Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ASK4 SOLUTIONS LIMITED at £5.6m based on a Turnover of £6.5m and 0.86x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
ask4 solutions limitedEstimated Valuation
£10.9m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ASK4 SOLUTIONS LIMITED at £10.9m based on an EBITDA of £1.8m and a 6.09x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
ask4 solutions limitedEstimated Valuation
£12.7m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ASK4 SOLUTIONS LIMITED at £12.7m based on Net Assets of £5.6m and 2.29x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Ask4 Solutions LimitedOverview
Ask4 Solutions Limited is a live company located in sheffield, S1 4JL with a Companies House number of 05779505. It operates in the information technology consultancy activities sector, SIC Code 62020. Founded in April 2006, it's largest shareholder is
ask4 intergrated services limited
with a 100% stake. Ask4 Solutions Limited is a established,
mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at
£6.5m with
high
growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Ask4 Solutions Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 9 measures and has 0 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
Health Rating5out of 5
9 Strong
3 Regular
0 Weak
Size
annual sales of £6.5m, make it larger than the average company (£1.3m)
£6.5m - Ask4 Solutions Limited
£1.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 24%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7.2%)
24% - Ask4 Solutions Limited
7.2% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 57.9%, this company has a comparable cost of product (48.4%)
57.9% - Ask4 Solutions Limited
48.4% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 26.6% make it more profitable than the average company (6.7%)
26.6% - Ask4 Solutions Limited
6.7% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 16 employees, this is above the industry average (11)
16 - Ask4 Solutions Limited
11 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £56.7k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£56.7k)
£56.7k - Ask4 Solutions Limited
£56.7k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £405.6k, this is more efficient (£125.5k)
£405.6k - Ask4 Solutions Limited
£125.5k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 64 days, this is near the average (64 days)
64 days - Ask4 Solutions Limited
64 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 55 days, this is slower than average (29 days)
55 days - Ask4 Solutions Limited
29 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 0 days, this is less than average (12 days)
0 days - Ask4 Solutions Limited
12 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities
for 71 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (18 weeks)
71 weeks - Ask4 Solutions Limited
18 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 27.4%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (57.8%)
27.4% - Ask4 Solutions Limited
57.8% - Industry AVG
ASK4 SOLUTIONS LIMITED financials
EXPORT
Ask4 Solutions Limited's latest turnover from October 2023 is £6.5 million and the company has net assets of £5.6 million. According to their latest financial statements, Ask4 Solutions Limited has 16 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.8 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source:Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Oct 2023
Oct 2022
Oct 2021
Oct 2020
Oct 2019
Apr 2018
Apr 2017
Apr 2016
Apr 2015
Apr 2014
Apr 2013
Apr 2012
Apr 2011
Apr 2010
Turnover
6,489,616
5,148,132
4,278,936
3,434,858
4,746,005
