ASSA ABLOY LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£345m
+6.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,009
-0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£21m
-31.8% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £247,691,000 | £246,352,000 | £242,668,000 | -1.5% | |
| Operating profit | £580,000 | £25,726,000 | £19,744,000 | -23.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,214,000 | £31,391,000 | £21,393,000 | -31.8% | |
| Net profit | -£2,958,000 | £24,554,000 | £17,243,000 | -29.8% | |
| Cash | £7,874,000 | £21,005,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £418,403,000 | £390,253,000 | £469,203,000 | +20.2% | |
| Net assets | £298,365,000 | £325,307,000 | £345,322,000 | +6.2% | |
| Equity | £298,365,000 | £325,307,000 | £345,322,000 | +6.2% | |
| Average employees | 987 | 1,016 | 1,009 | -0.7% | |
| Wages | £44,853,000 | £50,210,000 | £52,041,000 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £953,000 | £1,154,000 | £1,703,000 | +47.6% |
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 | 0.2% | 10.4% | 8.1% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | 10.0% | 7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.1% | 6.6% | 4.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 0.87x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | 0.11x | 4.34x | 1.97x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- ASSA ABLOY LIMITED 1997-01-28 → present
- ASSA ABLOY HOLDINGS LIMITED 1996-03-25 → 1997-01-28
- ABLOY SECURITY HOLDINGS LIMITED 1991-02-14 → 1996-03-25
- ABLOY SECURITY LIMITED 1990-01-23 → 1991-02-14
- WARTSILA SECURITY LIMITED 1987-02-24 → 1990-01-23
- DEBBIESTAR LIMITED 1987-02-04 → 1987-02-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period to 31 December 2027.”
Group structure
- ASSA ABLOY LIMITED · parent
- Security Products UK Limited 100%
- Josiah Parkes & Sons Limited 100%
- Arran Isle Limited 100%
- Arran Isle Holdings Limited 100%
- Carlisle Brass Limited 100%
- Heywood Williams Components Limited 100%
- Dawnforest Limited 100%
- Planet Overseas Holdings Limited 100%
- Jabco Capital Limited 100%
- Caldwell Hardware (UK) Limited 100%
- Sunray Engineering Limited 100%
- Prestige Fire Door Services Limited 100%
- Endcliffe Holdings Limited 100%
- Clytha Holdings Limited 100%
- Senior Architectural Systems Limited 100%
- P. C. Henderson Limited 100%
- Traka USA LLC 100%
- ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions UK Limited 100%
- Pattern Analytics Limited 100%
- Biosite Security Limited 100%
- Biosite Systems Limited 100%
- Construct Technology Limited 100%
- Galven Limited 100%
- ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems Limited 100%
- Dover Vanguard Roller Shutters Limited 100%
- Industrial Door Engineering Limited 100%
- Nassau Industrial Doors Limited 100%
- Lorient Gulf Building Materials Trading LLC 100%
- HID Corporation Limited 100%
- Third Millenium Systems Limited 100%
- Technology Solutions (UK) Limited 100%
- Access Limited 100%
- Ai Bei Xin (Hangzhou) Machinery Ltd 100%
- Mila Beslag AS 100%
- ASSA ABLOY Egypt for Manufacturing SAE 100%
- ASSA ABLOY Egypt for Trade 100%
- DS Security Group Limited 100%
- PTI Integrated Systems (UK) Limited 100%
- PTI Security Systems Europe Limited 100%
- SupaStorage Limited 100%
- Invue Security Products UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 22 January 2026, a long-term inter-company loan of £50,000,000 was repaid and a new long-term unsecured, interest-bearing loan of £50,000,000 was taken out with a fellow ASSA ABLOY AB group company (see note 21).”
- “As part of the continuing ASSA ABLOY Group restructuring and corporate simplification programme in the year, the Company acquired from its subsidiary undertaking, Arran Isle Limited, the entire ordinary issued share capital of Carlisle Brass Limited and Heywood Williams Components Limited.”
