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Company Number

05078352

Directors

John Osullivan

John Zafar

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Shareholders

bgf nominees limited

farooq mohammed

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Group Structure

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Industry

Other human resources provision

 

Registered Address

jupiter house, warley hill busin, the drive, brentwood, essex, CM13 3BE

the rethink group limited Estimated Valuation

£32.8m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE RETHINK GROUP LIMITED at £32.8m based on a Turnover of £88.8m and 0.37x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

the rethink group limited Estimated Valuation

£4.7m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE RETHINK GROUP LIMITED at £4.7m based on an EBITDA of £726k and a 6.42x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

the rethink group limited Estimated Valuation

£0

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE RETHINK GROUP LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-2.9m and 1.3x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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The Rethink Group Limited Overview

The Rethink Group Limited is a live company located in brentwood, CM13 3BE with a Companies House number of 05078352. It operates in the human resources provision and management of human resources functions sector, SIC Code 78300. Founded in March 2004, it's largest shareholder is bgf nominees limited with a 34.2% stake. The Rethink Group Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £88.8m with declining growth in recent years.

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The Rethink Group Limited Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded The Rethink Group Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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Health Rating3out of 5
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4 Strong

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2 Regular

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5 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £88.8m, make it larger than the average company (£7.3m)

£88.8m - The Rethink Group Limited

£7.3m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -6%, show it is growing at a slower rate (3.7%)

-6% - The Rethink Group Limited

3.7% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 15.2%, this company has a comparable cost of product (17.8%)

15.2% - The Rethink Group Limited

17.8% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of -3% make it less profitable than the average company (2.2%)

-3% - The Rethink Group Limited

2.2% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 164 employees, this is above the industry average (75)

164 - The Rethink Group Limited

75 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £58.5k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£51.8k)

£58.5k - The Rethink Group Limited

£51.8k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £541.3k, this is more efficient (£100k)

£541.3k - The Rethink Group Limited

£100k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 58 days, this is later than average (46 days)

58 days - The Rethink Group Limited

46 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 32 days, this is slower than average (10 days)

32 days - The Rethink Group Limited

10 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!

- - The Rethink Group Limited

- - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 5 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (8 weeks)

5 weeks - The Rethink Group Limited

8 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 111.9%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (80.6%)

111.9% - The Rethink Group Limited

80.6% - Industry AVG

THE RETHINK GROUP LIMITED financials

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The Rethink Group Limited's latest turnover from December 2020 is £88.8 million and the company has net assets of -£2.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, The Rethink Group Limited has 164 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Turnover88,769,000119,380,000105,295,000105,721,000119,997,000125,487,000114,548,000111,693,00087,259,00078,898,00056,377,00049,745,523
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales75,281,00099,385,00084,767,00085,102,000100,742,000105,732,00095,083,00092,133,00069,073,00060,760,00043,557,00038,824,255
Gross Profit13,488,00019,995,00020,528,00020,619,00019,255,00019,755,00019,465,00019,560,00018,186,00018,138,00012,820,00010,921,268
Admin Expenses16,140,00020,258,00020,948,00020,243,18222,429,83618,674,04717,507,59918,153,00018,713,00016,085,00011,723,06910,311,687
Operating Profit-2,652,000-263,000-420,000375,818-3,174,8361,080,9531,957,4011,407,000-527,0002,053,0001,096,931609,581
Interest Payable1,002,000721,000616,000863,000869,000768,000552,000579,000386,000301,000302,000312,854
Interest Receivable70,000240,000102,000263,0006,0002,000156,000777,0003,0004,015
Pre-Tax Profit-3,654,000-914,000-1,036,000-1,163,000-3,754,000529,0001,272,000830,000-757,0002,529,000920,000300,742
Tax29,00063,00047,000185,00062,000-127,000-333,000-172,000-21,000-375,000-284,000-86,085
Profit After Tax-3,625,000-851,000-989,000-978,000-3,692,000402,000939,000658,000-778,0002,154,000636,000214,657
Dividends Paid254,000227,00050,000
Retained Profit-3,625,000-851,000-1,042,000-656,000-4,089,000171,000861,000856,000-1,002,0001,927,000586,000214,657
Employee Costs9,602,00014,503,00015,197,00014,666,00014,688,00012,781,00012,873,00013,687,00014,092,00011,781,0008,565,0007,777,564
Number Of Employees164244234246245174188206241173135129
EBITDA*726,0001,054,000545,0001,349,818-290,8361,776,9532,236,4011,582,000-244,0002,313,0001,327,931808,311