2,385,839
2,243,914
1,553,864
1,938,589
1,093,088
778,343
747,559
809,794
496,941
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales
2,733,379
2,131,016
1,705,052
1,233,130
2,503,874
1,017,252
900,303
615,169
740,410
405,120
272,359
266,227
305,627
182,086
Gross Profit
3,756,237
3,017,116
2,573,884
2,201,728
2,242,131
1,368,587
1,343,611
938,695
1,198,179
687,968
505,983
481,332
504,167
314,854
Admin Expenses
2,030,345
1,562,433
1,511,358
1,435,312
880,463
1,267,546
1,059,506
1,032,779
1,090,561
629,028
494,405
478,719
456,159
228,020
Operating Profit
1,725,892
1,454,683
1,062,526
766,416
1,361,668
101,041
284,105
-94,084
107,618
58,940
11,578
2,613
48,008
86,834
Interest Payable
11
Interest Receivable
11,499
1,263
447
715
696
438
280
248
206
76
Pre-Tax Profit
1,725,892
1,454,683
1,062,526
766,416
1,373,156
102,304
284,552
-93,369
108,314
59,378
11,858
2,862
48,214
86,910
Tax
-384,572
-277,962
-199,078
-158,179
-258,488
-19,438
-54,065
-21,663
-12,469
-2,727
-687
-12,536
-24,335
Profit After Tax
1,341,320
1,176,721
863,448
608,237
1,114,668
82,866
230,487
-93,369
86,651
46,909
9,131
2,175
35,678
62,575
Dividends Paid
Retained Profit
1,341,320
1,176,721
863,448
608,237
1,114,668
82,866
230,487
-93,369
86,651
46,909
9,131
2,175
35,678
62,575
Employee Costs
906,694
1,990,322
1,708,299
1,459,008
1,515,135
1,367,446
1,399,019
689,448
806,561
507,004
378,429
322,926
363,693
259,657
Number Of Employees
16
38
35
32
30
26
26
12
14
9
7
6
7
5
EBITDA*
1,784,406
1,507,145
1,099,590
825,862
1,495,407
193,120
346,948
-49,287
139,254
82,996
28,586
19,368
61,391
96,746
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Oct 2023
Oct 2022
Oct 2021
Oct 2020
Oct 2019
Apr 2018
Apr 2017
Apr 2016
Apr 2015
Apr 2014
Apr 2013
Apr 2012
Apr 2011
Apr 2010
Tangible Assets
102,225
95,391
72,399
55,994
76,082
149,247
145,309
83,958
68,177
42,340
29,458
22,342
20,692
18,147
Intangible Assets
4,043
4,144
875
3,006
7,032
13,598
14,691
13,232
3,450
5,650
4,400
6,600
8,870
154
Investments & Other
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
93,551
Total Fixed Assets
106,268
99,535
73,274
59,000
83,114
256,396
160,000
97,190
71,627
47,990
33,858
28,942
29,562
18,301
Stock & work in progress
3,342
6,590
3,354
2,498
2,661
1,735
1,523
751
837
983
Trade Debtors
1,150,469
1,196,874
831,571
524,275
577,277
550,309
432,416
296,207
325,500
171,898
122,726
121,413
130,597
81,418
Group Debtors
3,456,383
3,179,189
1,343,448
658,209
651,515
Misc Debtors
100,221
175,650
121,418
89,591
46,349
141,022
83,946
26,695
29,121
Cash
2,847,875
789,911
1,581,002
2,130,463
931,521
265,781
239,418
118,052
168,057
110,366
64,935
47,243
52,099
30,263
misc current assets
total current assets
7,558,290
5,341,624
3,877,439
3,402,538
2,206,662
963,702
759,134
443,452
525,339
283,999
189,184
169,407
183,533
112,664
total assets
7,664,558
5,441,159
3,950,713
3,461,538
2,289,776
1,220,098
919,134
540,642
596,966
331,989
223,042
198,349
213,095
130,965
Bank overdraft
Bank loan
Trade Creditors
414,755
222,383
269,589
238,186
38,352
100,204
86,199
93,770
340,411
167,297
107,890
93,860
111,204
65,300
Group/Directors Accounts
825,783
315,933
108,884
646,695
48,277
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities
840,244
666,677
522,780
390,645
621,717
628,430
423,769
280,493
total current liabilities
2,080,782
1,204,993
901,253
1,275,526
708,346
728,634
509,968
374,263
340,411
167,297
107,890
93,860
111,204
65,300
loans
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions
16,275
9,985
3,655
28,357
28,925
16,625
13,432
8,220
5,589
4,057
3,636
3,088
total long term liabilities
16,275
9,985
3,655
28,357
28,925
16,625
13,432
8,220
5,589
4,057
