LONDON SECURITY PLC.
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Cash
£46m
+55.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£172m
+10.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,700
+3.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£32m
+9.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £219,705,000 | £220,653,000 | £244,300,000 | +10.7% | |
| Operating profit | £31,582,000 | £29,654,000 | £32,665,000 | +10.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £31,544,000 | £29,697,000 | £32,495,000 | +9.4% | |
| Net profit | £23,264,000 | £21,665,000 | £23,779,000 | +9.8% | |
| Cash | £32,737,000 | £29,561,000 | £45,868,000 | +55.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £160,800,000 | £162,813,000 | £179,116,000 | +10% | |
| Net assets | £152,243,000 | £154,971,000 | £171,609,000 | +10.7% | |
| Equity | £152,243,000 | £154,971,000 | £171,609,000 | +10.7% | |
| Average employees | 1,635 | 1,639 | 1,700 | +3.7% | |
| Wages | £75,034,000 | £76,658,000 | £84,568,000 | +10.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £710,006 | £748,960 | £725,487 | -3.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | |
| Net margin | 10.6% | 9.8% | 9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.6% | 18.2% | 18.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.7% | 24.5% | 23.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.40x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 78.66x | 71.95x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- LONDON SECURITY PLC. 2003-04-16 → present
- LONDON SECURITIES PLC 1985-03-11 → 2003-04-16
- AMALGAMATED ESTATES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1979-12-31 → 1985-03-11
- AMALGAMATED STORES LIMITED 1897-07-21 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LONDON SECURITY PLC. · parent
- Advanced Fire Protection Limited
- Alarm Masters S.A.
- Alfa Prevent Srl
- All-Protec N.V.
- A.L.P.I. sarl
- Ansul B.V.
- ARD Incendie S.A.S.
Significant events
- “Supply chain disruption: Many components sourced overseas, subject to disruption by rebels in Yemen targeting Red Sea shipping, leading to inflation in shipping costs and lengthening lead times. Group mitigates by holding high stock levels.”
- “Inflation: Factors beyond control caused increased input prices. Group absorbed increases initially, then increased sales prices. Inflation reduced in H1 2025 but remains above central bank targets. Conflict in Middle East may increase inflation in 2026.”
- “Recruitment: Difficulty in recruitment post-pandemic, resistance to previous work patterns, and inflation led to higher wages. Engineering resource monitored locally to ensure sufficient staff. Group prepared to pay necessary remuneration.”
- “Business confidence: Challenging economic conditions in Europe with expected negative/minimal growth in 2026. Nature of products/services should insulate Group from worst. Strong capital base and liquidity position to weather conditions.”
- “Growth through acquisition is an important strategy of the Group. A potential risk is not identifying acquisitions that fail to meet the investment case or would be disruptive to integrate into the Group. This risk is mitigated by formal review by the investment committee prior to an offer being made.”
- “Subsequent to the year end, the Group has completed the acquisition of further service contracts for a total of £1,703,000 (2024: £270,000).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLLARD, Richard John | Secretary | 1994-10-05 | — | British |
| KITCHINGMAN, Andrew James | Director | 2024-08-29 | May 1964 | British |
| LEON, Marie Claire | Director | 2007-02-08 | May 1963 | American,French |
| MIGNOLET, Xavier | Director | 2006-07-26 | Jun 1964 | Belgian |
| MURRAY, Jean Jacques | Director | 1998-12-07 | May 1966 | British |
| MURRAY, Jean-Pierre | Director | 2008-08-14 | May 1968 | French |
| SEBAG, Emmanuel David Oliver Adrien | Director | 1999-12-29 | May 1968 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANE, Kenneth William West | Secretary | — | 1993-05-26 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-05-26 | 1994-10-05 |
| CHUDNOFF, Andre | Director | — | 1999-12-29 |
| EVANS, Peter Michael | Director | 1994-07-07 | 1999-12-29 |
| FREEMANTLE, Christopher Richard | Director | — | 1993-04-21 |
| GAILER, Francis Michael Benjamin | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2018-03-05 |
| KING, Randall | Director | 2008-02-29 | 2010-05-11 |
| MURRAY, Jacques Gaston | Director | 1999-12-29 | 2023-06-07 |
| MURRAY, Jean Jacques | Director | 1994-07-07 | 1994-11-28 |
| PEARL, David Brian | Director | — | 1994-07-06 |
| PILLOIS, Jean Christophe Francois George | Director | 1999-12-29 | 2011-12-21 |
| PRICKETT, Richard Other | Director | — | 1994-07-06 |
| ROBERTS, Matthew John | Director | 1994-08-18 | 1999-12-29 |
| SHOULER, Henry Bonner | Director | 1994-08-18 | 2024-08-05 |
| SIMMONDS, Joel Lawrence | Director | 2007-02-08 | 2008-02-29 |
| WATSON, Keith | Director | 1994-05-24 | 1999-12-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jacques Gaston Murray | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2023-06-07 |
| Mr Xavier Mignolet | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
| Mr Baudouin Terlinden | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
| Ms Marie-Claire Leon | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
| Mr Jean Jacques Murray | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-07-24 | Active |
| Mr Jean Pierre Murray | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-07-24 | Active |
| Eoi Fire Sarl | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 398 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-07-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-06-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-06-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.