
Company Number
01180742
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
suffolk life group limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Pension funding
Registered Address
153 princes street, ipswich, suffolk, IP1 1QJ
Website
www.suffolklife.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of SUFFOLK LIFE PENSIONS LIMITED at £40.9m based on a Turnover of £38.3m and 1.07x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SUFFOLK LIFE PENSIONS LIMITED at £115.2m based on an EBITDA of £12.9m and a 8.93x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SUFFOLK LIFE PENSIONS LIMITED at £22.3m based on Net Assets of £13.9m and 1.6x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Suffolk Life Pensions Limited is a live company located in suffolk, IP1 1QJ with a Companies House number of 01180742. It operates in the pension funding sector, SIC Code 65300. Founded in August 1974, it's largest shareholder is suffolk life group limited with a 100% stake. Suffolk Life Pensions Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £38.3m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Suffolk Life Pensions Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
6 Strong
2 Regular
2 Weak
Size
annual sales of £38.3m, make it larger than the average company (£2m)
£38.3m - Suffolk Life Pensions Limited
£2m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 15%, show it is growing at a faster rate (8.5%)
15% - Suffolk Life Pensions Limited
8.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 100%, this company has a comparable cost of product (100%)
100% - Suffolk Life Pensions Limited
100% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 26.7% make it more profitable than the average company (11.4%)
26.7% - Suffolk Life Pensions Limited
11.4% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 428 employees, this is above the industry average (9)
428 - Suffolk Life Pensions Limited
9 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £42.5k, the company has a lower pay structure (£57k)
£42.5k - Suffolk Life Pensions Limited
£57k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £89.6k, this is less efficient (£118.5k)
£89.6k - Suffolk Life Pensions Limited
£118.5k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 8 days, this is earlier than average (29 days)
8 days - Suffolk Life Pensions Limited
29 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Suffolk Life Pensions Limited
- - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Suffolk Life Pensions Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 46 weeks, this is average cash available to meet short term requirements (54 weeks)
46 weeks - Suffolk Life Pensions Limited
54 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 51.5%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (35.9%)
51.5% - Suffolk Life Pensions Limited
35.9% - Industry AVG
Suffolk Life Pensions Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £38.3 million and the company has net assets of £13.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Suffolk Life Pensions Limited has 428 employees and maintains cash reserves of £10.6 million 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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Turnover | 38,343,000 | 29,560,000 | 26,041,000 | 25,269,000 | 24,476,000 | 22,800,000 | 21,624,000 | 16,249,000 | 16,539,045 | 17,705,225 | 18,482,647 | 19,702,369 | 15,689,716 | 13,605,588 | 13,509,406 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 10,245,000 | 5,563,000 | 5,149,000 | 5,087,000 | 6,116,000 | 5,524,000 | 4,541,000 | 140,000 | -550,698 | 871,219 | 3,635,353 | 2,699,557 | 1,915,331 | -1,277,247 | 1,627,947 |
Interest Payable | 144,000 | 206,000 | 97,000 | 128,000 | 131,000 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 | 501 | 35,944 | 51,318 | 790 | 45 | 640 | 31 |
Interest Receivable | 196,000 | 56,000 | 14,000 | 28,000 | 73,000 | 65,000 | 31,000 | 56,000 | 92,422 | 94,924 | 113,876 | 108,460 | 65,719 | 48,705 | 61,048 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 8,421,000 | 5,417,000 | 5,111,000 | 5,024,000 | 6,117,000 | 5,681,000 | 4,660,000 | 286,000 | -505,117 | 1,021,035 | 3,772,805 | 2,841,949 | 1,989,200 | -1,654,343 | 1,871,470 |
Tax | -1,652,000 | -849,000 | -689,000 | -1,007,000 | -1,138,000 | -843,000 | -880,000 | -60,000 | -147 | -224,108 | -914,790 | -731,920 | -557,209 | 445,624 | -535,591 |
Profit After Tax | 6,769,000 | 4,568,000 | 4,422,000 | 4,017,000 | 4,979,000 | 4,838,000 | 3,780,000 | 226,000 | -505,264 | 796,927 | 2,858,015 | 2,110,029 | 1,431,991 | -1,208,719 | 1,335,879 |
