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symm group limited Company Information

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Company Number

00232770

Directors

James Axtell

Mark Wittet

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Shareholders

l.j. pike

s.v. byrne

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Group Structure

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Industry

Combined office administrative service activities

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Registered Address

5th floor, hodge house, 114-116 st mary street, cardiff, CF10 1DY

symm group limited Estimated Valuation

£29.2m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SYMM GROUP LIMITED at £29.2m based on a Turnover of £29.7m and 0.98x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

symm group limited Estimated Valuation

£0

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SYMM GROUP LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-717.4k and a 6.95x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

symm group limited Estimated Valuation

£6.2m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SYMM GROUP LIMITED at £6.2m based on Net Assets of £2.7m and 2.34x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Symm Group Limited Overview

Symm Group Limited is a live company located in cardiff, CF10 1DY with a Companies House number of 00232770. It operates in the activities of head offices sector, SIC Code 70100. Founded in August 1928, it's largest shareholder is l.j. pike with a 15% stake. Symm Group Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £29.7m with declining growth in recent years.

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Symm Group Limited Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Symm Group Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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Health Rating3.5out of 5
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5 Strong

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1 Regular

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6 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £29.7m, make it larger than the average company (£9.1m)

£29.7m - Symm Group Limited

£9.1m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -6%, show it is growing at a slower rate (4.5%)

-6% - Symm Group Limited

4.5% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 45.1%, this company has a comparable cost of product (45.1%)

45.1% - Symm Group Limited

45.1% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of -2.7% make it less profitable than the average company (4.9%)

-2.7% - Symm Group Limited

4.9% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 158 employees, this is above the industry average (63)

158 - Symm Group Limited

63 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £45.6k, the company has a higher pay structure (£35.5k)

£45.6k - Symm Group Limited

£35.5k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £188.1k, this is more efficient (£125.1k)

£188.1k - Symm Group Limited

£125.1k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 73 days, this is later than average (41 days)

73 days - Symm Group Limited

41 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 120 days, this is slower than average (41 days)

120 days - Symm Group Limited

41 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 10 days, this is less than average (29 days)

10 days - Symm Group Limited

29 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 10 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (20 weeks)

10 weeks - Symm Group Limited

20 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 70.5%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (60.4%)

70.5% - Symm Group Limited

60.4% - Industry AVG

SYMM GROUP LIMITED financials

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Symm Group Limited's latest turnover from March 2018 is £29.7 million and the company has net assets of £2.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Symm Group Limited has 158 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.3 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Mar 2018Mar 2017Mar 2016Mar 2015Mar 2014Mar 2013Mar 2012Mar 2011Mar 2010
Turnover29,716,44820,328,90330,366,04935,958,96238,008,29634,777,36830,779,64626,956,38025,453,488
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales16,328,46012,275,57119,296,98623,133,75825,980,42923,135,21119,738,03717,487,21515,720,337
Gross Profit13,387,9888,053,33211,069,06312,825,20412,027,86711,642,15711,041,6099,469,1659,733,151
Admin Expenses14,198,1749,296,71810,046,93912,513,05211,668,60111,202,16911,217,4097,999,2389,126,813
Operating Profit-810,186-1,243,3861,022,124312,152359,266439,988-175,8001,469,927606,338
Interest Payable607967
Interest Receivable7588,3795,3038,5384,0342,9025,47032,50544,840
Pre-Tax Profit-810,035-1,235,9741,027,427320,690363,300442,890394,239-1,187,422640,987
Tax285,461448,746-9,09526,580-59,265-105,72415,318258,169-152,011
Profit After Tax-524,574-787,2281,018,332347,270304,035337,166409,557-929,253488,976
Dividends Paid2,000,537137,778137,778500,000
Retained Profit-524,574-2,787,7651,018,332209,492166,257337,166409,557-929,253-11,024
Employee Costs7,208,9388,479,63510,061,37810,337,61910,521,2629,498,4499,295,31710,061,86811,514,903
Number Of Employees158175223235240242239267276
EBITDA*-717,396-1,139,1891,148,879489,528506,206585,72811,4281,730,623876,886