3,636
3,088
total liabilities
2,097,057
1,214,978
901,253
1,275,526
712,001
756,991
538,893
390,888
353,843
175,517
113,479
97,917
114,840
68,388
net assets
5,567,501
4,226,181
3,049,460
2,186,012
1,577,775
463,107
380,241
149,754
243,123
156,472
109,563
100,432
98,255
62,577
total shareholders funds
5,567,501
4,226,181
3,049,460
2,186,012
1,577,775
463,107
380,241
149,754
243,123
156,472
109,563
100,432
98,255
62,577
Oct 2023
Oct 2022
Oct 2021
Oct 2020
Oct 2019
Apr 2018
Apr 2017
Apr 2016
Apr 2015
Apr 2014
Apr 2013
Apr 2012
Apr 2011
Apr 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit
1,725,892
1,454,683
1,062,526
766,416
1,361,668
101,041
284,105
-94,084
107,618
58,940
11,578
2,613
48,008
86,834
Depreciation
57,131
51,158
34,933
55,420
127,173
87,986
59,902
43,541
29,436
21,856
14,808
14,485
11,099
9,828
Amortisation
1,383
1,304
2,131
4,026
6,566
4,093
2,941
1,256
2,200
2,200
2,200
2,270
2,284
84
Tax
-384,572
-277,962
-199,078
-158,179
-258,488
-19,438
-54,065
-21,663
-12,469
-2,727
-687
-12,536
-24,335
Stock
3,342
-6,590
3,236
856
-163
926
212
772
-86
-146
983
Debtors
155,360
2,255,276
1,024,362
-3,066
490,259
268,520
193,460
-31,719
182,723
49,172
1,313
-9,184
49,179
81,418
Creditors
192,372
-47,206
31,403
199,834
-61,852
14,005
-7,571
-246,641
173,114
59,407
14,030
-17,344
45,904
65,300
Accruals and Deferred Income
173,567
143,897
132,135
-231,072
-6,713
204,661
143,276
280,493
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
6,290
9,985
-3,655
-24,702
-568
12,300
3,193
5,212
2,631
1,532
421
548
3,088
Cash flow from operations
1,613,361
-919,417
39,688
635,856
659,983
120,024
246,572
19,640
112,268
83,181
39,336
11,028
46,274
58,398
Investing Activities
capital expenditure
-65,247
-78,723
-51,338
-35,332
-54,008
-94,924
-125,653
-70,360
-55,273
-38,188
-21,924
-16,135
-24,644
-28,213
Change in Investments
cash flow from investments
-65,247
-78,723
-51,338
-35,332
-54,008
-94,924
-125,653
-70,360
-55,273
-38,188
-21,924
-16,135
-24,644
-28,213
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts
509,850
207,049
-537,811
598,418
48,277
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
share issue
2
2
interest
11,488
1,263
447
715
696
438
280
248
206
76
cash flow from financing
509,850
207,049
-537,811
598,418
59,765
1,263
447
715
696
438
280
250
206
78
cash and cash equivalents
cash
2,057,964
-791,091
-549,461
1,198,942
665,740
26,363
121,366
-50,005
57,691
45,431
17,692
-4,856
21,836
30,263
overdraft
change in cash
2,057,964
-791,091
-549,461
1,198,942
665,740
26,363
121,366
-50,005
57,691
45,431
17,692
-4,856
21,836
30,263
ask4 solutions limited Credit Report and Business Information
Very Low Risk70 - 100
Low Risk50 - 70
Moderate Risk30 - 50
High Risk20 - 30
Very High Risk0 - 20
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ask4 solutions limited Ownership
ASK4 SOLUTIONS LIMITED group structure
Ask4 Solutions Limited has no subsidiary companies.
The sole shareholder of Ask4 Solutions Limited is Ask4 Intergrated Services Limited.
ask4 intergrated services limited
100%
ask4 solutions limited directors
Ask4 Solutions Limited currently has 5 directors.
The longest serving directors include
Mr Jonathan Thornhill (Mar 2019) and
Mr Richard Mogg (Feb 2020).
devonshire green house, 14 fitzwilliam street, sheffield, south yorkshire, S1 4JL
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ask4 solutions limited Charges & Mortgages
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We found 5 charges/mortgages relating to ask4 solutions limited. Currently there are 1 open charges and 4 have been satisfied in the past.
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