Dividends Paid | 4,400,000 | 6,150,000 | 7,500,000 | 3,600,000 | 3,600,000 | 2,000,000 | 600,000 | 2,700,000 | |||||||
Retained Profit | 6,769,000 | 168,000 | -1,728,000 | -3,483,000 | 1,379,000 | 1,238,000 | 1,780,000 | -374,000 | -3,205,264 | 796,927 | 2,858,015 | 2,110,029 | 1,431,991 | -1,208,719 | 1,335,879 |
Employee Costs | 18,173,000 | 15,198,000 | 13,992,000 | 13,297,000 | 11,604,000 | 10,497,000 | 10,095,000 | 9,031,000 | 8,285,111 | 8,498,634 | 8,020,288 | 7,873,484 | 7,601,837 | 8,036,859 | 6,603,100 |
Number Of Employees | 428 | 411 | 411 | 381 | 330 | 301 | 302 | 273 | 248 | 233 | 210 | 205 | 205 | 226 | 195 |
EBITDA* | 12,895,000 | 6,424,000 | 6,010,000 | 6,517,000 | 7,444,000 | 6,101,000 | 5,112,000 | 686,000 | 37,297 | 1,497,366 | 4,018,578 | 3,115,548 | 2,134,128 | -725,832 | 2,014,193 |
* 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 | 3,681,000 | 5,572,000 | 4,599,000 | 5,222,000 | 5,954,000 | 850,000 | 579,000 | 648,000 | 846,164 | 1,190,398 | 1,078,758 | 1,017,878 | 962,767 | 831,126 | 853,400 |
Intangible Assets | 2,610,000 | 4,736,000 | 3,983,000 | 3,737,000 | 3,690,000 | 3,637,000 | 3,633,000 | 3,911,000 | 1,725,771 | 1,737,200 | 2,082,064 | 1,351,718 | |||
Investments & Other | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 754,000 | 223,000 | 198,000 | 572,000 | |||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 6,291,000 | 9,554,000 | 8,359,000 | 8,761,000 | 9,644,000 | 4,487,000 | 4,212,000 | 4,559,000 | 2,571,935 | 2,927,598 | 3,160,822 | 2,369,596 | 962,767 | 831,126 | 853,500 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 889,000 | 2,950,000 | 1,696,000 | 1,123,000 | 892,000 | 505,000 | 807,000 | 1,242,000 | 393,487 | 443,371 | 491,894 | 466,701 | 279,968 | 193,011 | 106,448 |
Group Debtors | 3,298,000 | 1,863,000 | 2,592,000 | 2,482,000 | 684,000 | 635,000 | 791,000 | 1,748,000 | 251,927 | 34,636 | |||||
Misc Debtors | 7,596,000 | 1,716,000 | 1,405,000 | 1,819,000 | 1,453,000 | 1,469,000 | 1,207,000 | 846,000 | 530,420 | 658,538 | 769,297 | 1,009,639 | 725,909 | 465,500 | 847,531 |
Cash | 10,573,000 | 5,928,000 | 6,647,000 | 7,640,000 | 12,198,000 | 11,135,000 | 10,271,000 | 5,086,000 | 9,634,666 | 13,367,078 | 12,215,047 | 10,620,426 | 9,323,263 | 7,370,494 | 5,815,801 |
misc current assets | 444,026 | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 22,356,000 | 12,457,000 | 12,619,000 | 13,204,000 | 15,227,000 | 13,744,000 | 13,076,000 | 8,922,000 | 10,810,500 | 14,468,987 | 13,476,238 | 12,096,766 | 10,329,140 | 8,507,667 | 6,769,780 |
total assets | 28,647,000 | 22,011,000 | 20,978,000 | 21,965,000 | 24,871,000 | 18,231,000 | 17,288,000 | 13,481,000 | 13,382,435 | 17,396,585 | 16,637,060 | 14,466,362 | 11,291,907 | 9,338,793 | 7,623,280 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 693,000 | 200,000 | 401,000 | 177,000 | 112,000 | 313,000 | 620,000 | 406,000 | 45,322 | 171,022 | 274,734 | 318,579 | 1,019,992 | 545,050 | 341,693 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 31,000 | 10,927 | |||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 349,000 | 465,000 | 366,000 | 236,000 | 263,000 | ||||||||||
other current liabilities | 10,647,000 | 8,472,000 | 7,642,000 | 7,081,000 | 6,241,000 | 5,742,000 | 6,259,000 | 4,730,000 | 4,667,715 | 3,308,517 | 3,038,373 | 3,342,640 | 2,119,839 | 2,073,658 | 1,341,856 |
total current liabilities | 11,720,000 | 9,137,000 | 8,409,000 | 7,494,000 | 6,616,000 | 6,055,000 | 6,879,000 | 5,136,000 | 4,713,037 | 3,479,539 | 3,313,107 | 3,661,219 | 3,139,831 | 2,618,708 | 1,694,476 |
loans | 6,572,000 | 6,390,000 | 7,120,000 | 7,832,000 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 2,946,000 | 3,286,000 | 3,195,000 | 3,560,000 | 3,916,000 | ||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 203,834 | 543,038 | |||||||||||||
provisions | 85,000 | 186,000 | |||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 3,031,000 | 3,286,000 | 3,288,000 | 3,560,000 | 3,916,000 | 203,834 | 543,038 | ||||||||
total liabilities | 14,751,000 | 12,423,000 | 11,697,000 | 11,054,000 | 10,532,000 | 6,055,000 | 6,879,000 | 5,136,000 | 4,713,037 | 3,479,539 | 3,516,941 | 4,204,257 | 3,139,831 | 2,618,708 | 1,694,476 |
net assets | 13,896,000 | 9,588,000 | 9,281,000 | 10,911,000 | 14,339,000 | 12,176,000 | 10,409,000 | 8,345,000 | 8,669,398 | 13,917,046 | 13,120,119 | 10,262,105 | 8,152,076 | 6,720,085 | 5,928,804 |
