ey-seren limited Company Information
Company Number
04151569
Next Accounts
Mar 2026
Shareholders
foviance group ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Market research and public opinion polling
Registered Address
1 more london place, london, SE1 2AF
Website
https://www.seren.comey-seren limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of EY-SEREN LIMITED at £23.4m based on a Turnover of £27.8m and 0.84x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
ey-seren limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of EY-SEREN LIMITED at £17.3m based on an EBITDA of £3.5m and a 4.95x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
ey-seren limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of EY-SEREN LIMITED at £16.7m based on Net Assets of £10.2m and 1.64x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Ey-seren Limited Overview
Ey-seren Limited is a live company located in london, SE1 2AF with a Companies House number of 04151569. It operates in the market research and public opinion polling sector, SIC Code 73200. Founded in February 2001, it's largest shareholder is foviance group ltd with a 100% stake. Ey-seren Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £27.8m with declining growth in recent years.
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Ey-seren Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Ey-Seren Limited a 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 £27.8m, make it larger than the average company (£9m)
£27.8m - Ey-seren Limited
£9m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -5%, show it is growing at a slower rate (9.4%)
-5% - Ey-seren Limited
9.4% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 67.7%, this company has a comparable cost of product (67.7%)
67.7% - Ey-seren Limited
67.7% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 12.6% make it more profitable than the average company (5.3%)
12.6% - Ey-seren Limited
5.3% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 156 employees, this is above the industry average (57)
156 - Ey-seren Limited
57 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £99.5k, the company has a higher pay structure (£69.5k)
£99.5k - Ey-seren Limited
£69.5k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £178.1k, this is more efficient (£150.7k)
£178.1k - Ey-seren Limited
£150.7k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Ey-seren Limited
- - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 37 days, this is close to average (39 days)
37 days - Ey-seren Limited
39 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Ey-seren Limited
- - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 78 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (13 weeks)
78 weeks - Ey-seren Limited
13 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 34.5%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (60.3%)
34.5% - Ey-seren Limited
60.3% - Industry AVG
EY-SEREN LIMITED financials

Ey-Seren Limited's latest turnover from June 2024 is £27.8 million and the company has net assets of £10.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Ey-Seren Limited has 156 employees and maintains cash reserves of £7.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2016 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 27,789,000 | 30,944,000 | 26,718,000 | 32,206,000 | 26,556,000 | 15,904,000 | 12,522,000 | 10,360,000 | 16,801,537 | 10,551,542 | 7,221,545 | 4,684,552 | 4,101,183 | ||
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 3,818,000 | 4,319,000 | 5,133,687 | 3,349,418 | 2,863,646 | ||||||||||
Gross Profit | 28,388,000 | 22,237,000 | 2,087,858 | 1,335,134 | 1,237,537 | ||||||||||
Admin Expenses | 24,272,000 | 20,746,000 | 1,072,890 | 899,892 | |||||||||||
Operating Profit | 3,499,000 | 5,584,000 | 6,752,000 | 4,116,000 | 1,491,000 | 1,027,000 | 763,000 | 1,007,000 | 3,357,106 | 3,022,794 | 262,244 | 337,645 | |||
Interest Payable | 23,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 31,000 | 33,000 | 25 | 5,809 | 8,035 | |||||||
Interest Receivable | 254,000 | 300,000 | 50,000 | 7,000 | 2,624 | 2,419 | 1,732 | ||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 3,730,000 | 5,859,000 | 6,777,000 | 4,092,000 | 1,458,000 | 1,027,000 | 763,000 | 1,006,000 | 3,358,090 | 3,025,020 | 888,369 | 264,663 | 338,436 | ||
Tax | -911,000 | -1,205,000 | -1,304,000 | -844,000 | -330,000 | -219,000 | -168,000 | -212,000 | -619,848 | -269,096 | -93,717 | -27,905 | |||