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Tangible Assets2,484,0002,856,000889,000622,000547,000410,000526,000455,000559,000339,000333,000476,302
Intangible Assets2,905,0005,240,0005,588,0006,210,0007,949,0005,658,0004,003,0004,104,0004,046,0004,783,0001,080,000955,912
Investments & Other248,000433,000333,00013,00012,0005,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets5,389,0008,096,0006,477,0006,832,0008,496,0006,068,0004,529,0004,559,0004,605,0005,122,0001,413,0001,432,214
Stock & work in progress85,000
Trade Debtors14,116,00018,625,00019,869,00017,943,00019,600,00019,253,00023,810,00022,539,00021,652,00018,595,00014,047,0009,602,315
Group Debtors
Misc Debtors2,097,0002,565,0002,061,0001,405,0001,357,0001,248,0001,719,0002,731,0001,207,0001,559,000646,000895,781
Cash2,458,0004,658,0001,147,0001,383,0001,071,0002,523,0001,518,0001,600,0001,121,000892,0001,261,000578,186
misc current assets59,0004,000
total current assets18,674,00025,848,00023,077,00020,790,00022,028,00023,024,00027,047,00026,870,00023,984,00021,046,00016,039,00011,076,282
total assets24,063,00033,944,00029,554,00027,622,00030,524,00029,092,00031,576,00031,429,00028,589,00026,168,00017,452,00012,508,496
Bank overdraft
Bank loan500,000500,000500,000500,00033,000147,929
Trade Creditors 6,738,0009,143,0005,366,0007,482,0009,005,0009,571,0008,774,0008,209,0006,524,0006,780,0004,711,0003,481,550
Group/Directors Accounts
other short term finances10,120,00013,282,00010,637,0007,349,0008,510,0007,471,00011,011,00013,304,00013,065,0008,002,0006,300,000
hp & lease commitments103,000167,00079,00095,00035,00049,0003,00082,00072,791
other current liabilities6,298,0005,885,0007,574,0005,165,0005,869,0003,593,0004,949,0003,756,0003,671,0005,215,0003,279,0006,370,190
total current liabilities23,156,00028,310,00024,180,00020,663,00023,384,00021,214,00025,329,00025,304,00023,309,00020,000,00014,405,00010,072,460
loans7,490,0009,580,0007,144,0008,070,0007,508,0005,408,0002,104,00014,00080,000446,0006,000226,796
hp & lease commitments2,285,0002,255,00051,00024,000104,0006,00094,0007,00040,0001,0003,000
Accruals and Deferred Income389,000
other liabilities
provisions40,00074,000200,000382,000522,000304,00082,000100,00022,00012,00042,00038,368
total long term liabilities3,765,0004,827,0003,672,0004,226,0004,404,0002,856,0001,093,00057,00051,000229,00024,000132,582
total liabilities26,921,00033,137,00027,852,00024,889,00027,788,00024,070,00026,422,00025,361,00023,360,00020,229,00014,429,00010,205,042
net assets-2,858,000807,0001,702,0002,733,0002,736,0005,022,0005,154,0006,068,0005,229,0005,939,0003,023,0002,303,454
total shareholders funds-2,858,000807,0001,702,0002,733,0002,736,0005,022,0005,154,0006,068,0005,229,0005,939,0003,023,0002,303,454
Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit-2,652,000-263,000-420,000375,818-3,174,8361,080,9531,957,4011,407,000-527,0002,053,0001,096,931609,581
Depreciation841,000954,000312,000300,000280,000207,000234,000153,000199,000175,000190,000197,502
Amortisation2,537,000363,000653,000674,0002,604,000489,00045,00022,00084,00085,00041,0001,228
Tax29,00063,00047,000185,00062,000-127,000-333,000-172,000-21,000-375,000-284,000-86,085
Stock-85,00085,000
Debtors-4,977,000-740,0002,582,000-1,609,000456,000-5,028,000259,0002,411,0002,705,0005,461,0004,194,90410,498,096
Creditors-2,405,0003,777,000-2,116,000-1,523,000-566,000797,000565,0001,685,000-256,0002,069,0001,229,4503,481,550
Accruals and Deferred Income413,000-1,689,0002,409,000-1,093,0002,665,000-1,356,0001,193,00085,000-1,544,0001,936,000-3,091,1906,370,190
Deferred Taxes & Provisions-34,000-126,000-182,000-140,000218,000222,000-18,00078,00010,000-30,0003,63238,368
Cash flow from operations3,706,0003,819,000-1,879,000387,8181,632,1646,340,9533,384,401847,000-4,760,000537,000-5,094,081114,238
Investing Activities
capital expenditure-671,000-2,936,000-610,000690,000-5,312,000-2,235,000-249,000-129,000234,000-3,969,000-211,786-1,630,944
Change in Investments-185,000100,000333,000-13,0001,0007,0005,000
cash flow from investments-486,000-3,036,000-943,000690,000-5,312,000-2,222,000-250,000-136,000229,000-3,969,000-211,786-1,630,944
Financing Activities
Bank loans-500,000500,000-500,000500,000-33,000-114,929147,929
Group/Directors Accounts
Other Short Term Loans -3,162,0002,645,0003,288,000-1,161,0001,039,000-3,540,000-2,293,000239,0005,063,0001,702,0006,300,000
Long term loans-2,090,0002,436,000-926,000562,0002,100,0003,304,0002,090,000-66,000-366,000440,000-220,796226,796
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments30,0002,101,000-37,00087,00019,000-104,000147,000-47,00085,000-81,00012,20972,791
other long term liabilities
share issue-40,000-44,00011,000653,0001,803,000-303,000-1,775,000-17,000292,000989,000133,5462,088,797
interest-1,002,000-651,000-616,000-623,000-767,000-505,000-546,000-577,000-230,000476,000-299,000-308,839
cash flow from financing-6,264,0005,987,0001,720,00018,0003,694,000-1,148,000-1,877,000-468,0004,844,0003,493,0005,811,0302,227,474
cash and cash equivalents
cash-2,200,0003,511,000-236,000312,000-1,452,0001,005,000-82,000479,000229,000-369,000682,814578,186
overdraft
change in cash-2,200,0003,511,000-236,000312,000-1,452,0001,005,000-82,000479,000229,000-369,000682,814578,186

