
Company Number
11071913
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
sixjoy hong kong limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
+1Registered Address
32 jessops riverside, brightside lane, sheffield, S9 2RX
Website
www.sumogroupplc.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of SUMO GROUP LIMITED at £120m based on a Turnover of £121.3m and 0.99x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SUMO GROUP LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-2.7m and a 5.98x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SUMO GROUP LIMITED at £183.7m based on Net Assets of £90.7m and 2.03x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Sumo Group Limited is a live company located in sheffield, S9 2RX with a Companies House number of 11071913. It operates in the ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development sector, SIC Code 62011. Founded in November 2017, it's largest shareholder is sixjoy hong kong limited with a 100% stake. Sumo Group Limited is a young, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £121.3m with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Sumo Group Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
5 Strong
2 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £121.3m, make it larger than the average company (£7.8m)
£121.3m - Sumo Group Limited
£7.8m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 21%, show it is growing at a faster rate (11.8%)
21% - Sumo Group Limited
11.8% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 17.8%, this company has a higher cost of product (53.6%)
17.8% - Sumo Group Limited
53.6% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -7.7% make it less profitable than the average company (3.8%)
-7.7% - Sumo Group Limited
3.8% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 1670 employees, this is above the industry average (47)
1670 - Sumo Group Limited
47 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £60.2k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£69.1k)
£60.2k - Sumo Group Limited
£69.1k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £72.6k, this is less efficient (£170.2k)
£72.6k - Sumo Group Limited
£170.2k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 148 days, this is later than average (47 days)
148 days - Sumo Group Limited
47 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 30 days, this is close to average (28 days)
30 days - Sumo Group Limited
28 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Sumo Group Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 30 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (17 weeks)
30 weeks - Sumo Group Limited
17 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 40.9%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (56.4%)
40.9% - Sumo Group Limited
56.4% - Industry AVG
Sumo Group Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £121.3 million and the company has net assets of £90.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Sumo Group Limited has 1,670 employees and maintains cash reserves of £28.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | |
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Turnover | 121,291,000 | 114,864,000 | 112,213,000 | 68,948,000 | 48,987,000 | 38,696,000 | 28,591,000 | 8,629,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | ||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 99,688,000 | 82,504,000 | 63,161,000 | 37,472,000 | 25,059,000 | 20,293,000 | 15,339,000 | 5,011,000 |
Gross Profit | 21,603,000 | 32,360,000 | 49,052,000 | 31,476,000 | 23,928,000 | 18,403,000 | 13,252,000 | 3,618,000 |
Admin Expenses | 30,992,000 | 51,223,000 | 45,129,000 | 30,146,000 | 16,429,000 | 19,524,000 | 35,847,000 | 3,949,000 |
Operating Profit | -9,389,000 | -18,863,000 | 3,923,000 | 1,330,000 | 7,499,000 | -1,121,000 | -22,595,000 | -331,000 |