Profit After Tax | 2,819,000 | 4,654,000 | 5,473,000 | 3,248,000 | 1,128,000 | 808,000 | 595,000 | 794,000 | 2,738,242 | 2,755,924 | 794,652 | 236,758 | 338,436 | ||
Dividends Paid | 5,000,000 | 6,500,000 | 202,016 | 585,970 | 232,063 | ||||||||||
Retained Profit | 2,819,000 | -346,000 | -1,027,000 | 3,248,000 | 1,128,000 | 808,000 | 595,000 | 794,000 | 2,536,226 | 2,169,954 | 562,589 | 236,758 | 338,436 | ||
Employee Costs | 15,521,000 | 15,641,000 | 11,347,000 | 11,319,000 | 10,318,000 | 7,428,000 | 5,642,000 | 4,520,000 | 6,768,682 | 3,305,420 | 3,565,359 | 485,241 | 343,111 | ||
Number Of Employees | 156 | 163 | 119 | 116 | 111 | 72 | 59 | 45 | 51 | 51 | |||||
EBITDA* | 3,503,000 | 5,591,000 | 6,861,000 | 5,201,000 | 2,581,000 | 1,311,000 | 1,047,000 | 1,221,000 | 3,586,694 | 3,202,879 | 280,141 | 383,295 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2016 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 215,000 | 544,000 | 5,409,000 | 5,566,000 | 1,932,000 | 771,000 | 1,009,000 | 1,182,000 | 971,594 | 928,194 | 1,046,325 | 52,195 | 41,860 | 23,731 | 18,255 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 4,507,000 | ||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 215,000 | 540,000 | 5,356,000 | 6,000 | 1,687,171 | 235,421 | |||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 215,000 | 544,000 | 5,367,000 | 5,566,000 | 1,932,000 | 771,000 | 1,009,000 | 1,182,000 | 971,594 | 928,194 | 2,733,496 | 287,616 | 41,860 | 23,731 | 18,255 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 593,000 | 471,000 | 516,000 | 1,443,938 | 1,663,624 | 1,093,037 | 764,571 | 441,718 | |||||||
Group Debtors | 5,272,000 | 2,148,000 | 2,463,000 | 471,000 | 4,607,000 | 4,081,000 | 4,358,000 | 2,956,869 | 1,580,927 | ||||||
Misc Debtors | 2,289,000 | 3,217,000 | 819,000 | 1,594,000 | 2,778,000 | 1,935,000 | 2,149,000 | 2,495,978 | 4,008,957 | 104,800 | 51,381 | 55,549 | |||
Cash | 7,460,000 | 2,702,000 | 13,465,000 | 10,909,000 | 6,876,000 | 3,076,000 | 1,835,000 | 4,170,000 | 6,709,646 | 1,781,331 | 1,132,898 | 94,499 | 268,947 | 601,938 | 799,385 |
misc current assets | 340,000 | 5,089,000 | 270,000 | 45,000 | 224,000 | ||||||||||
total current assets | 15,361,000 | 13,156,000 | 17,610,000 | 13,445,000 | 10,170,000 | 7,683,000 | 7,896,000 | 10,901,000 | 12,162,493 | 7,371,215 | 2,681,636 | 1,758,123 | 1,361,984 | 1,417,890 | 1,296,652 |
total assets | 15,576,000 | 13,700,000 | 22,977,000 | 19,011,000 | 12,102,000 | 8,454,000 | 8,905,000 | 12,083,000 | 13,134,087 | 8,299,409 | 5,415,132 | 2,045,739 | 1,403,844 | 1,441,621 | 1,314,907 |
Bank overdraft | 85 | ||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 923,000 | 1,657,000 | 1,181,000 | 339,000 | 206,000 | 914,000 | 716,000 | 997,000 | 371,447 | 574,713 | 190,213 | 1,125,151 | 921,780 | 133,746 | 139,577 |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 347,000 | 348,000 | 347,000 | 347,000 | 347,000 | ||||||||||
other current liabilities | 3,657,000 | 3,554,000 | 12,628,000 | 8,150,000 | 4,471,000 | 3,078,000 | 4,544,000 | 4,102,000 | 6,573,282 | 1,759,688 | 1,421,026 | 696,184 | 800,312 | ||
total current liabilities | 4,927,000 | 5,559,000 | 14,156,000 | 8,836,000 | 5,024,000 | 3,992,000 | 5,260,000 | 5,099,000 | 6,944,729 | 2,334,401 | 1,611,239 | 1,125,151 | 921,780 | 829,930 | 939,974 |
loans | 344,000 | 1,018,000 | 1,686,000 | 2,340,000 | 2,984,000 | 2,311,877 | |||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 172,000 | 509,000 | 843,000 | 1,170,000 | 1,492,000 | ||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 330 | 2,312,207 | |||||||||||||
provisions | 536,000 | 484,000 | 484,000 | 484,000 | 142,000 | 150,000 | 132,000 | 8,839 | |||||||
total long term liabilities | 440,000 | 751,000 | 1,085,000 | 1,412,000 | 1,563,000 | 75,000 | 66,000 | 330 | 2,312,207 | 2,320,716 | |||||
total liabilities | 5,367,000 | 6,310,000 | 15,241,000 | 10,248,000 | 6,587,000 | 4,067,000 | 5,326,000 | 5,099,000 | 6,945,059 | 4,646,608 | 3,931,955 | 1,125,151 | 921,780 | 829,930 | 939,974 |
net assets | 10,209,000 | 7,390,000 | 7,736,000 | 8,763,000 | 5,515,000 | 4,387,000 | 3,579,000 | 6,984,000 | 6,189,028 | 3,652,801 | 1,483,177 | 920,588 | 482,064 | 611,691 | 374,933 |
total shareholders funds | 10,209,000 | 7,390,000 | 7,736,000 | 8,763,000 | 5,515,000 | 4,387,000 | 3,579,000 | 6,984,000 | 6,189,028 | 3,652,801 | 1,483,177 | 920,588 | 482,064 | 611,691 | 374,933 |
Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2016 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 3,499,000 | 5,584,000 | 6,752,000 | 4,116,000 | 1,491,000 | 1,027,000 | 763,000 | 1,007,000 | 3,357,106 | 3,022,794 | 262,244 | 337,645 | |||
Depreciation | 4,000 | 7,000 | 109,000 | 1,085,000 | 1,090,000 | 284,000 | 284,000 | 214,000 | 229,588 | 180,085 | 185,416 | 25,383 | 21,130 | 17,897 | 45,650 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | -911,000 | -1,205,000 | -1,304,000 | -844,000 | -330,000 | -219,000 | -168,000 | -212,000 | -619,848 | -269,096 | -93,717 | -27,905 | |||
Stock | |||||||||||||||
Debtors | 1,871,000 | -3,326,000 | 6,689,000 | -752,000 | -1,313,000 | -1,409,000 | -491,000 | 1,054,153 | 5,452,847 | 2,353,975 | 1,336,864 | 806,008 | 277,085 | 318,685 | 497,267 |
Creditors | -734,000 | 476,000 | 842,000 | 133,000 | -708,000 | 198,000 | -281,000 | 625,553 | 371,447 | 384,500 | -934,938 | 203,371 | 788,034 | -5,831 | 139,577 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 103,000 | -9,074,000 | 4,478,000 | 3,679,000 | 1,393,000 | -1,466,000 | 442,000 | -2,471,282 | 6,573,282 | 338,662 | 1,421,026 | -696,184 | -104,128 | 800,312 | |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 52,000 | 342,000 | -8,000 | 18,000 | 132,000 | -8,839 | 8,839 | ||||||||
Cash flow from operations | 142,000 | -886,000 | 4,188,000 | 9,263,000 | 4,241,000 | 1,251,000 | 1,663,000 | -1,890,882 | 4,458,728 | 1,294,131 | -176,408 | 825,917 | |||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -1,179,546 | ||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -4,507,000 | 4,507,000 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | -1,179,546 | ||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -674,000 | -668,000 | -654,000 | -644,000 | 2,984,000 | -2,311,877 | 2,311,877 | ||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -338,000 | -333,000 | -327,000 | -322,000 | 1,839,000 | ||||||||||
other long term liabilities | -330 | 330 | 2,312,207 | ||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 231,000 | 275,000 | 25,000 | -24,000 | -33,000 | 2,599 | -3,390 | -6,303 | |||||||
cash flow from financing | -781,000 | -726,000 | -956,000 | -990,000 | 4,790,000 | -4,000,000 | 642 | 3,653,132 | 2,314,476 | -3,390 | 30,194 | ||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 4,758,000 | -10,763,000 | 2,556,000 | 4,033,000 | 3,800,000 | 1,241,000 | -2,335,000 | -2,539,646 | 6,709,646 | 648,433 | 1,038,399 | -174,448 | -332,991 | -197,447 | 799,385 |
overdraft | -85 | 85 | |||||||||||||
change in cash | 4,758,000 | -10,763,000 | 2,556,000 | 4,033,000 | 3,800,000 | 1,241,000 | -2,335,000 | -2,539,646 | 6,709,646 | 648,433 | 1,038,399 | -174,448 | -332,991 | -197,362 | 799,300 |
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Ey-seren Limited Competitor Analysis

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ey-seren limited Ownership
EY-SEREN LIMITED group structure
Ey-Seren Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
EY-SEREN LIMITED
04151569
ey-seren limited directors
Ey-Seren Limited currently has 7 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Michael Von Der Geest (Jan 2019) and Mr Peter Neufeld (Jan 2019).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Michael Von Der Geest | United Kingdom | 57 years | Jan 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Peter Neufeld | 54 years | Jan 2019 | - | Director | |
Mr Stuart Orr | United Kingdom | 57 years | Feb 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Paul Sparkes | 58 years | Feb 2020 | - | Director | |
Mr Laurence Buchanan | England | 49 years | Nov 2020 | - | Director |
Ms Lisa Lindstrom | England | 51 years | Aug 2021 | - | Director |
Preetham Peddanagari | 46 years | Apr 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
June 2024turnover
27.8m
-10%
operating profit
3.5m
-37%
gross margin
67.7%
+15.32%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
June 2024net assets
10.2m
+0.38%
total assets
15.6m
+0.14%
cash
7.5m
+1.76%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
ey-seren limited company details
company number
04151569
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
73200 - Market research and public opinion polling
incorporation date
February 2001
age
24
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
June 2024
previous names
seren design limited (August 2015)
foviance limited (March 2013)
accountant
-
auditor
BDO LLP
address
1 more london place, london, SE1 2AF
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
-
ey-seren limited Charges & Mortgages
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