nesta
nesta Company Information
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Industry
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
Registered Address
58 victoria embankment, london, EC4Y 0DS
Website
http://artsimpactfund.orgnesta Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of NESTA at £96.8m based on a Turnover of £52.4m and 1.85x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
nesta Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of NESTA at £99.5m based on an EBITDA of £9.5m and a 10.45x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
nesta Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of NESTA at £1.7b based on Net Assets of £477.9m and 3.5x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Nesta Overview
Nesta is a live company located in london, EC4Y 0DS with a Companies House number of 07706036. It operates in the research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities sector, SIC Code 72200. Founded in July 2011, it's largest shareholder is unknown. Nesta is a established, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £52.4m with high growth in recent years.
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Nesta Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Nesta 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
3 Regular
2 Weak
Size
annual sales of £52.4m, make it larger than the average company (£825.5k)
£52.4m - Nesta
£825.5k - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 21%, show it is growing at a faster rate (8.8%)
21% - Nesta
8.8% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 42.1%, this company has a comparable cost of product (42.1%)
42.1% - Nesta
42.1% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 13.9% make it more profitable than the average company (5.1%)
13.9% - Nesta
5.1% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 494 employees, this is above the industry average (14)
494 - Nesta
14 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £76.6k, the company has a higher pay structure (£47.1k)
£76.6k - Nesta
£47.1k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £106.1k, this is more efficient (£89.9k)
£106.1k - Nesta
£89.9k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 30 days, this is near the average (30 days)
30 days - Nesta
30 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 12 days, this is close to average (13 days)
12 days - Nesta
13 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Nesta
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 62 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (79 weeks)
62 weeks - Nesta
79 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 4.8%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (35.7%)
4.8% - Nesta
35.7% - Industry AVG
NESTA financials
Nesta's latest turnover from March 2024 is £52.4 million and the company has net assets of £477.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Nesta has 494 employees and maintains cash reserves of £16.5 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 | Mar 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 52,412,000 | 46,114,000 | 26,176,000 | 29,594,000 | 43,347,000 | 29,296,000 | 27,140,000 | 24,908,000 | 14,492,000 | 17,916,000 | 15,974,000 | 355,127,000 | |
| Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||
| Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | |||||||||||||
| Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||
| Operating Profit | |||||||||||||
| Interest Payable | |||||||||||||
| Interest Receivable | |||||||||||||
| Pre-Tax Profit | 6,198,000 | -39,389,000 | 5,724,000 | 81,178,000 | -3,845,000 | -13,056,000 | -5,089,000 | -8,457,000 | -11,181,000 | -14,099,000 | -12,554,000 | 330,468,000 | |
| Tax | |||||||||||||
| Profit After Tax | 6,198,000 | -39,389,000 | 5,724,000 | 81,178,000 | -3,845,000 | -13,056,000 | -5,089,000 | -8,457,000 | -11,181,000 | -14,099,000 | -12,554,000 | 330,468,000 | |
| Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||
| Retained Profit | 6,198,000 | -39,389,000 | 5,724,000 | 81,178,000 | -3,845,000 | -13,056,000 | -5,089,000 | -8,457,000 | -11,181,000 | -14,099,000 | -12,554,000 | 330,468,000 | |
| Employee Costs | 37,849,000 | 35,890,000 | 21,843,000 | 17,876,000 | 17,327,000 | 14,212,000 | 11,681,000 | 11,196,000 | 10,336,000 | 9,204,000 | 7,496,000 | 6,299,000 | |
| Number Of Employees | 494 | 510 | 523 | 277 | 306 | 253 | 193 | 173 | 167 | 144 | 114 | 95 | |
