SEP (SITE ENGINEERING PERSONNEL) LIMITED
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Cash
£553K
+3.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.9M
+9.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
42
+5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£573K
-42.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £13,248,828 | £14,316,464 | £14,959,180 | £8,876,334 | £9,554,619 | +7.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,825,549 | £1,287,631 | £1,385,318 | £1,386,477 | £988,934 | -28.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,678,575 | £991,853 | £1,028,032 | £996,237 | £573,321 | -42.5% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,038,002 | £800,585 | £873,086 | £783,030 | £429,779 | -45.1% | |
| Cash | £140,176 | £43,454 | £170,614 | £161,087 | £535,061 | £552,714 | +3.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,348,536 | £5,053,885 | £5,780,309 | £6,492,000 | £7,556,734 | £7,661,444 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,856,445 | £2,720,447 | £3,257,032 | £3,806,118 | £4,481,148 | £4,910,927 | +9.6% | |
| Equity | £1,856,445 | £2,720,447 | £3,257,032 | £3,806,118 | £4,481,148 | £4,910,927 | +9.6% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 40 | 42 | +5% | |
| Wages | — | £2,034,907 | £2,075,968 | £2,412,041 | £1,290,996 | £1,406,748 | +9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £354,600 | £348,966 | £369,937 | £100,151 | £0 | -100% |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 13.8% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 15.6% | 10.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.8% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 8.8% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 36.1% | 22.3% | 21.3% | 18.3% | 12.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 66.1% | 62.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.11x | 1.25x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | 12.36x | 4.35x | 3.87x | 3.54x | 2.37x |
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
- SEP (SITE ENGINEERING PERSONNEL) LIMITED 1997-10-06 → present
- SURVEY & ENGINEERING PROJECTS LIMITED 1986-05-13 → 1997-10-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Strategic geographic expansion with the opening of a Kent depot contributed to revenue growth and market penetration in the South East.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTHOFF, Ryan Philip | Secretary | 2022-04-21 | — | — |
| ARSCOTT, Drew Brynmoor | Director | 2020-02-28 | Mar 1977 | British |
| BROOKS, Oliver Charles | Director | 2020-02-28 | Aug 1971 | British |
| HOUSBEY, Carl Spencer | Director | 1999-04-14 | Feb 1968 | British |
| HOWES, Jamie Paul John | Director | 2024-11-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
| JOHNSON, Benjamin Thomas | Director | 2020-02-28 | Jan 1989 | British |
| NIXON, Luke | Director | 2020-02-28 | Apr 1981 | British |
| WEBSTER, Neil Paul | Director | 2020-02-28 | May 1978 | British |
| WESTHOFF, Ryan Philip | Director | 2024-01-01 | Feb 1994 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Joseph | Secretary | — | 2001-06-30 |
| WYNNE, Dorothy Lorraine | Secretary | 2001-06-30 | 2022-08-05 |
| CAIN, David | Director | — | 2001-06-30 |
| DANBY, Carl Rene | Director | 2002-04-09 | 2015-03-09 |
| GAUDIE, Andrew | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| HAYES, Mark | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| JOHNSON, Joseph, Mr. | Director | — | 2020-01-31 |
| SYKES, Shaun | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2017-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Shapes Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-01-31 | Active |
| Mr. Joseph Johnson | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.