SERVICE EXPRESS EUROPE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-04 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+290.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£66M
-2.5% vs 2023
Employees
269
-7.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-49% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £58,985,000 | £66,666,000 | £66,757,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £9,475,000 | £6,954,000 | £11,250,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £9,324,000 | £6,508,000 | £3,316,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £9,033,000 | £7,653,000 | £4,310,000 | |
| Cash | — | £2,804,000 | £1,810,000 | £7,072,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £67,453,000 | £71,370,000 | £65,693,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £60,117,000 | £67,770,000 | £66,068,000 | |
| Equity | £51,084,000 | £60,117,000 | £67,770,000 | £66,068,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 290 | 290 | 269 | |
| Wages | — | £19,511,000 | £20,554,000 | £20,698,000 |
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 16.1% | 10.4% | 16.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 15.3% | 11.5% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 14.0% | 9.7% | 17.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.65x | 2.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | 62.75x | 15.59x | 39.20x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider that the Company is well placed to manage their business risks successfully and have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements and therefore, the Directors consider it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SERVICE EXPRESS EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- Itheon Limited 100%
- ICC Managed Services Limited 100%
- ICC Northern UK Limited 100%
- Fairleigh Software Services (PVT) Limited 100%
- Blue Chip Parts Limited 100%
- Blue Chip Limited 100%
- Service Express IT Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 August 2021 the Company entered into a Cross Guarantee arrangement with Golub Capital Markets Lic and Cortland Capital Market Services Llc in respect of group borrowing facilities. As at 31 December 2024, the gross liability position guaranteed was £Nil. These cross guarantees were fully satisfied and released on 23 June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELLINGER, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2026-01-09 | Nov 1961 | American |
| NEFF, David Adam | Director | 2026-01-09 | Sep 1983 | American |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Paul | Secretary | 2021-03-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| MEREDITH, Brian | Secretary | — | 2009-03-31 |
| ROUNDING, Andy | Secretary | 2009-03-31 | 2021-03-01 |
| ALLEN, Paul Ross | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| AUSHERMAN, Julie Simmering | Director | 2023-05-12 | 2026-01-09 |
| BAILEY, Lee John | Director | 2021-12-31 | 2022-05-01 |
| BAILEY, Lee John | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| BROOK, Roy Anthony | Director | — | 1992-11-27 |
| BURKE, Roy | Director | — | 2016-06-17 |
| CONWAY, Eddy | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2021-03-08 |
| CORNISH, Bernard Robert | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2001-08-21 |
| CREASEY, Graeme Richard | Director | 2018-05-10 | 2018-10-01 |
| DOLAN-BARR, Liam | Director | 2017-04-19 | 2018-02-02 |
| EVANS, Ian | Director | 1992-09-14 | 1996-08-30 |
| FERGUSON, Alan | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2016-04-04 |
| FINDLAY, Angus | Director | 1998-02-17 | 1999-03-20 |
| GREENWELL, Douglas James | Director | 2017-08-03 | 2018-05-08 |
| HALEY, Andrew | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2012-11-25 |
| HALLAM, Michael David | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2023-02-01 |
| HENRY, Victor John | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2013-01-11 |
| MEREDITH, Brian | Director | — | 2020-10-22 |
| MEREDITH, Mary | Director | — | 2001-08-01 |
| NESBITT, James Mitchell | Director | 2008-01-08 | 2013-01-15 |
| NESBITT, Sadie Vanessa | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| RANDERS, Kim | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2026-01-09 |
| RANDERS, Kim | Director | 2021-10-04 | 2021-12-31 |
| ROUNDING, Andrew James | Director | 2009-06-12 | 2021-07-31 |
| STRINGER, Tim | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2021-12-31 |
| TRUSCOTT, Thomas Keith | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2008-11-26 |
| VARNISH, Steve | Director | 2017-01-10 | 2018-12-01 |
| WATERMAN, Derek | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2021-12-31 |
| BLUE CHIP CUSTOMER ENGINEERING LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-02-01 | 2009-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Blue Chip Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-01-29 | Active |
| Mr Brian Meredith | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 274 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-03-16 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
-
Turnover
+0.1%
£66,666,000 £66,757,000
-
Cash
+290.7%
£1,810,000 £7,072,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-2.5%
£67,770,000 £66,068,000
-
Employees
-7.2%
290 269
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+61.8%
£6,954,000 £11,250,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-49%
£6,508,000 £3,316,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+0.7%
£20,554,000 £20,698,000
highest in 3 filed years
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