SES (ENGINEERING SERVICES) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-01 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-17
Watchouts
Cash
£16M
+45% vs 2023
Net assets
£15M
+79.9% vs 2023
Employees
1,228
+27.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£9M
+60.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SES (ENGINEERING SERVICES) LIMITED 2015-10-01 → present
- SHEPHERD ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 1961-04-19 → 2015-10-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £298,602,000 | £463,739,000 | |
| Operating profit | £4,910,000 | £8,241,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,807,000 | £9,305,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,974,000 | £6,520,000 | |
| Cash | £11,118,000 | £16,123,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,497,000 | £16,352,000 | |
| Net assets | £8,159,000 | £14,679,000 | |
| Equity | £8,159,000 | £14,679,000 | |
| Average employees | 960 | 1,228 | |
| Wages | £46,801,000 | £67,167,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.6% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 51.7% | 50.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 1.13x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed forecast future performance and prepared a cash flow forecast for 12 months from the approval date. Wates Group has sufficient cash reserves and parent company Wates Group Limited confirmed intent to provide sufficient operational and financial support to enable the company to meet its liabilities for at least 12 months.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Wates Group and the Trustee of the Wates Pension Fund agreed to transfer members of the Wates Pension Fund to Clara-Pensions, a pensions consolidation company for defined benefit pension schemes. SES (Engineering Services) Limited had participating members within the scheme. The transfer took place on 14 January 2025, at which point all assets of the fund were transferred to Clara.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAINWRIGHT, Philip Michael | Secretary | 2018-12-03 | — | — |
| CLIFFORD, Robin Joseph | Director | 2024-05-01 | Aug 1977 | British |
| FITZGERALD, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1976 | British |
| KEHOE, Darren Michael | Director | 2025-04-08 | Mar 1970 | British |
| ROSS, Paul | Director | 2025-02-03 | Aug 1977 | British |
| SYMEONIDES, Christopher John | Director | 2025-02-03 | Jul 1964 | British |
| WAINWRIGHT, Philip Michael | Director | 2018-12-03 | Apr 1965 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, David Owen | Secretary | 2016-01-04 | 2018-12-03 |
| CLARKE, Philip John | Secretary | 1998-10-19 | 2015-09-30 |
| DAVIES, David Huw | Secretary | 2015-09-30 | 2016-01-04 |
| JAMES, William | Secretary | — | 1998-10-16 |
| ALLEN, David Owen | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2022-08-16 |
| BAINES, Paul John Middleton | Director | — | 2001-10-26 |
| BAXTER, Peter | Director | 1998-09-30 | 2003-06-30 |
| CHANDLER, Paul | Director | 2017-11-10 | 2024-12-31 |
| CHAPPELL, Anthony | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2008-03-31 |
| CLANCY, Noel | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2010-12-01 |
| DAVIES, Andrew Oswell Bede | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2017-11-10 |
| DAVIES, David Huw | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2016-01-04 |
| FLETCHER, Alan Thomas | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2008-10-01 |
| FRANCIS, Leslie | Director | 1995-01-03 | 1998-02-02 |
| GARLICK, Allan Edward | Director | — | 1996-06-07 |
| GRIFFIN, Paul | Director | 2023-05-24 | 2025-02-03 |
| HOWELL, John Peter | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2016-06-30 |
| LEWIS, Peter Gerrard | Director | 2002-11-18 | 2015-02-06 |
| MASON, David John | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| MCDOUGALL, Allan | Director | 1998-03-16 | 2010-10-13 |
| NICHOL, Paul Davidson | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2013-08-15 |
| PEARSON, Ronald Harry | Director | — | 2002-11-12 |
| PERKINS, Mark | Director | 2002-11-18 | 2015-09-30 |
| PORTER, Michael | Director | 2013-08-15 | 2015-08-31 |
| POTTER, Simon James | Director | 2018-07-26 | 2025-03-31 |
| ROWAN, Paul Campbell | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2025-07-31 |
| ROWLINSON, Alan Francis | Director | 2002-04-15 | 2003-09-01 |
| SHARKEY, John Paul | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| SHEPHERD, Colin Stuart | Director | — | 1994-11-04 |
| SHEPHERD, Donald Welton | Director | — | 1994-11-04 |
| SHEPHERD, Patrick Michael | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2008-02-01 |
| SHEPHERD, Paul Welton, Dr | Director | — | 2002-06-30 |
| SHEPHERD, Peter, Sir | Director | — | 1994-11-04 |
| SMITH, David Gordon, Mr. | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2016-10-17 |
| STEVENSON, Lisa Gabrielle | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| SYMEONIDES, Christopher John | Director | 2001-07-16 | 2015-09-30 |
| TATE, Emily Margaret Alice | Director | 2023-05-24 | 2025-06-02 |
| TOGWELL, Stuart John | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2018-07-25 |
| WHITEHEAD, John Morris | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2001-10-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ses Engineering (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-01 | Active |
| Wates Construction Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+55.3%
£298,602,000 £463,739,000
-
Cash
+45%
£11,118,000 £16,123,000
-
Net assets
+79.9%
£8,159,000 £14,679,000
-
Employees
+27.9%
960 1,228
-
Operating profit
+67.8%
£4,910,000 £8,241,000
-
Profit before tax
+60.2%
£5,807,000 £9,305,000
-
Wages
+43.5%
£46,801,000 £67,167,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers