sme group plc Company Information
Company Number
02243425
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
mrs sushma b. esmail
sme family trust
Group Structure
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Industry
Activities of head offices
Registered Address
runway house the runway, ruislip, HA4 6SE
Website
www.smegroup.co.uksme group plc Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SME GROUP PLC at £151.1m based on a Turnover of £93.9m and 1.61x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
sme group plc Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SME GROUP PLC at £77.9m based on an EBITDA of £6.3m and a 12.36x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
sme group plc Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SME GROUP PLC at £162.7m based on Net Assets of £76m and 2.14x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Sme Group Plc Overview
Sme Group Plc is a live company located in ruislip, HA4 6SE with a Companies House number of 02243425. It operates in the activities of head offices sector, SIC Code 70100. Founded in April 1988, it's largest shareholder is mrs sushma b. esmail with a 76% stake. Sme Group Plc is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £93.9m with healthy growth in recent years.
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Sme Group Plc Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Sme Group Plc a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 9 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


9 Strong

0 Regular

3 Weak

Size
annual sales of £93.9m, make it larger than the average company (£20.3m)
£93.9m - Sme Group Plc
£20.3m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 6%, show it is growing at a slower rate (8.9%)
6% - Sme Group Plc
8.9% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 61.9%, this company has a lower cost of product (33.2%)
61.9% - Sme Group Plc
33.2% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 3.7% make it less profitable than the average company (5.8%)
3.7% - Sme Group Plc
5.8% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 1456 employees, this is above the industry average (115)
1456 - Sme Group Plc
115 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £18.4k, the company has a lower pay structure (£48.9k)
£18.4k - Sme Group Plc
£48.9k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £64.5k, this is less efficient (£196.4k)
£64.5k - Sme Group Plc
£196.4k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 2 days, this is earlier than average (44 days)
2 days - Sme Group Plc
44 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 94 days, this is slower than average (42 days)
94 days - Sme Group Plc
42 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 5 days, this is less than average (46 days)
5 days - Sme Group Plc
46 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 35 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (16 weeks)
35 weeks - Sme Group Plc
16 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 40.1%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (54.7%)
40.1% - Sme Group Plc
54.7% - Industry AVG
SME GROUP PLC financials

Sme Group Plc's latest turnover from March 2024 is £93.9 million and the company has net assets of £76 million. According to their latest financial statements, Sme Group Plc has 1,456 employees and maintains cash reserves of £19 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Apr 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Turnover | 93,936,963 | 88,053,260 | 97,321,800 | 79,260,976 | 79,467,000 | 75,088,000 | 73,942,000 | 73,231,000 | 72,949,000 | 70,316,000 | 64,356,000 | 59,636,423 | 54,091,404 | 47,161,864 | 45,101,320 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 35,765,763 | 36,355,397 | 34,349,302 | 27,575,802 | 25,679,000 | 24,264,000 | 22,141,000 | 21,432,000 | 22,151,000 | 22,706,000 | 21,142,000 | 19,471,328 | 18,138,735 | 15,108,890 | 14,642,778 |
Gross Profit | 58,171,200 | 51,697,863 | 62,972,498 | 51,685,174 | 53,788,000 | 50,824,000 | 51,801,000 | 51,799,000 | 50,798,000 | 47,610,000 | 43,214,000 | 40,165,095 | 35,952,669 | 32,052,974 | 30,458,542 |
Admin Expenses | 54,700,321 | 50,583,053 | 50,106,097 | 40,740,431 | 50,675,000 | 48,620,000 | 45,809,000 | 45,962,000 | 43,124,000 | 41,812,000 | 38,806,000 | 36,142,290 | 32,060,396 | 27,292,356 | 26,416,014 |
Operating Profit | 3,470,879 | 1,114,810 | 12,866,401 | 10,944,743 | 3,113,000 | 2,204,000 | 5,992,000 | 5,837,000 | 7,674,000 | 5,798,000 | 4,408,000 | 4,022,805 | 3,892,273 | 4,760,618 | 4,042,528 |
Interest Payable | 1,194,734 | 812,454 | 435,784 | 503,946 | 768,000 | 692,000 | 654,000 | 786,000 | 895,000 | 978,000 | 992,000 | 824,484 | 724,168 | 573,115 | 480,467 |
Interest Receivable | 69,104 | 13,451 | 1,362 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 395 | 2,271 | 6,813 | 32,711 | |||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 2,365,874 | 496,692 | 12,626,090 | 10,598,858 | 2,561,000 | 1,711,000 | 5,564,000 | 5,331,000 | 9,429,000 | 4,980,000 | 3,567,000 | 3,346,660 | 3,299,914 | 4,321,027 | 3,724,628 |
Tax | -2,338,308 | -353,296 | -2,569,791 | -2,048,351 | -574,000 | -169,000 | -905,000 | -1,253,000 | -1,845,000 | -958,000 | -509,000 | -1,079,911 | -1,172,255 | -1,364,186 | -1,078,458 |
Profit After Tax | 27,566 | 143,396 | 10,056,299 | 8,550,507 | 1,987,000 | 1,542,000 | 4,659,000 | 4,078,000 | 7,584,000 | 4,022,000 | 3,058,000 | 2,266,749 | 2,127,659 | 2,956,841 | 2,646,170 |
Dividends Paid | 1,664,989 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 40,000 | 136,758 | 40,000 | ||||
Retained Profit | -1,654,780 | 110,176 | 9,218,971 | 7,579,211 | 1,563,000 | 1,501,000 | 3,969,000 | 3,631,000 | 6,323,000 | 3,495,000 | 2,436,000 | 1,780,679 | 1,868,228 | 2,586,713 | 2,315,140 |
Employee Costs | 26,756,805 | 25,359,909 | 25,963,300 | 24,811,736 | 25,939,000 | 26,005,000 | 23,662,000 | 22,713,000 | 20,910,000 | 19,344,000 | 17,320,000 | 16,777,052 | 14,845,641 | 12,545,305 | 12,248,422 |
Number Of Employees | 1,456 | 1,485 | 1,520 | 1,586 | 1,682 | 1,711 | 1,620 | 1,578 | 1,540 | 1,554 | 1,680 | 1,808 | 1,616 | 1,243 | 1,056 |
EBITDA* | 6,302,801 | 3,943,636 | 15,386,069 | 13,469,391 | 5,574,000 | 4,761,000 | 10,468,000 | 10,566,000 | 10,125,000 | 8,229,000 | 6,503,000 | 6,009,433 | 5,691,043 | 6,193,539 | 5,403,670 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Apr 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 71,107,362 | 71,302,092 | 68,026,284 | 67,856,967 | 64,162,000 | 62,323,000 | 59,025,000 | 58,499,000 | 61,480,000 | 62,141,000 | 74,360,000 | 66,903,734 | 38,306,205 | 49,910,213 | 45,144,263 |
Intangible Assets | -2,648,681 | -2,979,769 | 22,500 | 109,501 | 284,000 | 458,000 | 578,000 | 846,000 | 1,115,000 | 1,514,000 | 1,853,000 | 2,172,352 | 2,091,838 | 1,309,559 | 1,660,581 |
Investments & Other | 35,398,223 | 35,740,243 | 34,599,358 | 35,219,327 | 35,311,000 | 34,535,000 | 34,337,000 | 32,078,000 | 31,159,000 | 27,283,000 | 5,121,000 | 3,686,078 | 20,068,928 | 2,299,849 | 2,173,138 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 103,856,904 | 104,062,566 | 102,648,142 | 103,185,795 | 99,757,000 | 97,316,000 | 93,940,000 | 91,423,000 | 93,754,000 | 90,938,000 | 81,334,000 | 72,762,164 | 60,466,971 | 53,519,621 | 48,977,982 |
Stock & work in progress | 547,757 | 782,733 | 755,550 | 663,120 | 701,000 | 730,000 | 596,000 | 493,000 | 506,000 | 433,000 | 452,000 | 405,405 | 375,003 | 312,043 | 283,707 |
Trade Debtors | 717,104 | 546,548 | 501,712 | 450,760 | 211,000 | 566,000 | 485,000 | 137,000 | 149,000 | 96,000 | 106,000 | 42,383 | 32,865 | 12,220 | 22,806 |
Group Debtors | 159,850 | 159,861 | 25,000 | 463,000 | |||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 4,240,669 | 4,483,530 | 9,079,026 | 3,940,311 | 3,694,000 | 3,664,000 | 2,454,000 | 2,401,000 | 2,452,000 | 927,000 | 2,245,000 | 1,858,364 | 2,698,852 | 2,754,200 | 2,416,863 |
Cash | 18,983,468 | 15,298,598 | 21,885,249 | 16,634,554 | 12,232,000 | 12,924,000 | 14,113,000 | 11,648,000 | 16,942,000 | 12,073,000 | 11,311,000 | 12,178,339 | 14,372,538 | 11,783,206 | 7,418,494 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 24,648,848 | 21,271,270 | 32,246,537 | 21,688,745 | 16,838,000 | 17,884,000 | 17,648,000 | 14,679,000 | 20,049,000 | 13,529,000 | 14,577,000 | 14,484,491 | 17,479,258 | 14,861,669 | 10,141,870 |
total assets | 128,505,752 | 125,333,836 | 134,894,679 | 124,874,540 | 116,595,000 | 115,200,000 | 111,588,000 | 106,102,000 | 113,803,000 | 104,467,000 | 95,911,000 | 87,246,655 | 77,946,229 | 68,381,290 | 59,119,852 |
Bank overdraft | 10,380,255 | 13,631,319 | 13,132,833 | 14,278,762 | 14,099,000 | 14,503,000 | 13,250,000 | 9,272,000 | 16,047,000 | 9,822,000 | 13,912,000 | 15,482,942 | 14,420,964 | 11,650,335 | 6,985,075 |
Bank loan | 4,128,000 | 2,907,379 | 3,222,243 | 2,906,265 | |||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 9,222,198 | 8,117,416 | 7,415,361 | 5,760,358 | 5,370,000 | 5,063,000 | 4,789,000 | 5,480,000 | 5,808,000 | 4,724,000 | 4,887,000 | 5,255,190 | 4,114,932 | 2,512,825 | 2,842,361 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 255,216 | 311,818 | 183,729 | 235,400 | |||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 23,360 | ||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 7,625,989 | 7,275,295 | 11,358,965 | 9,574,915 | 7,704,000 | 7,741,000 | 7,838,000 | 8,227,000 | 8,425,000 | 7,491,000 | 6,458,000 | 4,774,487 | 3,913,148 | 3,494,439 | 3,263,810 |
total current liabilities | 27,507,018 | 29,335,848 | 32,090,888 | 29,614,035 | 27,173,000 | 27,307,000 | 25,877,000 | 22,979,000 | 30,280,000 | 26,165,000 | 25,257,000 | 25,512,619 | 25,356,423 | 20,879,842 | 16,232,911 |
loans | 18,341,007 | 13,428,960 | 15,464,382 | 18,006,105 | 20,742,000 | 21,158,000 | 20,369,000 | 21,718,000 | 25,646,000 | 27,997,000 | 31,378,000 | 29,344,077 | 24,064,233 | 21,305,881 | 19,549,375 |
hp & lease commitments | 121,799 | ||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 5,515,805 | 3,911,482 | 3,017,752 | 2,949,042 | 2,924,000 | 2,647,000 | 2,923,000 | 3,672,000 | 4,156,000 | 3,768,000 | 1,568,000 | 1,920,346 | 1,789,132 | 1,506,780 | 1,389,092 |
total long term liabilities | 23,978,611 | 17,340,442 | 18,482,134 | 20,955,147 | 23,666,000 | 23,805,000 | 23,292,000 | 25,390,000 | 29,802,000 | 31,765,000 | 32,946,000 | 31,264,423 | 25,853,365 | 22,812,661 | 20,938,467 |
total liabilities | 51,485,629 | 46,676,290 | 50,573,022 | 50,569,182 | 50,839,000 | 51,112,000 | 49,169,000 | 48,369,000 | 60,082,000 | 57,930,000 | 58,203,000 | 56,777,042 | 51,209,788 | 43,692,503 | 37,171,378 |
net assets | 75,980,145 | 77,634,925 | 75,265,761 | 66,046,790 | 58,468,000 | 57,224,000 | 55,596,000 | 51,520,000 | 47,875,000 | 41,872,000 | 35,326,000 | 28,630,047 | 25,302,945 | 23,434,722 | 20,887,779 |
total shareholders funds | 75,980,145 | 77,634,925 | 75,265,761 | 66,046,790 | 58,468,000 | 57,224,000 | 55,596,000 | 51,520,000 | 47,875,000 | 41,872,000 | 35,326,000 | 28,630,047 | 25,302,945 | 23,434,722 | 20,887,779 |
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Apr 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 3,470,879 | 1,114,810 | 12,866,401 | 10,944,743 | 3,113,000 | 2,204,000 | 5,992,000 | 5,837,000 | 7,674,000 | 5,798,000 | 4,408,000 | 4,022,805 | 3,892,273 | 4,760,618 | 4,042,528 |
Depreciation | 2,831,922 | 2,806,326 | 2,432,667 | 2,350,254 | 2,287,000 | 2,378,000 | 4,207,000 | 4,460,000 | 2,052,000 | 2,032,000 | 1,751,000 | 1,617,142 | 1,347,714 | 1,081,899 | 972,410 |
Amortisation | 22,500 | 87,001 | 174,394 | 174,000 | 179,000 | 269,000 | 269,000 | 399,000 | 399,000 | 344,000 | 369,486 | 451,056 | 351,022 | 388,732 | |
Tax | -2,338,308 | -353,296 | -2,569,791 | -2,048,351 | -574,000 | -169,000 | -905,000 | -1,253,000 | -1,845,000 | -958,000 | -509,000 | -1,079,911 | -1,172,255 | -1,364,186 | -1,078,458 |
Stock | -234,976 | 27,183 | 92,430 | -37,880 | -29,000 | 134,000 | 103,000 | -13,000 | 73,000 | -19,000 | 46,595 | 30,402 | 62,960 | 28,336 | 283,707 |
Debtors | -72,316 | -4,415,799 | 5,214,667 | 486,071 | -325,000 | 1,291,000 | 401,000 | -63,000 | 1,578,000 | -1,791,000 | 913,253 | -830,970 | -34,703 | 326,751 | 2,439,669 |
Creditors | 1,104,782 | 702,055 | 1,655,003 | 390,358 | 307,000 | 274,000 | -691,000 | -328,000 | 1,084,000 | -163,000 | -368,190 | 1,140,258 | 1,602,107 | -329,536 | 2,842,361 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 350,694 | -4,083,670 | 1,784,050 | 1,870,915 | -37,000 | -97,000 | -389,000 | -198,000 | 934,000 | 1,033,000 | 1,683,513 | 861,339 | 418,709 | 230,629 | 3,263,810 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 1,604,323 | 893,730 | 68,710 | 25,042 | 277,000 | -276,000 | -749,000 | -484,000 | 388,000 | 2,200,000 | -352,346 | 131,214 | 282,352 | 117,688 | 1,389,092 |
Cash flow from operations | 7,331,584 | 5,491,071 | 11,016,944 | 13,259,164 | 5,901,000 | 3,068,000 | 7,230,000 | 8,379,000 | 9,035,000 | 12,151,000 | 5,997,129 | 7,862,901 | 6,793,699 | 4,493,047 | 9,097,099 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -5,777,000 | -6,776,000 | -1,892,000 | -2,951,000 | -4,629,000 | -6,332,000 | -11,443,795 | -8,614,581 | -5,866,468 | -2,363,245 | |||||
Change in Investments | -342,020 | 1,140,885 | -619,969 | -91,673 | 776,000 | 198,000 | 2,259,000 | 919,000 | 3,876,000 | 22,162,000 | 1,434,922 | -16,382,850 | 17,769,079 | 126,711 | 2,173,138 |
cash flow from investments | 342,020 | -1,140,885 | 619,969 | 91,673 | -776,000 | -5,975,000 | -9,035,000 | -2,811,000 | -6,827,000 | -26,791,000 | -7,766,922 | 4,939,055 | -26,383,660 | -5,993,179 | -4,536,383 |
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -4,128,000 | 4,128,000 | -2,907,379 | -314,864 | 315,978 | 2,906,265 | |||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -56,602 | 128,089 | 183,729 | -235,400 | 235,400 | ||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | 4,912,047 | -2,035,422 | -2,541,723 | -2,735,895 | -416,000 | 789,000 | -1,349,000 | -3,928,000 | -2,351,000 | -3,381,000 | 2,033,923 | 5,279,844 | 2,758,352 | 1,756,506 | 19,549,375 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 145,159 | ||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -1,125,630 | -799,003 | -434,422 | -503,946 | -768,000 | -692,000 | -652,000 | -782,000 | -895,000 | -978,000 | -991,000 | -824,089 | -721,897 | -566,302 | -447,756 |
cash flow from financing | 3,874,974 | -447,348 | -2,792,416 | -3,240,262 | -1,503,000 | 224,000 | -1,894,000 | -4,696,000 | -7,694,000 | 2,820,000 | 5,302,876 | 3,094,799 | 1,721,586 | 1,231,012 | 40,815,923 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 3,684,870 | -6,586,651 | 5,250,695 | 4,402,554 | -692,000 | -1,189,000 | 2,465,000 | -5,294,000 | 4,869,000 | 762,000 | -867,339 | -2,194,199 | 2,589,332 | 4,364,712 | 7,418,494 |
overdraft | -3,251,064 | 498,486 | -1,145,929 | 179,762 | -404,000 | 1,253,000 | 3,978,000 | -6,775,000 | 6,225,000 | -4,090,000 | -1,570,942 | 1,061,978 | 2,770,629 | 4,665,260 | 6,985,075 |
change in cash | 6,935,934 | -7,085,137 | 6,396,624 | 4,222,792 | -288,000 | -2,442,000 | -1,513,000 | 1,481,000 | -1,356,000 | 4,852,000 | 703,603 | -3,256,177 | -181,297 | -300,548 | 433,419 |
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sme group plc Ownership
SME GROUP PLC group structure
Sme Group Plc has 7 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
SME GROUP PLC
02243425
7 subsidiaries
sme group plc directors
Sme Group Plc currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Aly Esmail (Oct 2014) and Mr Akbarali Bata (Feb 2022).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Aly Esmail | England | 42 years | Oct 2014 | - | Director |
Mr Akbarali Bata | England | 72 years | Feb 2022 | - | Director |
P&L
March 2024turnover
93.9m
+7%
operating profit
3.5m
+211%
gross margin
62%
+5.47%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
March 2024net assets
76m
-0.02%
total assets
128.5m
+0.03%
cash
19m
+0.24%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
sme group plc company details
company number
02243425
Type
Public limited with Share Capital
industry
70100 - Activities of head offices
incorporation date
April 1988
age
37
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
March 2024
previous names
sme group limited (October 2002)
accountant
-
auditor
LAWRENCE GRANT LLP
address
runway house the runway, ruislip, HA4 6SE
Bank
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
Legal Advisor
-
sme group plc Charges & Mortgages
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