SSE TRADING LIMITED
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Cash
£721k
-33.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£673k
-34.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£191k
+6.1% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The financial statements have been prepared on a break-up basis by the Directors of the Company. The Company has ceased trading and the Directors do not intend to seek another trading activity.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,795,000 | £1,973,000 | £1,877,000 | -4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £196,000 | £143,000 | £156,000 | +9.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £229,000 | £180,000 | £191,000 | +6.1% | |
| Net profit | £172,000 | £135,000 | £143,000 | +5.9% | |
| Cash | £935,000 | £1,089,000 | £721,000 | -33.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £895,000 | £1,030,000 | £673,000 | -34.7% | |
| Equity | £895,000 | £1,030,000 | £673,000 | -34.7% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,383,000 | — | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £34,000 | £11,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £618,000 | £689,000 | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.9% | 7.2% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | 9.6% | 6.8% | 7.6% | |
| Current ratio | 16.70x | 17.61x | 15.02x |
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
- SSE TRADING LIMITED 2002-05-09 → present
- DWSCO 2250 LIMITED 2001-12-10 → 2002-05-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The financial statements have been prepared on a break-up basis by the Directors of the Company. The Company has ceased trading and the Directors do not intend to seek another trading activity.”
Significant events
- “On 20 March 2026, this agreement was terminated leading to a decision by the directors to cease trading.”
- “An application to revoke FCA authorisations was submitted and subsequently granted on 13 May 2026 with the directors' intent to wind up the Company in the foreseeable future.”
- “The Company was deregistered from the FCA on 13 May 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Gordon | Director | 2020-05-11 | Oct 1980 | British |
| DE ANGELI, Marco Jose Ambrogio | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jan 1974 | Italian |
| MACKAY, Mandy | Director | 2016-08-04 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE, Michelle | Secretary | 2013-03-27 | 2015-07-02 |
| GRAY, Ailsa Mary | Secretary | 2002-05-09 | 2007-12-03 |
| LAWNS, Peter Grant | Secretary | 2007-12-03 | 2013-03-27 |
| DWS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-12-10 | 2002-05-09 |
| ALEXANDER, Fraser Mcgregor | Director | 2007-06-04 | 2010-09-20 |
| ARCHER, Ben | Director | 2024-10-01 | 2025-07-29 |
| BENNS, Robert Arthur | Director | 2020-10-28 | 2024-11-01 |
| BENT, Thomas Rowland | Director | 2013-03-18 | 2016-08-04 |
| BRYDON, Antony Gavin Dominic, Dr | Director | 2013-08-30 | 2020-09-30 |
| FERNIE, David Arthur | Director | 2016-08-04 | 2024-11-01 |
| FRANKLIN, David Graham | Director | 2002-05-09 | 2013-02-28 |
| MANSON, Ian Macdonald | Director | 2010-09-17 | 2013-08-23 |
| MCCUTCHEON, Finlay Alexander | Director | 2021-01-25 | 2022-04-01 |
| PHILLIPS-DAVIES, Paul Morton Alistair | Director | 2002-05-09 | 2013-02-28 |
| PIBWORTH, Martin James | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2015-06-25 |
| POWERS, Deirdre | Director | 2015-03-17 | 2016-08-04 |
| SMITH, James Isaac | Director | 2015-02-23 | 2016-08-01 |
| SQUIRE, John Michael | Director | 2002-05-09 | 2015-11-03 |
| STANWIX, Rhys Gordon | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2018-12-31 |
| DWS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-12-10 | 2002-05-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sse Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.