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The Rethink Group Limited Competitor Analysis

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the rethink group limited Ownership

THE RETHINK GROUP LIMITED group structure

The Rethink Group Limited has 4 subsidiary companies.

THE RETHINK GROUP LIMITED Shareholders

bgf nominees limited 34.18%
farooq mohammed 7.31%
saif kidwai 7.31%
pershing nominees limited 7.25%
michael bennett 6.08%
andrew lord 5.84%
business growth fund plc a/c bgf investments lp 3.67%
mr john o'sullivan 3.56%
share nominees ltd 2.69%
mark lee 2.41%

the rethink group limited directors

The Rethink Group Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr John Osullivan (Mar 2005) and Mr John Zafar (Mar 2017).

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Mr John Osullivan69 years Mar 2005- Director
Mr John ZafarEngland62 years Mar 2017- Director
Mr David ChubbEngland62 years Jan 2022- Director

P&L

December 2020

turnover

88.8m

-26%

operating profit

-2.7m

+908%

gross margin

15.2%

-9.28%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

December 2020

net assets

-2.9m

-4.54%

total assets

24.1m

-0.29%

cash

2.5m

-0.47%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

the rethink group limited company details

company number

05078352

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

78300 - Other human resources provision

incorporation date

March 2004

age

21

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

None

accounts

Group

last accounts submitted

December 2020

previous names

the rethink group plc (December 2014)

the rethink group limited (June 2008)

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accountant

-

auditor

BDO LLP

address

jupiter house, warley hill busin, the drive, brentwood, essex, CM13 3BE

Bank

BANK OF SCOTLAND

Legal Advisor

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the rethink group limited Charges & Mortgages

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We found 10 charges/mortgages relating to the rethink group limited. Currently there are 0 open charges and 10 have been satisfied in the past.

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