SEP (SITE ENGINEERING PERSONNEL) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-03 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£535K
+232.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+17.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
40
-37.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£996K
-3.1% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £14,959,180 | £8,876,334 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,385,318 | £1,386,477 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,028,032 | £996,237 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £873,086 | £783,030 | |
| Cash | £76,235 | — | — | — | £161,087 | £535,061 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,115,547 | — | — | — | £6,492,000 | £7,556,734 | |
| Net assets | £1,119,330 | — | — | — | £3,806,118 | £4,481,148 | |
| Equity | £1,119,330 | £1,856,445 | £2,720,447 | £3,257,032 | £3,806,118 | £4,481,148 | |
| Average employees | 60 | — | — | — | 64 | 40 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,412,041 | £1,272,775 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £369,937 | £100,151 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
-40.7%
£14,959,180 £8,876,334
-
Cash
+232.2%
£161,087 £535,061
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+17.7%
£3,806,118 £4,481,148
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-37.5%
64 40
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+0.1%
£1,385,318 £1,386,477
-
Profit before tax
-3.1%
£1,028,032 £996,237
-
Wages
-47.2%
£2,412,041 £1,272,775
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 9.3% | 15.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.8% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 21.3% | 18.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 66.1% | 62.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.11x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3.87x | 3.54x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SEP (SITE ENGINEERING PERSONNEL) LIMITED 1997-10-06 → present
- SURVEY & ENGINEERING PROJECTS LIMITED 1986-05-13 → 1997-10-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Haines Watts
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “This reduction is primarily due to the strategic decision to restructure the business by separating SEP Engineers and SEP Technical into their own distinct trading companies.”
- “The company generated £1.4 million from the sale of fixed assets during the year, representing an increase of £141,000 compared to the prior year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTHOFF, Ryan Philip | Secretary | 2022-04-21 | — | — |
| ARSCOTT, Drew Brynmoor | Director | 2020-02-28 | Mar 1977 | British |
| BROOKS, Oliver Charles | Director | 2020-02-28 | Aug 1971 | British |
| HOUSBEY, Carl Spencer | Director | 1999-04-14 | Feb 1968 | British |
| HOWES, Jamie Paul John | Director | 2024-11-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
| JOHNSON, Benjamin Thomas | Director | 2020-02-28 | Jan 1989 | British |
| NIXON, Luke | Director | 2020-02-28 | Apr 1981 | British |
| WEBSTER, Neil Paul | Director | 2020-02-28 | May 1978 | British |
| WESTHOFF, Ryan Philip | Director | 2024-01-01 | Feb 1994 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Joseph | Secretary | — | 2001-06-30 |
| WYNNE, Dorothy Lorraine | Secretary | 2001-06-30 | 2022-08-05 |
| CAIN, David | Director | — | 2001-06-30 |
| DANBY, Carl Rene | Director | 2002-04-09 | 2015-03-09 |
| GAUDIE, Andrew | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| HAYES, Mark | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| JOHNSON, Joseph, Mr. | Director | — | 2020-01-31 |
| SYKES, Shaun | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2017-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Shapes Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-01-31 | Active |
| Mr. Joseph Johnson | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.