SESAME SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£9.8m
+12.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.8m
+7.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
215
-6.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£463k
+113.1% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,337,000 | £27,901,000 | £30,275,000 | +8.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,203,000 | -£4,000,000 | £231,000 | +105.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,249,000 | -£3,533,000 | £463,000 | +113.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,255,000 | — | £517,000 | — | |
| Cash | £7,406,000 | £8,684,000 | £9,806,000 | +12.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,527,000 | £9,301,000 | £9,969,000 | +7.2% | |
| Net assets | £7,402,000 | £9,176,000 | £9,844,000 | +7.3% | |
| Equity | £7,402,000 | £9,176,000 | £9,844,000 | +7.3% | |
| Average employees | 243 | 231 | 215 | -6.9% | |
| Wages | £12,479,000 | £13,071,000 | £14,100,000 | +7.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,284,000 | £1,504,000 | £2,031,000 | +35% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £52,000 | £96,000 | £135,000 | +40.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £307,000 | £364,000 | £501,000 | +37.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.7% | -14.3% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | — | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.0% | -43.0% | 2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.7% | 39.9% | 40.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.22x | 2.47x | 2.44x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- SESAME SERVICES LIMITED 2003-07-31 → present
- MISYS IFA SERVICES LIMITED 2003-03-10 → 2003-07-31
- MISYS IFA SERVICES PLC. 2000-03-15 → 2003-03-10
- COUNTRYWIDE MANAGEMENT GROUP PLC 1989-05-24 → 2000-03-15
- HOURSAVE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1989-01-24 → 1989-05-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt... the going concern basis”
Group structure
- SESAME SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Sesame Bankhall Valuation Services Limited 75%
- Sesame Group India Private Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VINCE, James | Secretary | 2021-09-01 | — | — |
| HARRIS, Stephen John | Director | 2019-12-05 | Oct 1972 | British |
| HARRISON, Thomas Richard | Director | 2024-01-10 | Feb 1975 | British |
| LUTER, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2025-03-20 | Jul 1980 | British |
| WILSON, Paul | Director | 2023-10-16 | May 1969 | British |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURRANT, Zoe Vivienne | Secretary | 1996-10-01 | 1999-12-02 |
| ELLIS, Robert Gordon | Secretary | 2007-06-08 | 2009-12-31 |
| GRAY, Elizabeth Andrea | Secretary | 2004-06-01 | 2007-06-08 |
| HAM, Richard Laurence | Secretary | 2002-11-30 | 2004-06-01 |
| JACOBS, Trevor Arthur | Secretary | — | 1992-06-17 |
| MONGER, Diana | Secretary | 2009-12-31 | 2012-04-27 |
| TAYLOR, David | Secretary | 1992-06-17 | 1996-10-01 |
| WATERS, Paul Christopher | Secretary | 1999-12-02 | 2002-11-30 |
| AVIVA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-03-17 | 2021-09-01 |
| FRIENDS LIFE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-04-27 | 2017-03-17 |
| BATHAM, Sarah Louise | Director | 2021-03-09 | 2024-04-24 |
| BEAUMONT, Frederick Peter | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| BRYANT, Charles Roy | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2006-01-31 |
| BUDGE, Kevin John | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2003-07-24 |
| BURLISON, David John | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2017-07-27 |
| COUZENS, Michael Alastair | Director | 2001-03-21 | 2013-02-28 |
| COWAN, John | Director | 2015-06-22 | 2020-07-01 |
| CROFT, Roy Henry Francis | Director | 1994-12-16 | 1998-05-31 |
| DAVIS, Martin | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2004-11-30 |
| FEAR, Raymond Bernard | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2001-06-01 |
| FISH, Jeremy Peter | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2003-02-14 |
| FRANCIS, Richard | Director | 1994-01-10 | 2001-10-01 |
| GALE, Patrick Nigel Christopher | Director | 2000-12-08 | 2007-12-06 |
| GASKIN, James Joseph | Director | 1994-11-07 | 2000-11-30 |
| GAZARD, Stephen Charles | Director | 2014-01-08 | 2017-02-23 |
| GOLUNSKA, Michele-Louise Frances | Director | 2020-04-20 | 2022-07-29 |
| GRAHAM, Lorna Elizabeth | Director | 1993-09-20 | 1997-06-02 |
| GRAHAM, Ross King | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2000-03-01 |
| GRANT, Michael John | Director | 1996-12-01 | 2000-12-29 |
| HEATH, Alfred Michael | Director | — | 1992-12-01 |
| HIGGINSON, George | Director | 2011-08-11 | 2014-01-07 |
| HOOPER, Paul | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2014-01-07 |
| HOWELLS, Richard James | Director | 2019-09-11 | 2023-05-12 |
| JACOBS, Trevor Arthur | Director | 1992-03-02 | 1992-12-01 |
| KELLY, James Michael | Director | 2017-09-07 | 2019-12-15 |
| LISTON, Ross | Director | 2022-09-05 | 2022-10-14 |
| LOMAX, John Kevin | Director | — | 1998-01-27 |
| MACPHERSON, Campbell Robert | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2006-11-02 |
| MARTIN, Ivan | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2013-04-08 |
| MARTIN, Ivan | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2002-10-28 |
| MORGAN, Robert Paul | Director | 1995-12-01 | 1998-01-02 |
| MORGAN, Roger Hugh | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| NEWMAN, James Allen | Director | 2014-01-08 | 2015-06-30 |
| NIXEY, Graham Roderick | Director | 1991-08-28 | 1992-04-23 |
| O'LEARY, Michael Kevin | Director | 1992-06-17 | 1998-04-01 |
| POWELL, Robert Michael | Director | — | 1992-12-01 |
| SADLER, Julie Ann | Director | 2020-04-17 | 2021-03-09 |
| SADLER, Julie Ann | Director | 2013-06-26 | 2013-12-20 |
| SIMPSON, David Alan | Director | 1992-04-15 | 1996-06-30 |
| SPARKES, Kate Louise | Director | 2022-12-12 | 2025-01-03 |
| SUSSENS, John Gilbert | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2004-01-15 |
| TANN, Peter Laurence | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1994-11-24 |
| TURNOCK, Bryan | Director | 1993-08-30 | 1996-06-28 |
| UTTLEY, John Richard | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2003-07-21 |
| WADELIN, Mark Thomas | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2010-06-30 |
| WINNARD, Lisa | Director | 2017-07-27 | 2020-01-31 |
| WINNARD, Lisa | Director | 2014-01-08 | 2015-09-24 |
| WRIGHT, Maxwell John | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2001-10-01 |
| YOUNG, Stephen | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2010-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends Life Distribution Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-06-16 |
| Sesame Bankhall Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 335 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.