SESAME LIMITED
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Cash
£12m
-14.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
-3.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£3.2m
+22% vs 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 | £67,270,000 | £68,003,000 | £77,357,000 | +13.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,914,000 | -£4,696,000 | -£3,605,000 | +23.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,676,000 | -£4,136,000 | -£3,225,000 | +22% | |
| Net profit | -£1,282,000 | -£3,102,000 | -£2,419,000 | +22% | |
| Cash | £18,897,000 | £14,235,000 | £12,133,000 | -14.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,856,000 | £41,177,000 | £40,150,000 | -2.5% | |
| Net assets | £12,617,000 | £11,015,000 | £10,596,000 | -3.8% | |
| Equity | £12,617,000 | £11,015,000 | £10,596,000 | -3.8% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £5,080,000 | £5,429,000 | £6,569,000 | +21% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £416,000 | £659,000 | £959,000 | +45.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £14,000 | £40,000 | £63,000 | +57.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £126,000 | £268,000 | £289,000 | +7.8% |
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 | -2.8% | -6.9% | -4.7% | |
| Net margin | -1.9% | -4.6% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.5% | -11.4% | -9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.5% | 80.0% | 80.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.73x | 3.95x | 3.98x |
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
- SESAME LIMITED 2003-07-31 → present
- KESTREL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1993-08-11 → 2003-07-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- 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 LIMITED · parent
- Gateway Specialist Advice Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the Company issued 2,000,000 (2024: 1,500,000) Ordinary £1 shares at par and for cash to its shareholder, Sesame Bankhall Group Limited (SBGL).”
- “On 31 March 2026, the Company issued 3,000,000 of £1 Ordinary shares, at par, to SBGL, the immediate parent undertaking.”
- “The dormant subsidiary Sesame Regulatory Services Limited was dissolved during the year on 24 September 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VINCE, James | Secretary | 2021-09-01 | — | — |
| COWAN, John | Director | 2013-04-25 | Sep 1947 | British |
| HARRIS, Stephen John | Director | 2020-01-13 | Oct 1972 | British |
| HARRISON, Thomas Richard | Director | 2024-01-02 | Feb 1975 | British |
| HOGG, Michael James | Director | 2024-05-10 | Jun 1979 | British |
| KUBITSCHECK, Vicky Wai-Choo | Director | 2021-12-16 | Sep 1959 | British |
| OGDEN, Darren | Director | 2022-04-11 | Aug 1967 | British |
| SMITH, Toni | Director | 2024-11-18 | Feb 1969 | British |
| WILSON, Paul | Director | 2023-08-31 | May 1969 | British |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLTON, David Edward | Secretary | 1999-01-14 | 2000-03-29 |
| 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 |
| MASH, John Reginald Southam | Secretary | 1993-08-11 | 1999-01-14 |
| MONGER, Diana | Secretary | 2009-12-31 | 2012-04-27 |
| WATERS, Paul Christopher | Secretary | 2000-03-29 | 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 |
| JPCORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-08-11 | 1993-08-13 |
| BINMORE, Clare | Director | 2018-09-25 | 2021-01-31 |
| BLAKE, Michael David | Director | 1999-01-14 | 2000-03-31 |
| BOURKE, Evelyn Brigid | Director | 2012-04-12 | 2012-09-21 |
| BRIDGES, Stephen John | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2000-05-22 |
| BROCKLEBANK, John Peter | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1999-01-26 |
| BRYANT, Charles Roy | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2006-01-31 |
| BUDGE, Kevin John | Director | 1999-01-14 | 2002-08-30 |
| BURLISON, David John | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2017-07-27 |
| COUZENS, Michael Alastair | Director | 2001-05-11 | 2013-02-28 |
| CRITICOS, Nick | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2022-06-30 |
| DAVIS, Martin | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2004-11-30 |
| FEAR, Raymond Bernard | Director | 1999-10-04 | 2001-05-11 |
| FRANCIS, Richard | Director | 1999-10-04 | 2000-05-31 |
| GALE, Patrick Nigel Christopher | Director | 2003-06-11 | 2007-12-06 |
| GOLUNSKA, Michele-Louise Frances | Director | 2020-04-20 | 2022-07-29 |
| HIGGINSON, George | Director | 2011-08-11 | 2014-01-07 |
| HOOPER, Paul | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2014-01-07 |
| HOWELLS, Richard James | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2023-05-12 |
| LISTON, Ross | Director | 2020-12-29 | 2022-10-14 |
| LOVELL, William Stanley | Director | 1995-09-01 | 1999-01-14 |
| LUNT, Christopher Mark | Director | 1999-10-04 | 2000-03-31 |
| MACPHERSON, Campbell Robert | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2006-11-02 |
| MARTIN, Ivan | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2013-04-08 |
| MARTIN, Ivan | Director | 1999-10-04 | 2002-10-28 |
| MASH, John Reginald Southam | Director | 1993-08-11 | 2000-06-30 |
| MCCLELLAN, Kate Elizabeth | Director | 2021-05-27 | 2024-05-01 |
| MCDONAGH, Kevin Francis | Director | 1993-08-11 | 2000-06-27 |
| MCGILL, Matthew Ross | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2025-04-27 |
| MILLER, Diana Susan | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2021-12-31 |
| NEWMAN, James Allen | Director | 2014-02-27 | 2015-06-30 |
| SADLER, Julie Ann | Director | 2013-06-26 | 2013-12-20 |
| SOWERBUTTS, David Justin | Director | 1995-04-18 | 1995-07-21 |
| WADELIN, Mark Thomas | Director | 2003-06-11 | 2010-06-30 |
| WALLACE, David Bruce | Director | 1999-01-26 | 1999-10-15 |
| WHITE, Jonathan | Director | 2000-04-08 | 2002-07-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Colin Andrew | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2020-12-07 |
| WILSON, Paul | Director | 2021-05-27 | 2023-06-30 |
| WOOD, Anthony John | Director | 2001-09-20 | 2003-04-04 |
| WRIGHT, Maxwell John | Director | 2000-08-29 | 2001-10-01 |
| YAMADA, Shin Ichiro | Director | 1998-08-26 | 1999-08-04 |
| YOUNG, Stephen | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2010-11-24 |
| JPCORD LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-08-11 | 1993-08-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sesame Bankhall Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 269 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 | |
| 2026-04-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.