SEF LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, SEF LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025/26Sector comparison
SIC 45310Where the company stands among the 4,337 active companies whose first SIC code is 45310 (Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories).
- BORDER HOLDINGS (U.K.) LTD.£219m
- STAPLETON'S (TYRE SERVICES) LIMITED£122.2m
- BCS AUTOMOTIVE GLOBAL LIMITED£102.4m
- ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS LIMITED£94.8m
- IVECO LIMITED£87.3m
- CONTINENTAL TYRE GROUP LTD.£83.3m
- ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE UK LV LIMITED£67.9m
- R & R.C.BOND (WHOLESALE)LIMITED£60.7m
- ALLMAKES PR2 4X4 LIMITED£57.6m
- FERDINAND BILSTEIN UK LIMITED£48.5m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 4,337. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: SEF LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
SEF LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02510719. It was incorporated on 11 Jun 1990. Its status is active. The registered office is in Desford (LE9). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45310), renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles (77120).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £3,338,405, down 10.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,646,213. Total assets were £5,441,619 and total liabilities £2,138,408. The company had an average of 22 employees. Figures are available for 7 financial years (2019/20–2025/26).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 4,337 active companies whose first SIC code is 45310: By net assets it ranks higher than 94% of them (median £39,120). By total assets it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £174,164). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £63,049). By number of employees it ranks higher than 93% of them (median 2). It is older than 92% of them (median age 6.5 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, iron and steel articles, vehicles. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, vehicles, rubber.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 3 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 4 of 11 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Apr 2027.
Filed accounts2019/20–2025/26
| 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 3,358,497 | 3,762,546 | 3,097,138 | 2,758,899 | 2,646,213 |
| Total assets | 7,230,965 | 7,188,270 | 6,045,083 | 6,510,166 | 5,441,619 |
| Total liabilities | 3,556,226 | 2,088,779 | 1,909,393 | 2,812,014 | 2,138,408 |
| Net assets / total equity | 3,896,783 | 5,115,300 | 4,156,848 | 3,738,382 | 3,338,405 |
| Average number of employees | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, iron and steel articles, vehicles, rubber and copper.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, vehicles, rubber, electrical equipment and toys, games and sports goods.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
24 events- Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £3.3m, 22 employees
- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £3.7m, 21 employees
- Anne Hughes ceased to be a person with significant control
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £4.2m, 20 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £5.1m, 17 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £3.9m, 17 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £3.2m, 17 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £2.6m, 15 employees
Earlier events (16)
- Anne Hughes registered as a person with significant control
- Sef Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Anne Josephine HUGHES resignedSecretary
- Anne Josephine HUGHES resignedDirector
- Maurice James HUGHES resignedDirector
- Nina HUGHES appointedSecretary
- Patrick Joseph HUGHES appointedDirector
- Thomas HUGHES appointedDirector
- Christopher Maurice HUGHES appointedDirector
- Ian John CARRINGTON resignedSecretary
- Anne Josephine HUGHES appointedSecretary
- Michael John MERRIMAN resignedDirector
- Rosemary Elaine MERRIMAN resignedDirector
- Michael John MERRIMAN resignedSecretary
- Ian John CARRINGTON appointedSecretary
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.