| EBITDA* |
* 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 | Mar 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | 25,130,000 | 25,136,000 | 25,425,000 | 25,197,000 | 25,729,000 | 26,231,000 | 26,608,000 | 26,651,000 | 607,000 | 552,000 | 866,000 | 1,009,000 | |
| Intangible Assets | 6,205,000 | 9,474,000 | 10,563,000 | ||||||||||
| Investments & Other | 431,814,000 | 418,293,000 | 452,562,000 | 449,616,000 | 377,533,000 | 408,890,000 | 397,698,000 | 385,561,000 | 289,412,000 | 302,320,000 | 347,649,000 | 344,333,000 | |
| Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 860,000 | 23,000 | 1,712,000 | 8,108,000 | 3,982,000 | 4,713,000 | 2,890,000 | 2,309,000 | 2,666,000 | 250,000 | |||
| Total Fixed Assets | 464,009,000 | 452,926,000 | 490,262,000 | 482,921,000 | 407,244,000 | 439,834,000 | 427,196,000 | 414,521,000 | 292,685,000 | 302,872,000 | 348,515,000 | 345,592,000 | |
| Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||
| Trade Debtors | 4,414,000 | 5,541,000 | 6,284,000 | 1,436,000 | 1,775,000 | 7,620,000 | 1,767,000 | 4,401,000 | 30,696,000 | 1,863,000 | 3,217,000 | 940,000 | |
| Group Debtors | 7,000 | ||||||||||||
| Misc Debtors | 16,880,000 | 14,705,000 | 12,839,000 | 12,464,000 | 12,779,000 | 1,300,000 | 9,173,000 | 595,000 | 6,016,000 | 611,000 | 431,000 | 423,000 | |
| Cash | 16,451,000 | 20,077,000 | 24,034,000 | 24,006,000 | 15,424,000 | 22,349,000 | 23,812,000 | 35,376,000 | 51,277,000 | 101,745,000 | 24,423,000 | 25,273,000 | |
| misc current assets | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 11,686,000 | ||||||||||
| total current assets | 37,745,000 | 40,323,000 | 43,157,000 | 37,906,000 | 34,978,000 | 36,276,000 | 34,752,000 | 40,372,000 | 99,675,000 | 104,219,000 | 28,071,000 | 26,636,000 | |
| total assets | 501,754,000 | 493,249,000 | 533,419,000 | 520,827,000 | 442,222,000 | 476,110,000 | 461,948,000 | 454,893,000 | 392,360,000 | 407,091,000 | 376,586,000 | 372,228,000 | |
| Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||
| Bank loan | |||||||||||||
| Trade Creditors | 1,051,000 | 1,878,000 | 1,072,000 | 593,000 | 1,423,000 | 1,591,000 | 918,000 | 6,473,000 | 596,000 | 467,000 | 584,000 | 372,000 | |
| Group/Directors Accounts | 3,000 | 54,000 | 56,000 | 20,000 | |||||||||
| other short term finances | |||||||||||||
| hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||
| other current liabilities | 12,601,000 | 11,690,000 | 13,087,000 | 6,511,000 | 10,368,000 | 8,716,000 | 9,553,000 | 3,446,000 | 5,838,000 | 12,597,000 | 10,692,000 | 10,050,000 | |
| total current liabilities | 13,652,000 | 13,568,000 | 14,159,000 | 7,107,000 | 11,845,000 | 10,363,000 | 10,491,000 | 9,919,000 | 6,434,000 | 13,064,000 | 11,276,000 | 10,422,000 | |
| loans | |||||||||||||
| hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||
| Accruals and Deferred Income | 18,000 | 76,000 | 188,000 | ||||||||||
| other liabilities | 10,103,000 | 7,814,000 | 7,632,000 | 8,584,000 | 6,643,000 | 11,070,000 | 6,269,000 | 5,391,000 | 1,041,000 | 238,000 | 1,596,000 | 360,000 | |
| provisions | 125,000 | 68,000 | 176,000 | ||||||||||
| total long term liabilities | 10,246,000 | 7,958,000 | 7,996,000 | 8,584,000 | 6,643,000 | 11,070,000 | 6,269,000 | 5,391,000 | 1,041,000 | 238,000 | 1,596,000 | 360,000 | |
| total liabilities | 23,898,000 | 21,526,000 | 22,155,000 | 15,691,000 | 18,488,000 | 21,433,000 | 16,760,000 | 15,310,000 | 7,475,000 | 13,302,000 | 12,872,000 | 10,782,000 | |
| net assets | 477,856,000 | 471,723,000 | 511,264,000 | 503,124,000 | 422,001,000 | 453,290,000 | 444,007,000 | 439,583,000 | 384,885,000 | 393,789,000 | 363,714,000 | 361,446,000 | |
| total shareholders funds | 477,856,000 | 471,723,000 | 511,264,000 | 503,124,000 | 422,001,000 | 453,290,000 | 444,007,000 | 439,583,000 | 384,885,000 | 393,789,000 | 363,714,000 | 361,446,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Activities | |||||||||||||
| Operating Profit | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 1,131,000 | 1,029,000 | 730,000 | 674,000 | 682,000 | 647,000 | 570,000 | 383,000 | 421,000 | 408,000 | 380,000 | ||
| Amortisation | 1,090,000 | 1,089,000 | 332,000 | ||||||||||
| Tax | |||||||||||||
| Stock | |||||||||||||
| Debtors | 1,885,000 | -566,000 | -1,173,000 | 3,472,000 | 4,896,000 | -190,000 | 6,525,000 | -32,073,000 | 36,904,000 | -1,174,000 | 2,035,000 | 1,613,000 | |
| Creditors | -827,000 | 806,000 | 479,000 | -830,000 | -168,000 | 673,000 | -5,555,000 | 5,877,000 | 129,000 | -117,000 | 212,000 | 372,000 | |
| Accruals and Deferred Income | 853,000 | -1,509,000 | 6,764,000 | -3,857,000 | 1,652,000 | -837,000 | 6,107,000 | -2,392,000 | -6,759,000 | 1,905,000 | 642,000 | 10,050,000 | |
| Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 57,000 | -108,000 | 176,000 | ||||||||||
| Cash flow from operations | |||||||||||||
| Investing Activities | |||||||||||||
| capital expenditure | 6,322,000 | 2,150,000 | -24,575,000 | 7,662,000 | -52,683,000 | ||||||||
| Change in Investments | 13,521,000 | -34,269,000 | 2,946,000 | 72,083,000 | -31,357,000 | 11,192,000 | 12,137,000 | 96,149,000 | -12,908,000 | -45,329,000 | 3,316,000 | 344,333,000 | |
| cash flow from investments | -13,521,000 | 34,269,000 | -2,946,000 | -72,083,000 | 31,357,000 | -4,870,000 | -9,987,000 | -120,724,000 | 12,908,000 | 45,329,000 | 4,346,000 | -397,016,000 | |
| Financing Activities | |||||||||||||
| Bank loans | |||||||||||||
| Group/Directors Accounts | -3,000 | -51,000 | -2,000 | 36,000 | 20,000 | ||||||||
| Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||
| Long term loans | |||||||||||||
| Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||
| other long term liabilities | 2,289,000 | 182,000 | -952,000 | 1,941,000 | -4,427,000 | 4,801,000 | 878,000 | 4,350,000 | 803,000 | -1,358,000 | 1,236,000 | 360,000 | |
| share issue | |||||||||||||
| interest | |||||||||||||
| cash flow from financing | 2,224,000 | 30,000 | 1,461,000 | 1,835,000 | -31,873,000 | 27,176,000 | 10,411,000 | 67,505,000 | 3,080,000 | 42,816,000 | 16,058,000 | 31,338,000 | |
| cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||
| cash | -3,626,000 | -3,957,000 | 28,000 | 8,582,000 | -6,925,000 | -1,463,000 | -11,564,000 | -15,901,000 | -50,468,000 | 77,322,000 | -850,000 | 25,273,000 | |
| overdraft | |||||||||||||
| change in cash | -3,626,000 | -3,957,000 | 28,000 | 8,582,000 | -6,925,000 | -1,463,000 | -11,564,000 | -15,901,000 | -50,468,000 | 77,322,000 | -850,000 | 25,273,000 |
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nesta Ownership
NESTA group structure
Nesta has 6 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
NESTA
07706036
6 subsidiaries
nesta directors
Nesta currently has 11 directors. The longest serving directors include Ms Judith Gibbons (Nov 2017) and Ms Sarah Hunter (Apr 2020).
| officer | country | age | start | end | role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Judith Gibbons | England | 68 years | Nov 2017 | - | Director |
| Ms Sarah Hunter | United Kingdom | 50 years | Apr 2020 | - | Director |
| Mr Edward Richards | England | 59 years | Apr 2022 | - | Director |
| Mrs Catherine Brien | England | 47 years | Oct 2022 | - | Director |
| Ms Seun Akindele | England | 36 years | Oct 2022 | - | Director |
| Ms Elizabeth Ditchburn | United Kingdom | 64 years | Oct 2022 | - | Director |
| Mr Jeremy King | England | 43 years | Oct 2022 | - | Director |
| Lord Richard Harrington | United Kingdom | 67 years | Jan 2024 | - | Director |
| Mr Richard Lloyd-Owen | England | 63 years | May 2024 | - | Director |
| Mrs Helena Vinnicombe | 51 years | Sep 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
March 2024turnover
52.4m
+14%
operating profit
7.3m
0%
gross margin
42.2%
-38.34%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
March 2024net assets
477.9m
+0.01%
total assets
501.8m
+0.02%
cash
16.5m
-0.18%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
nesta company details
company number
07706036
Type
Private Limited by guarantee without Share Capital Exempt from using Limited
industry
72200 - Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
incorporation date
July 2011
age
14
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
March 2024
previous names
nesta operating company (July 2013)
accountant
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auditor
RSM UK AUDIT LLP
address
58 victoria embankment, london, EC4Y 0DS
Bank
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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nesta Charges & Mortgages
A charge, or mortgage, refers to the rights a company gives to a lender in return for a loan, often in the form of security given over business assets.
We found 1 charges/mortgages relating to nesta. Currently there are 0 open charges and 1 have been satisfied in the past.
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