SOPRA STERIA LIMITED
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Cash
£144M
+6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£391M
+2.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,981
+20.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£36M
-49.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £451,925,000 | £462,979,000 | £436,398,000 | -5.7% | |
| Operating profit | £10,017,000 | £21,787,000 | £3,503,000 | -83.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £119,494,000 | £70,695,000 | £35,830,000 | -49.3% | |
| Net profit | £116,664,000 | £53,857,000 | £40,665,000 | -24.5% | |
| Cash | £92,925,000 | £135,417,000 | £143,558,000 | +6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £458,463,000 | £490,543,000 | £497,416,000 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £354,435,000 | £382,903,000 | £391,175,000 | +2.2% | |
| Equity | £354,435,000 | £382,903,000 | £391,175,000 | +2.2% | |
| Average employees | 2,614 | 2,483 | 2,981 | +20.1% | |
| Wages | £160,381,000 | £155,362,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,225,000 | £1,714,000 | £2,083,000 | +21.5% |
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 | 2.2% | 4.7% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | 25.8% | 11.6% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.2% | 4.4% | 0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.3% | 30.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 2.03x | — | |
| Interest cover | 2.31x | 4.02x | 0.61x |
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
- SOPRA STERIA LIMITED 2015-01-08 → present
- STERIA LIMITED 2008-04-01 → 2015-01-08
- XANSA UK LIMITED 2001-03-21 → 2008-04-01
- SARASA LIMITED 2000-09-29 → 2001-03-21
- HILLCENTRE LIMITED 2000-09-26 → 2000-09-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is expected to continue to generate sufficient cash flows on its own account for the foreseeable future. The Company has adequate financial resources together with long-term contracts with a number of customers and suppliers. Based on the robust risk mitigation process and taking into account the current financial position, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- SOPRA STERIA LIMITED · parent
- NHS Shared Business Services Limited
- Shared Services Connected Ltd
- Sopra Steria Financial Services Limited
- Sopra Steria (Retirement Benefits Scheme) Trustees Limited
- Steria (Pooled Investments) Trustees Limited
- Sopra Steria ABC Pensions Limited
- Sopra Steria ABC Scottish Limited Partnership
- cxpartners Limited
- NHS Shared Employee Services Limited
- Steria BSP Limited
- Graffica Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALKDEN, Ruth | Secretary | 2023-11-27 | — | — |
| BROOKS-USHER, Giles Maxwell | Director | 2023-11-27 | Dec 1966 | British |
| COMMANAY, Pierre-Yves | Director | 2017-12-08 | Aug 1965 | French |
| GREENE, Maria | Director | 2023-01-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HILDRETH, Mark Peter | Director | 2026-04-01 | Oct 1980 | British |
| MORAN, John Joseph | Director | 2008-03-13 | Jul 1961 | British |
| NEILSON, John Nairn Macgregor | Director | 2020-07-01 | Sep 1961 | British |
| PASQUIER, Fernand Pierre Louis Marie Charles | Director | 2023-09-01 | Aug 1935 | French |
| WALKDEN, Ruth | Director | 2023-11-27 | Jun 1964 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKS-USHER, Giles Maxwell | Secretary | 2021-02-22 | 2023-11-27 |
| BROWNLOW, Peter Robert | Secretary | 2000-09-28 | 2001-04-06 |
| CASHMORE, Peter | Secretary | 2012-12-31 | 2021-02-22 |
| PETERS, Mark David | Secretary | 2001-04-06 | 2008-07-08 |
| WHITFIELD, Alan | Secretary | 2008-07-08 | 2012-12-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-09-26 | 2000-09-28 |
| AHLUWALIA, Davinder Singh | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2023-01-01 |
| BARRAT, Lyndley Kay | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2005-12-31 |
| CLARK, Kathleen Mary | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2023-11-27 |
| CONNELL, Josephine Lilian | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2003-03-31 |
| COOK, Philip Michael | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2004-07-06 |
| COX, Alistair Richard | Director | 2002-10-30 | 2007-06-04 |
| CROPPER, Hilary Mary | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2002-10-30 |
| DANGU, Sophie Camille Marie, Mme | Director | 2008-03-13 | 2017-09-27 |
| DUNN, Geoffrey | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2002-10-30 |
| ENAUD, Francois Marie Joseph | Director | 2008-03-13 | 2011-06-30 |
| GILL, Peter Richard | Director | 2004-03-22 | 2005-05-31 |
| HARLING, Michael John | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2005-06-06 |
| HUGHES D'AETH, Valerie Helen | Director | 2005-06-16 | 2008-05-21 |
| LEIGH, David Bernard | Director | 2005-06-16 | 2008-03-14 |
| LEMAIRE, Laurent Pierre Claude | Director | 2008-03-13 | 2016-02-29 |
| LILLEY, Charles Edward | Director | 2000-09-28 | 2001-04-26 |
| MALARGÉ, Cyril Alexandre | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2025-11-25 |
| PRICE, Richard Frank | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2003-01-31 |
| STUART, Gordon Mckenzie | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-10-17 |
| TAIT, David Alexander | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2007-04-23 |
| TORRIE, John Powell | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2020-07-01 |
| WESTON, Stephen Roy | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2007-11-13 |
| WOOD, Allan Leigh | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2004-02-29 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-09-26 | 2000-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sopra Steria Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.