What a buyer sees
SYNERGY STEEL STRUCTURES LIMITED
Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. · Chelmsford · 09511928
3staff · FY2023
11years trading
66oldest owner on file
£287kcash at bank
Your turnover is on public record
filed£735kfor the year to 2023
Unusual at this size, and it works in your favour: a buyer is reading your number rather than guessing at one.
What your filings show moving
Staff3
20210 → 32023
Cash at bank£287k
2022£262k → £287k2023
How you sit in your trade
slowest tenth typical fastest tenth youSales per employee£245,133in the top quarter
£14,600£57,538£486,310
Debtor daysdays138above almost all
1236117
Creditor daysdays4
72065
Stock daysdays22in the middle half
618143
Each spread is companies in the same trade and size that did publish a turnover. Creditor days are shown but not marked: neither end of that one is plainly good.
What a buyer would ask 4
- The newest accounts on file are 39 months oldAnyone looking at the company today is reading a year that has already ended. Whatever has improved since is invisible.
- The register shows an owner past retirement age and little elseWithout directors on file, a buyer cannot tell who actually runs the business day to day.
- Debtor days run high for your tradeYours is 138 against 36 for the middle of 124 comparable companies. That gap is working capital a buyer has to fund on day one, and it comes off the price.
- No website on file against the companyThe first thing anyone does with a company number is look for the business behind it. Finding nothing is its own answer.
What a buyer would like 1
- Sales per employee better than three quarters of your tradeYours is 245,133 against 57,538 for the middle of 126 comparable companies.
What the register says
Owners
- 66since 2016
Directors
No current directors loaded.
| Year to | Turnover | Staff | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-31 | £735k | 3 | £287k |
| 2022-05-31 | £5.1M | 3 | £262k |
| 2021-05-31 | not filed | 0 | — |
A rough bracket, and why it is only that
0.4–0.7× sales£290k£510k
The turnover range is fitted on UK companies that did file one. The multiple is a published sector average from Dutch mid-market deals, not from your own numbers and not from your own market. Treat this as the opening bracket of a conversation, not a valuation.