SEWELL GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-07 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-6.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
+1.1% vs 2023
Employees
289
+3.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-20.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SEWELL GROUP LIMITED 2012-09-12 → present
- SEWELL GROUP PLC 2000-01-24 → 2012-09-12
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 | £56,038,000 | £45,239,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,041,000 | £433,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,553,000 | £2,025,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,677,000 | £1,199,000 | |
| Cash | £4,526,000 | £4,250,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,302,000 | £17,851,000 | |
| Net assets | £10,558,000 | £10,674,000 | |
| Equity | £10,558,000 | £10,674,000 | |
| Average employees | 280 | 289 | |
| Wages | £13,141,000 | £13,532,000 |
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 | 1.9% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | 2.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.5% | 74.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.25x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | 3.68x | 2.05x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group has prepared forecasts up to 31 December 2027 based upon what it considers to be worst case assumptions. After considering these forecasts, the directors are of the opinion they have enough resources to cover expected expenses to 31 December 2027. As such the directors consider that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period of the forecasts to 31 December 2027 and believe it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SEWELL GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Sewell Facilities Management Limited 100%
- Sewell Investments Limited 100%
- Sewell Education (Hull) Limited 100%
- Sewell Education (Hull BSF) Limited 100%
- Sewell Advisory Limited (formerly Shared Agenda Solutions Limited) 100%
- Sewell Construction Limited 100%
- Refit 2050 Limited 100%
- Illingworth & Gregory (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Illingworth & Gregory Limited 100%
- Community Ventures Partnerships Limited 100%
- Community Ventures Management Limited 100%
- Community Ventures Investments Limited 100%
- Community Ventures Primary Care Limited 100%
- EMS Community Ventures Limited 50%
Significant events
- “A merger between the Group's two consultancy businesses, Shared Agenda and Community Ventures, would reap rewards - simplifying the business structure, aligning teams and being able to offer customers a broader range of services, expertise and skills.”
- “A new business launched in January 2025; Sewell Advisory Limited, which changed its name from Shared Agenda Solutions Limited on 18 December 2024.”
- “The Group was delighted to renew its stadium naming rights partnership with Super League club, Hull KR, seeing the stadium referred to as Sewell Group Craven Park.”
- “On 1 January 2025, the Group combined the trade, assets and liabilities of two of its subsidiary companies to form Sewell Advisory Limited. Community Ventures (Management) Limited combined with Shared Agenda Solutions Limited and the name of the latter company was changed to Sewell Advisory Limited on 18 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEEDHAM, David Adrian | Secretary | 2000-01-24 | — | British |
| BARNES, Joanne Louise | Director | 2017-10-03 | Aug 1972 | British |
| BOLTON, Emma Louise | Director | 2026-02-03 | Feb 1980 | British |
| BOOTHBY, Mark David | Director | 2023-02-01 | Apr 1980 | British |
| DAVISON, Simon John | Director | 2006-10-31 | Apr 1974 | British |
| HARRISON, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2026-02-03 | Sep 1986 | British |
| HENDERSON, Sean | Director | 2021-10-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
| LEEDHAM, David Adrian | Director | 2001-04-02 | Mar 1967 | British |
| OUGHTIBRIDGE, Rebecca Josephine | Director | 2026-02-03 | Jul 1985 | British |
| SEWELL, Paul Edwin | Director | 2000-01-24 | May 1952 | British |
| SOPER, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2023-02-01 | Aug 1984 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-01-24 | 2000-01-24 |
| ATKINS, Graham Bruce, Mr. | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2010-10-29 |
| BROOKE, Paul Lindsay Raymond | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2010-10-29 |
| CAWKWELL, Robert Andrew | Director | 2017-10-03 | 2021-06-30 |
| CRAVEN-JONES, Robert Christopher | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2007-04-01 |
| GIBSON, Stephen Barry | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2010-10-29 |
| GORDON, Jeffrey Stanley | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2002-09-30 |
| JENNESON, Neil | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2017-10-03 |
| SEWELL, Dennis Anthony | Director | 2000-01-24 | 2012-09-14 |
| SEWELL, Patrick Allan | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2010-10-29 |
| STEAD, Martin James | Director | 2017-10-03 | 2021-10-01 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-01-24 | 2000-01-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewell Ventures Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-31 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-31 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-14 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2023-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
-
Turnover
-19.3%
£56,038,000 £45,239,000
-
Cash
-6.1%
£4,526,000 £4,250,000
-
Net assets
+1.1%
£10,558,000 £10,674,000
-
Employees
+3.2%
280 289
-
Operating profit
-58.4%
£1,041,000 £433,000
-
Profit before tax
-20.7%
£2,553,000 £2,025,000
-
Wages
+3%
£13,141,000 £13,532,000
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