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Mar 2018Mar 2017Mar 2016Mar 2015Mar 2014Mar 2013Mar 2012Mar 2011Mar 2010
Tangible Assets59,072136,030299,697581,4401,306,378522,784845,3161,031,8151,205,897
Intangible Assets199,212219,132239,052258,972278,892298,812318,732338,652358,572
Investments & Other20,00020,0002,838,026729,43520,000729,43520,00020,00020,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets278,284375,1623,376,7751,569,8471,605,2701,551,0311,184,0481,390,4671,584,469
Stock & work in progress470,494162,396235,010123,376134,873290,190556,308452,875230,107
Trade Debtors5,944,0483,963,161365,343495,8026,634,4576,164,1934,978,5924,529,9803,626,902
Group Debtors55,130
Misc Debtors1,054,643677,6435,746,4166,554,316212,387372,348544,204695,478309,361
Cash1,265,9441,832,7751,536,3712,096,3662,814,5932,734,3582,190,4771,135,6362,899,582
misc current assets
total current assets8,735,1296,635,9757,883,1409,269,8609,796,3109,616,2198,269,5816,813,9697,065,952
total assets9,013,4137,011,13711,259,91510,839,70711,401,58011,167,2509,453,6298,204,4368,650,421
Bank overdraft76,59285,447
Bank loan
Trade Creditors 5,381,5603,051,1174,133,8694,830,0875,635,6615,228,2514,465,3503,590,9331,965,220
Group/Directors Accounts55,130
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments1,1815,62137,15556,95277,24722,34120,90728,93041,185
other current liabilities968,825766,7971,035,127964,291870,4661,255,1961,148,3241,122,9492,268,393
total current liabilities6,351,5663,823,5355,206,1515,851,3306,583,3746,560,9185,634,5814,819,4044,360,245
loans
hp & lease commitments1,1816,80232,52371,84426,22748,56824,109
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions72,776
total long term liabilities1,18179,57832,52371,84426,22748,56824,109
total liabilities6,351,5663,824,7165,285,7295,883,8536,655,2186,587,1455,683,1494,843,5134,360,245
net assets2,661,8473,186,4215,974,1864,955,8544,746,3624,580,1053,770,4803,360,9234,290,176
total shareholders funds2,661,8473,186,4215,974,1864,955,8544,746,3624,580,1053,770,4803,360,9234,290,176
Mar 2018Mar 2017Mar 2016Mar 2015Mar 2014Mar 2013Mar 2012Mar 2011Mar 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit-810,186-1,243,3861,022,124312,152359,266439,988-175,8001,469,927606,338
Depreciation72,87084,277106,835157,456127,020125,820167,308240,776270,548
Amortisation19,92019,92019,92019,92019,92019,92019,92019,920
Tax285,461448,746-9,09526,580-59,265-105,72415,318258,169-152,011
Stock308,098-72,614111,634-11,497-155,317-266,118103,433222,768230,107
Debtors2,357,887-1,470,955-938,359203,274255,1731,068,875297,3381,289,1953,936,263
Creditors2,330,443-1,082,752-696,218-805,574407,410762,901874,4171,625,7131,965,220
Accruals and Deferred Income202,028-268,33070,83693,825-384,730106,87225,375-1,145,4442,268,393
Deferred Taxes & Provisions-72,77672,776
Cash flow from operations-565,449-570,7321,413,903-387,418369,765547,020525,767957,098792,118
Investing Activities
capital expenditure32,0084,923,271106,238-133,081-189,019-31,700529,463-47,079-72,495
Change in Investments-2,818,0262,108,591709,435-709,435709,43520,000
cash flow from investments32,0087,741,297-2,002,353-842,516520,416-741,135529,463-47,079-92,495
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts-55,13055,130
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments-5,621-37,155-45,518-59,616100,523-20,90716,43611,85441,185
other long term liabilities
share issue472,4594,301,200
interest1517,4125,3038,5384,0342,9025,47032,50544,840
cash flow from financing-5,470-29,743-40,215-51,07849,427509,58421,90644,3594,387,225
cash and cash equivalents
cash-566,831296,404-559,995-718,22780,235543,8811,054,841-1,763,9462,899,582
overdraft-76,592-8,85585,447
change in cash-566,831296,404-559,995-718,22780,235543,8811,131,433-1,755,0912,814,135

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Symm Group Limited Competitor Analysis

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symm group limited Ownership

SYMM GROUP LIMITED group structure

Symm Group Limited has 3 subsidiary companies.

SYMM GROUP LIMITED Shareholders

l.j. pike 15%
s.v. byrne 15%
c.e. davenport jones 15%
aidan timothy mortimer 10%
j.j. axtell 9%
m.j. axtell 9%
a.l. logue 9%
schindlers reg treuunternehmen 9%
w.p. axtell 5.08%
w.p. axtell & a. axtell 3.92%

symm group limited directors

Symm Group Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr James Axtell (Jul 1998) and Mr Mark Wittet (Apr 2009).

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Mr James AxtellUnited Kingdom53 years Jul 1998- Director
Mr Mark WittetEngland64 years Apr 2009- Director
Mr James Pike54 years Nov 2011- Director

P&L

March 2018

turnover

29.7m

+46%

operating profit

-810.2k

-35%

gross margin

45.1%

+13.73%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

March 2018

net assets

2.7m

-0.16%

total assets

9m

+0.29%

cash

1.3m

-0.31%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

symm group limited company details

company number

00232770

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

82110 - Combined office administrative service activities

70100 - Activities of head offices

incorporation date

August 1928

age

97

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

None

accounts

Group

last accounts submitted

March 2018

previous names

symm holdings limited (January 2009)

symm & company,limited (April 1991)

accountant

-

auditor

-

address

5th floor, hodge house, 114-116 st mary street, cardiff, CF10 1DY

Bank

NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC

Legal Advisor

-

symm group limited Charges & Mortgages

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We found 1 charges/mortgages relating to symm group limited. Currently there are 0 open charges and 1 have been satisfied in the past.

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