- “The Company recognised an impairment of £97,921,000 in its investment in Arran Isle Limited following the transfer of investments in Carlisle Brass Limited and Heywood Williams Components Limited.”
- “The Company placed into members' voluntary liquidation the dormant subsidiary companies Jabco Capital Limited and Caldwell Hardware (UK) Limited, resulting in a reduction in the cost of investment of £3,621,000. There was no impairment charge in the year as a result.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Neil James | Secretary | 2016-05-25 | — | — |
| BROMLEY, Richard Graham | Director | 2022-06-24 | Dec 1965 | British |
| BROWNING, Christopher David | Director | 2013-04-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| JONES, Eryl | Director | 2025-01-22 | Jun 1977 | British |
| MCFARLAND, Jeanette | Director | 2022-06-24 | Apr 1961 | British |
| TEAGLE, Simon Jonathan | Director | 2025-01-22 | Aug 1968 | British |
| VANN, Neil Arthur | Director | 2014-07-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
| WARRENDER, Harry John | Director | 2018-12-03 | Feb 1978 | British |
| WESTON, Wendy | Director | 2017-12-11 | Apr 1976 | British |
| YULE, Aaron William | Director | 2025-01-22 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFZAL, Javed | Secretary | 1997-05-15 | 2000-12-19 |
| BAILEY, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2005-05-27 | 2013-03-31 |
| PENTER, Graham | Secretary | 2013-12-11 | 2016-05-25 |
| STERN, Alexander Paul | Secretary | 2013-04-01 | 2013-08-30 |
| WAKEMAN, Martyn Gordon David | Secretary | 2000-12-19 | 2005-05-27 |
| WOOLLEY, David Greenhalgh | Secretary | 1993-08-25 | 1997-05-15 |
| SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1993-08-25 |
| BAILEY, Claire Louise | Director | 2008-03-26 | 2013-03-31 |
| BROWNE, Paul Amiel | Director | 2015-09-08 | 2021-04-30 |
| EASTELL, Derek Brian | Director | — | 1996-01-29 |
| FANT, John Gunnar Michael | Director | 1996-01-29 | 1996-12-23 |
| HANSEN, Otto | Director | 1996-12-23 | 2001-06-30 |
| HORTON, Duncan Roger | Director | 1996-12-23 | 2001-04-24 |
| JOHANSSON, Hans | Director | 2004-07-09 | 2005-01-14 |
| MARRON, Martin John | Director | 2018-03-20 | 2022-05-06 |
| MIDDLETON, John Linley | Director | 2009-03-05 | 2014-06-30 |
| NORCOTT, Geoffrey | Director | 2001-05-16 | 2004-07-09 |
| PERRY, David Robert | Director | 2008-03-26 | 2008-10-10 |
| PHILP, Lee | Director | 2015-09-08 | 2018-12-03 |
| PITKO, Jouni | Director | 1995-01-12 | 1996-01-29 |
| RAYNER, Michael | Director | 2001-05-16 | 2002-04-30 |
| RICE, Robin Christopher | Director | — | 1996-12-23 |
| SASSE, Justin Andrew | Director | 2005-10-05 | 2022-08-31 |
| SIREN, Jorma Kalervo | Director | — | 1995-03-07 |
| SODERGREN, Carl Ulf | Director | 2005-02-03 | 2009-12-17 |
| STERNICK, Robert | Director | 2000-12-19 | 2001-04-30 |
| SUKAPAA, Risto Matti Ilmari | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1995-04-05 |
| SUND, Ake | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2004-07-09 |
| TALBOT-COOPER, Allan David | Director | 2008-03-26 | 2017-12-11 |
| TURTIAINEN, Jarmo Olavi | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1994-12-18 |
| VANN, Neil Arthur | Director | 2009-01-14 | 2012-04-05 |
| VIRTAALA, Matti Tapani | Director | 1995-01-12 | 1996-01-29 |
| VON SYDOW, Patrik Christian | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2009-01-31 |
| WIESENFELD, Itzhak | Director | 2004-06-23 | 2018-06-29 |
| ASSA ABLOY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-10-28 | 2014-11-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assa Abloy Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 242 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-16 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.