STERLING SOLUTIONS UMBRELLA LTD
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£87K
-87.9% vs 2024
Employees
517
-9% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£17K
-84.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £79,670,527 | £96,989,674 | £94,703,266 | £34,841,094 | £31,504,505 | -9.6% | |
| Operating profit | £28,127 | £468,090 | £57,231 | £108,532 | £17,958 | -83.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £28,974 | £479,827 | £67,332 | £108,725 | £16,824 | -84.5% | |
| Net profit | £28,974 | £479,827 | £67,332 | £108,725 | £16,824 | -84.5% | |
| Cash | £677,393 | £678,558 | £286,508 | £0 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,219 | £544,046 | £611,378 | £720,103 | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | £611,378 | £720,103 | — | — | |
| Equity | £64,219 | £544,046 | £611,378 | £720,103 | £86,927 | -87.9% | |
| Average employees | 1,919 | 2,749 | 1,509 | 568 | 517 | -9% | |
| Wages | £72,262,308 | £80,990,255 | £84,157,628 | £30,394,625 | £27,396,985 | -9.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 43.8% | 86.0% | 9.4% | 15.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.94x | 1.24x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 5.47x |
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
- STERLING SOLUTIONS UMBRELLA LTD 2007-03-22 → present
- STERLING (1622) LIMITED 2003-07-19 → 2007-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the cash flow and profit forecast in detail at the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “2026 will see the introduction of the Joint & Several Liability legislation, which the directors view as a positive development for the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUDGE, Janene | Secretary | 2003-07-19 | — | British |
| BLACK, Ian Alexander | Director | 2003-07-19 | Jan 1966 | British |
| PARKIN, Ellen | Director | 2014-07-01 | Apr 1980 | British |
| PERCIVAL, Nicholas Simon | Director | 2009-04-01 | May 1976 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCCLEAN, Simon Andrew | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2018-10-25 |
| MCIVER, Sarah Ann | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| MOLYNEUX, Lorraine | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| PARRY, Jennifer | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2012-06-30 |
| RUANE, Suzanne Elizabeth | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| UPTON, Russell | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling 2000 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-27 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.