SEM LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-06 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+132.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£30M
-11.3% vs 2023
Employees
133
+1.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+55.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SEM LIMITED 1988-06-01 → present
- SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORS LIMITED 1914-10-17 → 1988-06-01
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £19,528,350 | £17,809,413 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £715,893 | £1,089,455 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £899,422 | £1,401,327 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £251,044 | £1,115,147 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £2,037,001 | £4,739,624 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £34,690,093 | £30,719,704 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £34,291,715 | £30,406,862 | |
| Equity | £32,493,209 | £32,534,690 | £33,449,219 | £34,040,671 | £34,291,715 | £30,406,862 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 131 | 133 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,903,431 | £4,923,574 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.7% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.3% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 3.5% |
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.
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALTHER, Thomas Peter | Director | 2007-05-31 | Aug 1963 | German |
| WATKINS, Phillip John | Director | 2024-05-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAMING, Michael Alexander | Secretary | 2001-05-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| MINSHALL, Ian Godfrey | Secretary | — | 2001-05-01 |
| BACON, Richard John | Director | 1995-01-06 | 1997-04-07 |
| BALMER, Henry Richard | Director | 1997-03-20 | 1999-04-01 |
| BALMER, Henry Richard | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1996-01-25 |
| BLYTH, Fiona | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| BOND, Gordon | Director | 1994-01-04 | 1999-11-25 |
| BURKHARD, Wolf Rainer | Director | 1999-11-25 | 2003-07-10 |
| GRIFFITHS, Ian Charles | Director | 1999-11-25 | 1999-11-25 |
| HAGENAU, Gerhard | Director | 2004-02-16 | 2006-11-22 |
| HAGL, Rainer, Dr | Director | 2003-07-10 | 2004-02-16 |
| HOPES, Alan Geoffrey | Director | — | 2002-06-01 |
| LAMING, Michael Alexander | Director | 2006-11-22 | 2020-10-01 |
| MILLER, Ewan Stephen | Director | — | 2007-05-31 |
| MINSHALL, Ian Godfrey | Director | — | 2001-05-01 |
| PENNY, Nigel Albert | Director | 1992-12-18 | 1995-08-25 |
| SCHWEFEL, Ernst Ignaz Benedikt | Director | 1999-11-25 | 2003-07-10 |
| STEEL, Robert John | Director | — | 1993-12-22 |
| TURNBULL, Nicholas Vincent | Director | — | 1992-11-10 |
| WITT, Arthur John | Director | — | 2001-02-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westec Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-17 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-12-17 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-8.8%
£19,528,350 £17,809,413
-
Cash
+132.7%
£2,037,001 £4,739,624
-
Net assets
-11.3%
£34,291,715 £30,406,862
-
Employees
+1.5%
131 133
-
Operating profit
+52.2%
£715,893 £1,089,455
-
Profit before tax
+55.8%
£899,422 £1,401,327
-
Wages
+0.4%
£4,903,431 £4,923,574
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers