serrate limited Company Information
Company Number
01152062
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Industry
Temporary employment agency activities
Directors
Shareholders
mr stewart graham dixon
mr paul jeremy knight
Group Structure
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Contact
Registered Address
clock house, 286 kings road, reading, berks., RG1 4HP
Website
http://itsconstruction.co.ukserrate limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SERRATE LIMITED at £508.8k based on a Turnover of £3.1m and 0.16x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
serrate limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SERRATE LIMITED at £571.8k based on an EBITDA of £191.5k and a 2.99x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
serrate limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SERRATE LIMITED at £937.1k based on Net Assets of £572.1k and 1.64x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Serrate Limited Overview
Serrate Limited is a live company located in reading, RG1 4HP with a Companies House number of 01152062. It operates in the temporary employment agency activities sector, SIC Code 78200. Founded in December 1973, it's largest shareholder is mr stewart graham dixon with a 50% stake. Serrate Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £3.1m with declining growth in recent years.
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Serrate Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Serrate Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 2 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
2 Strong
3 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £3.1m, make it smaller than the average company (£16.7m)
- Serrate Limited
£16.7m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -1%, show it is growing at a slower rate (5.4%)
- Serrate Limited
5.4% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 18.3%, this company has a comparable cost of product (18.3%)
- Serrate Limited
18.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 5.4% make it more profitable than the average company (2.5%)
- Serrate Limited
2.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 9 employees, this is below the industry average (56)
9 - Serrate Limited
56 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £52.6k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£52.6k)
- Serrate Limited
£52.6k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £347.8k, this is more efficient (£275.8k)
- Serrate Limited
£275.8k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 48 days, this is near the average (45 days)
- Serrate Limited
45 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- Serrate Limited
- - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- Serrate Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 0 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (4 weeks)
0 weeks - Serrate Limited
4 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 82.2%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (73.1%)
82.2% - Serrate Limited
73.1% - Industry AVG
SERRATE LIMITED financials
Serrate Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £3.1 million and the company has net assets of £572.1 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Serrate Limited has 9 employees and maintains cash reserves of £7.9 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Number Of Employees | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 455,801 | 518,277 | 641,552 | 642,592 | 818,515 | 792,441 | 803,481 | 811,914 | 819,172 | 789,384 | 749,722 | 750,873 | 755,212 | 758,859 | 768,925 |
Intangible Assets | 22,428 | 44,856 | 67,284 | 89,712 | 112,140 | 134,568 | 156,996 | 179,424 | 201,852 | 224,280 | 224,280 | 224,280 | 224,280 | 0 | 0 |
Investments & Other | 1,724,500 | 155,750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 148,226 | 148,226 | 148,226 | 148,226 | 148,225 | 131,838 | 131,838 | 81,634 | 15,018 | 0 | 0 | 10,501 | 12,001 | 12,001 | 10,501 |
Total Fixed Assets | 2,350,955 | 867,109 | 857,812 | 881,280 | 1,079,630 | 1,059,597 | 1,093,065 | 1,073,722 | 1,036,792 | 1,018,664 | 979,002 | 990,654 | 996,493 | 770,860 | 779,426 |
Stock & work in progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37,340 | 37,340 | 37,340 | 37,340 | 37,340 |
Trade Debtors | 417,981 | 416,369 | 339,219 | 407,878 | 487,912 | 535,832 | 534,684 | 537,525 | 353,716 | 969,016 | 810,135 | 322,003 | 531,983 | 383,470 | 319,650 |
Group Debtors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Misc Debtors | 442,187 | 1,714,965 | 1,723,346 | 1,817,703 | 1,762,606 | 1,568,609 | 1,380,423 | 1,074,964 | 815,722 | 0 | 963 | 29,448 | 0 | 143,540 | 0 |
Cash | 7,867 | 3,688 | 7,300 | 56,191 | 0 | 82 | 2,368 | 12,069 | 11,338 | 385 | 0 | 25,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
misc current assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current assets | 868,035 | 2,135,022 | 2,069,865 | 2,281,772 | 2,250,518 | 2,104,523 | 1,917,475 | 1,624,558 | 1,180,776 | 969,401 | 848,438 | 414,144 | 569,323 | 564,350 | 356,990 |
total assets | 3,218,990 | 3,002,131 | 2,927,677 | 3,163,052 | 3,330,148 | 3,164,120 | 3,010,540 | 2,698,280 | 2,217,568 | 1,988,065 | 1,827,440 | 1,404,798 | 1,565,816 | 1,335,210 | 1,136,416 |
Bank overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,028 | 0 | 0 | 26,566 | 27,668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank loan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Creditors | 0 | 8,785 | 64,248 | 52,382 | 69,994 | 80,703 | 68,048 | 96,040 | 61,911 | 1,745,100 | 1,558,714 | 1,140,152 | 1,252,259 | 1,057,294 | 717,282 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34,530 | 0 | 66,550 |
