | £317k |
| Profit after tax | £462k | £333k | £478k | £193k |
| Profit (best available) | £462k | £333k | £478k | £193k |
| Employees (average) | 59 | 58 | 60 | 68 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 6.6% | 2.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 34.1% | 33% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £120k | £104k |
| Profit per employee | £7.8k | £5.7k | £8k | £2.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼2.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼27.9% | ▲43.4% | ▼59.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.7% | ▲3.5% | ▲13.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £79 | £14 | £4 | £221 |
| Net assets | −£8.4k | −£41k | £27.2k | −£123k |
| Fixed assets | £5.9m | £5.9m | £5.9m | £5.9m |
| Current assets | £180k | £546k | £1m | £2.3m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £104k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 84.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼553%
- Now −£123k
- Cash at bank
- ▲5425%
- Now £221
- Headcount
- ▲13%
- Now 68
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £5.9m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- The Umbrella Company (Sheaf) Holdings LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £1.3m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £193k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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