Interest Payable | 581,000 | 903,000 | 1,340,000 | 474,000 | 313,000 | 5,434,000 | ||
Interest Receivable | 123,000 | 696,000 | 14,000 | 4,000 | 253,000 | 311,000 | 3,000 | |
Pre-Tax Profit | -9,847,000 | -19,070,000 | 2,597,000 | 860,000 | 7,439,000 | -909,000 | -27,973,000 | -1,818,000 |
Tax | 34,000 | -1,595,000 | -1,008,000 | 785,000 | 117,000 | 304,000 | 4,538,000 | 433,000 |
Profit After Tax | -9,813,000 | -20,665,000 | 1,589,000 | 1,645,000 | 7,556,000 | -605,000 | -23,435,000 | -1,385,000 |
Dividends Paid | ||||||||
Retained Profit | -9,813,000 | -20,665,000 | 1,589,000 | 1,645,000 | 7,556,000 | -605,000 | -23,435,000 | -1,385,000 |
Employee Costs | 100,473,000 | 81,125,000 | 75,620,000 | 47,478,000 | 34,091,000 | 27,155,000 | 17,800,000 | 3,895,000 |
Number Of Employees | 1,670 | 1,411 | 1,233 | 875 | 698 | 552 | 444 | 331 |
EBITDA* | -2,667,000 | -12,857,000 | 13,747,000 | 6,943,000 | 10,559,000 | 6,930,000 | 5,700,000 | 1,600,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | |
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Tangible Assets | 8,190,000 | 9,534,000 | 27,566,000 | 31,276,000 | 14,227,000 | 4,549,000 | 2,309,000 | 901,000 |
Intangible Assets | 62,231,000 | 45,323,000 | 96,840,000 | 102,172,000 | 23,975,000 | 22,378,000 | 28,213,000 | 53,470,000 |
Investments & Other | ||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 590,000 | 2,825,000 | 5,349,000 | 2,512,000 | ||||
Total Fixed Assets | 70,421,000 | 54,857,000 | 121,581,000 | 128,099,000 | 38,202,000 | 26,855,000 | 30,522,000 | 54,371,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 467,000 | |||||||
Trade Debtors | 49,406,000 | 43,857,000 | 25,215,000 | 20,313,000 | 15,635,000 | 5,945,000 | 4,797,000 | 2,709,000 |
Group Debtors | ||||||||
Misc Debtors | 4,498,000 | 3,302,000 | 12,723,000 | 10,680,000 | 8,099,000 | 7,917,000 | 6,617,000 | 6,925,000 |
Cash | 28,450,000 | 43,883,000 | 17,321,000 | 10,816,000 | 12,890,000 | 3,730,000 | 12,424,000 | 4,482,000 |
misc current assets | ||||||||
total current assets | 83,023,000 | 91,113,000 | 55,259,000 | 41,809,000 | 37,327,000 | 28,902,000 | 23,838,000 | 14,583,000 |
total assets | 153,444,000 | 145,970,000 | 176,840,000 | 169,908,000 | 75,529,000 | 55,757,000 | 54,360,000 | 68,954,000 |
Bank overdraft | ||||||||
Bank loan | ||||||||
Trade Creditors | 8,286,000 | 7,255,000 | 4,507,000 | 4,160,000 | 3,103,000 | 4,639,000 | 2,468,000 | 764,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | ||||||||
other short term finances | 14,971,000 | 1,245,000 | 21,422,000 | 4,025,000 | 4,088,000 | |||
hp & lease commitments | 1,758,000 | 1,627,000 | 1,538,000 | 816,000 | ||||
other current liabilities | 22,927,000 | 25,596,000 | 27,214,000 | 17,255,000 | 10,329,000 | 7,221,000 | 10,870,000 | 7,454,000 |
total current liabilities | 47,942,000 | 35,723,000 | 54,681,000 | 25,440,000 | 14,248,000 | 12,286,000 | 13,338,000 | 12,306,000 |
loans | 29,560,000 | 27,102,000 | 37,124,000 | 24,534,000 | 13,048,000 | 105,260,000 | ||
hp & lease commitments | 14,344,000 | 8,015,000 | 11,953,000 | 12,267,000 | 6,524,000 | |||
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||||||
other liabilities | 31,313,000 | |||||||
provisions | 6,992,000 | 10,074,000 | 9,926,000 | |||||
total long term liabilities | 14,780,000 | 13,551,000 | 22,058,000 | 48,617,000 | 6,524,000 | 57,593,000 | ||
total liabilities | 62,722,000 | 49,274,000 | 76,739,000 | 74,057,000 | 20,772,000 | 12,286,000 | 13,338,000 | 69,899,000 |
net assets | 90,722,000 | 96,696,000 | 100,101,000 | 95,851,000 | 54,757,000 | 43,471,000 | 41,022,000 | -945,000 |
total shareholders funds | 90,722,000 | 96,696,000 | 100,101,000 | 95,851,000 | 54,757,000 | 43,543,000 | 41,022,000 | -945,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||
Operating Profit | -9,389,000 | -18,863,000 | 3,923,000 | 1,330,000 | 7,499,000 | -1,121,000 | -22,595,000 | -331,000 |