other short term finances | 0 | 0 | 2,270,511 | 2,422,522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other current liabilities | 2,629,471 | 2,547,115 | 106,190 | 188,275 | 2,905,436 | 2,739,579 | 2,647,429 | 2,384,869 | 1,912,047 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current liabilities | 2,629,471 | 2,555,900 | 2,440,949 | 2,663,179 | 2,976,458 | 2,820,282 | 2,715,477 | 2,507,475 | 2,001,626 | 1,745,100 | 1,558,714 | 1,140,152 | 1,286,789 | 1,057,294 | 783,832 |
loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27,264 | 56,268 | 83,809 | 109,272 | 135,743 | 161,083 | 187,584 |
provisions | 17,409 | 0 | 585 | 451 | 551 | 1,206 | 3,192 | 4,905 | 5,987 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
total long term liabilities | 17,409 | 0 | 585 | 451 | 551 | 1,206 | 3,192 | 4,905 | 33,251 | 56,405 | 83,809 | 109,272 | 135,767 | 161,083 | 187,584 |
total liabilities | 2,646,880 | 2,555,900 | 2,441,534 | 2,663,630 | 2,977,009 | 2,821,488 | 2,718,669 | 2,512,380 | 2,034,877 | 1,801,505 | 1,642,523 | 1,249,424 | 1,422,556 | 1,218,377 | 971,416 |
net assets | 572,110 | 446,231 | 486,143 | 499,422 | 353,139 | 342,632 | 291,871 | 185,900 | 182,691 | 186,560 | 184,917 | 155,374 | 143,260 | 116,833 | 165,000 |
total shareholders funds | 572,110 | 446,231 | 486,143 | 499,422 | 353,139 | 342,632 | 291,871 | 185,900 | 182,691 | 186,560 | 184,917 | 155,374 | 143,260 | 116,833 | 165,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 1,539 | 1,817 | 1,975 | 2,531 | 6,683 | 12,753 | 12,388 | 12,262 | 9,409 | 2,356 | 2,384 | 3,703 | 6,278 | 8,436 | 9,328 |
Amortisation | 22,428 | 22,428 | 22,428 | 22,428 | 22,428 | 22,428 | 22,428 | 22,428 | 22,428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tax | |||||||||||||||
Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -37,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37,340 |
Debtors | -1,271,166 | 68,769 | -163,016 | -24,936 | 162,464 | 189,334 | 352,822 | 509,667 | 215,440 | 157,918 | 449,146 | -182,032 | 4,973 | 208,860 | 330,151 |
Creditors | -8,785 | -55,463 | 11,866 | -17,612 | -10,709 | 12,655 | -27,992 | 34,129 | -1,683,189 | 186,386 | 418,562 | -112,107 | 194,965 | 340,012 | 717,282 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 82,356 | 2,440,925 | -82,085 | -2,717,161 | 165,857 | 92,150 | 262,560 | 472,822 | 1,912,047 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 17,409 | -585 | 134 | -100 | -655 | -1,986 | -1,713 | -1,082 | 5,850 | 137 | 0 | -24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 1,568,750 | 155,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 |
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Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -34,530 | 34,530 | -66,550 | 66,550 |
Other Short Term Loans | 0 | -2,270,511 | -152,011 | 2,422,522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Long term loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other long term liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -27,264 | -29,004 | -27,541 | -25,463 | -26,471 | -25,340 | -26,501 | 187,584 |
share issue | |||||||||||||||
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cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 4,179 | -3,612 | -48,891 | 56,191 | -82 | -2,286 | -9,701 | 731 | 10,953 | 385 | -25,353 | 25,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1,028 | 1,028 | 0 | -26,566 | -1,102 | 27,668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
change in cash | 4,179 | -3,612 | -48,891 | 57,219 | -1,110 | -2,286 | 16,865 | 1,833 | -16,715 | 385 | -25,353 | 25,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Serrate Limited Competitor Analysis
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serrate limited Ownership
SERRATE LIMITED group structure
Serrate Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
SERRATE LIMITED
01152062
serrate limited directors
Serrate Limited currently has 1 director, Mr Paul Knight serving since Jun 1991.
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Paul Knight | 64 years | Jun 1991 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
3.1m
+14%
operating profit
167.5k
0%
gross margin
18.4%
+4.04%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
572.1k
+0.28%
total assets
3.2m
+0.07%
cash
7.9k
+1.13%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
serrate limited company details
company number
01152062
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
78200 - Temporary employment agency activities
incorporation date
December 1973
age
51
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Total Exemption Full
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
HAINES WATTS
auditor
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address
clock house, 286 kings road, reading, berks., RG1 4HP
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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serrate limited Charges & Mortgages
A charge, or mortgage, refers to the rights a company gives to a lender in return for a loan, often in the form of security given over business assets.
We found 11 charges/mortgages relating to serrate limited. Currently there are 8 open charges and 3 have been satisfied in the past.
serrate limited Companies House Filings - See Documents
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