total shareholders funds | 13,896,000 | 9,588,000 | 9,281,000 | 10,911,000 | 14,339,000 | 12,176,000 | 10,409,000 | 8,345,000 | 8,669,398 | 13,917,046 | 13,120,119 | 10,262,105 | 8,152,076 | 6,720,085 | 5,928,804 |
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 | 10,245,000 | 5,563,000 | 5,149,000 | 5,087,000 | 6,116,000 | 5,524,000 | 4,541,000 | 140,000 | -550,698 | 871,219 | 3,635,353 | 2,699,557 | 1,915,331 | -1,277,247 | 1,627,947 |
Depreciation | 350,000 | 420,000 | 481,000 | 870,000 | 767,000 | 251,000 | 244,000 | 361,000 | 448,939 | 371,228 | 291,190 | 346,057 | 218,797 | 551,415 | 386,246 |
Amortisation | 2,300,000 | 441,000 | 380,000 | 560,000 | 561,000 | 326,000 | 327,000 | 185,000 | 139,056 | 254,919 | 92,035 | 69,934 | |||
Tax | -1,652,000 | -849,000 | -689,000 | -1,007,000 | -1,138,000 | -843,000 | -880,000 | -60,000 | -147 | -224,108 | -914,790 | -731,920 | -557,209 | 445,624 | -535,591 |
Stock | |||||||||||||||
Debtors | 4,500,000 | 1,367,000 | 294,000 | 2,021,000 | 992,000 | -196,000 | -1,031,000 | 2,660,166 | 73,925 | -159,282 | -215,149 | 470,463 | 312,730 | -260,832 | 953,979 |
Creditors | 493,000 | -201,000 | 224,000 | 65,000 | -201,000 | -307,000 | 214,000 | 360,678 | -125,700 | -103,712 | -43,845 | -701,413 | 474,942 | 203,357 | 341,693 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 2,175,000 | 830,000 | 561,000 | 840,000 | 499,000 | -517,000 | 1,529,000 | 62,285 | 1,359,198 | 270,144 | -304,267 | 1,222,801 | 46,181 | 731,802 | 1,341,856 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 85,000 | -186,000 | 186,000 | ||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | 9,496,000 | 4,651,000 | 5,998,000 | 4,394,000 | 5,612,000 | 4,630,000 | 7,006,000 | -1,611,203 | 1,196,723 | 1,598,972 | 2,970,825 | 2,434,553 | 1,785,312 | 915,783 | 2,208,172 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -100 | 100 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 31,000 | -10,927 | 10,927 | ||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -6,572,000 | 182,000 | -730,000 | -712,000 | 7,832,000 | ||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -456,000 | 190,000 | -235,000 | -383,000 | 4,179,000 | ||||||||||
other long term liabilities | -203,834 | -339,204 | 543,038 | ||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 52,000 | -150,000 | -83,000 | -100,000 | -58,000 | 61,000 | 25,000 | 55,000 | 91,921 | 58,980 | 62,558 | 107,670 | 65,674 | 48,065 | 61,017 |
cash flow from financing | -9,406,000 | 361,000 | -950,000 | -1,140,000 | 12,737,000 | 590,000 | 309,000 | 104,602 | -1,950,463 | -144,854 | -276,647 | 650,708 | 65,674 | 2,037,138 | 4,664,869 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 4,645,000 | -719,000 | -993,000 | -4,558,000 | 1,063,000 | 864,000 | 5,185,000 | -4,548,666 | -3,732,412 | 1,152,031 | 1,594,621 | 1,297,163 | 1,952,769 | 1,554,693 | 5,815,801 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | 4,645,000 | -719,000 | -993,000 | -4,558,000 | 1,063,000 | 864,000 | 5,185,000 | -4,548,666 | -3,732,412 | 1,152,031 | 1,594,621 | 1,297,163 | 1,952,769 | 1,554,693 | 5,815,801 |
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SUFFOLK LIFE PENSIONS LIMITED group structure
Suffolk Life Pensions Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
SUFFOLK LIFE PENSIONS LIMITED
01180742
1 subsidiary
Suffolk Life Pensions Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Alastair Clarkson (Dec 2022) and Mr Peter Docherty (Jan 2023).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Alastair Clarkson | 59 years | Dec 2022 | - | Director | |
Mr Peter Docherty | 43 years | Jan 2023 | - | Director | |
Mr Richard Hoskins | United Kingdom | 60 years | Jun 2023 | - | Director |
Mr Michael Regan | 46 years | Jan 2024 | - | Director | |
Ms Cathryn Riley | United Kingdom | 63 years | May 2024 | - | Director |
Ms Clare Bousfield | 56 years | Jul 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
38.3m
+30%
operating profit
10.2m
+84%
gross margin
100%
0%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
13.9m
+0.45%
total assets
28.6m
+0.3%
cash
10.6m
+0.78%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
01180742
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
65300 - Pension funding
incorporation date
August 1974
age
51
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
suffolk capital trust limited (March 1994)
east asset management limited (September 1985)
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153 princes street, ipswich, suffolk, IP1 1QJ
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