Sustainable Ethical Holdings Limited
Registered name: SUSTAINABLE ETHICAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
Sustainable Ethical Holdings Limited made £145m revenue and a £4m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2024.
Sustainable Ethical Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 87% to £145m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with a loss of £4m. The company is classified under “production of electricity” and is based in Exeter; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Exeter
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2020
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £39m | £77.8m | £145m |
| Cost of sales | −£34.8m | −£71.5m | −£127m |
| Gross profit | £4.2m | £6.3m | £18.7m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | −£9.7m | −£1.9m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.6m | −£10.6m | −£3.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.9m | −£7.3m | −£4m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.9m | −£7.3m | −£4m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −4.8% | −9.4% | −2.8% |
| Gross margin | 10.8% | 8.1% | 12.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲87% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Ethical Power Group Holdings LtdFigures not disclosed
- Ethical Shelf LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Ep Reorgco Limited 25–50%
- Hel (Realisations) 2026 Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit −£4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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