Depreciation | 5,817,000 | 5,192,000 | 4,684,000 | 3,524,000 | 2,226,000 | 1,104,000 | 669,000 | 210,000 |
Amortisation | 905,000 | 814,000 | 5,140,000 | 2,089,000 | 834,000 | 6,947,000 | 27,626,000 | 1,721,000 |
Tax | 34,000 | -1,595,000 | -1,008,000 | 785,000 | 117,000 | 304,000 | 4,538,000 | 433,000 |
Stock | -467,000 | 467,000 | ||||||
Debtors | 6,155,000 | 6,986,000 | 4,421,000 | 10,096,000 | 1,074,000 | 13,758,000 | 1,780,000 | 9,634,000 |
Creditors | 1,031,000 | 2,748,000 | 347,000 | 1,057,000 | -1,536,000 | 2,171,000 | 1,704,000 | 764,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -2,669,000 | -1,618,000 | 9,959,000 | 6,926,000 | 3,108,000 | -3,649,000 | 3,416,000 | 7,454,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -6,992,000 | -3,082,000 | 10,074,000 | -9,926,000 | 9,926,000 | |||
Cash flow from operations | -10,426,000 | -27,300,000 | 15,542,000 | 15,689,000 | 11,174,000 | -8,002,000 | 4,119,000 | 10,076,000 |
Investing Activities | ||||||||
capital expenditure | ||||||||
Change in Investments | ||||||||
cash flow from investments | ||||||||
Financing Activities | ||||||||
Bank loans | ||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | ||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | 13,726,000 | -20,177,000 | 17,397,000 | 4,025,000 | -4,088,000 | 4,088,000 | ||
Long term loans | 2,458,000 | -10,022,000 | 12,590,000 | 11,486,000 | 13,048,000 | -105,260,000 | 105,260,000 | |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 6,460,000 | -3,849,000 | 1,224,000 | 4,927,000 | 7,340,000 | |||
other long term liabilities | -31,313,000 | 31,313,000 | ||||||
share issue | ||||||||
interest | -458,000 | -207,000 | -1,326,000 | -470,000 | -60,000 | 311,000 | -5,431,000 | |
cash flow from financing | 26,025,000 | -16,995,000 | 1,233,000 | 90,730,000 | 23,986,000 | 3,437,000 | -49,377,000 | 109,788,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
cash | -15,433,000 | 26,562,000 | 6,505,000 | -2,074,000 | 9,160,000 | -8,694,000 | 7,942,000 | 4,482,000 |
overdraft | ||||||||
change in cash | -15,433,000 | 26,562,000 | 6,505,000 | -2,074,000 | 9,160,000 | -8,694,000 | 7,942,000 | 4,482,000 |
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SUMO GROUP LIMITED group structure
Sumo Group Limited has 4 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
SIXJOY HONG KONG LTD
#0162472
1 parent
SUMO GROUP LIMITED
11071913
4 subsidiaries
Sumo Group Limited currently has 7 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Carl Cavers (Nov 2017) and Mr Paul Porter (Apr 2019).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Carl Cavers | United Kingdom | 57 years | Nov 2017 | - | Director |
Mr Paul Porter | United Kingdom | 53 years | Apr 2019 | - | Director |
Chris Ning | England | 42 years | Apr 2022 | - | Director |
Mr Eddie Chan | England | 46 years | Apr 2022 | - | Director |
Yan Li | England | 45 years | Apr 2022 | - | Director |
Ms Michelle Liu | England | 52 years | Apr 2022 | - | Director |
Mr Andrew Stewart | United Kingdom | 42 years | Sep 2022 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
121.3m
+6%
operating profit
-9.4m
-50%
gross margin
17.9%
-36.78%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
90.7m
-0.06%
total assets
153.4m
+0.05%
cash
28.5m
-0.35%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
11071913
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
62090 - Other information technology and computer service activities
incorporation date
November 2017
age
8
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
sumo group plc (January 2022)
aghoco 1611 limited (December 2017)
accountant
-
auditor
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
address
32 jessops riverside, brightside lane, sheffield, S9 2RX
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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