S.e.r.e. Holdings Ltd
Registered name: S.E.R.E. HOLDINGS LTD
S.e.r.e. Holdings Ltd made £84.9m revenue and £78.1k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
S.e.r.e. Holdings Ltd’s revenue grew 14% to £84.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £78.1k profit and 275 employees. The company is classified under “retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories” and is based in Belfast; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- 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 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £74.2m | £84.9m |
| Cost of sales | £59.7m | £68.8m |
| Gross profit | £14.4m | £16.2m |
| Operating profit | £2.5m | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | £1.3m | £1.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£26.6k | £78.1k |
| Profit (best available) | −£26.6k | £78.1k |
| Staff costs | £7.5m | £8.5m |
| Employees (average) | 259 | 275 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 0% | 0.1% |
| Gross margin | 19.5% | 19% |
| Revenue per employee | £286k | £309k |
| Profit per employee | −£103 | £284 |
| Cash conversion | −337.6% | 113% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £17 | £16 |
| Net assets | £311k | £389k |
| Fixed assets | £18.7m | £18.8m |
| Current assets | £166k | £16 |
| Debtors | £3.7m | £3.4m |
| Deferred income | £3k | £3k |
| Cash from operations | −£8.4m | £3.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 19%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £309k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £284
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 113%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4%
- 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
- ▲25%
- Now £389k
- Cash at bank
- ▼6%
- Now £16
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 275
- Deferred income
- 0%
- Now £3k
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £18.8m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Sere LimitedRev. £63m · Profit £564k
- 247 Aircraft Maintenance LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Jet Assist LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £78.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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