PROFILE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£0
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£115K
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,022
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.3M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The directors believe that preparing the accounts on a "basis other than going concern" is appropriate given the cessation of trading activity on 31 August 2024 and management's intent to wind the company up
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,739,999 | £56,705,000 | £51,742,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,141,849 | £1,115,000 | -£1,044,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £701,682 | £852,000 | -£1,337,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £522,048 | £540,000 | -£1,337,000 | — | |
| Cash | £259,627 | £357,000 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,294,394 | £1,529,000 | £115,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,448,676 | £1,452,000 | £115,000 | — | |
| Equity | £1,448,676 | £1,452,000 | £115,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,645 | 1,582 | 1,022 | — | |
| Wages | £40,530,734 | £37,158,000 | £36,178,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £198,337 | £290,000 | £0 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 18 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 2.0% | -2.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 1.0% | -2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.7% | 72.9% | -907.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.97x | 0.97x | — | |
| Interest cover | 2.59x | 4.19x | -3.49x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PROFILE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 1996-11-15 → present
- PROFILE SECURITY SERVICES (SOUTH) LTD. 1989-04-13 → 1996-11-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The directors believe that preparing the accounts on a "basis other than going concern" is appropriate given the cessation of trading activity on 31 August 2024 and management's intent to wind the company up”
Group structure
- PROFILE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Facilities Resource Management Limited 100%
- Profile Consultants Limited 100%
- Atlas (UK) Security Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On the 31 August 2024 the company transferred its trade and assets for consideration of £111,000 to OCS Group UK Limited as part of the wider OCS Group rationalisation and re-organisation plan The company ceased trading at this time and management intend to wind the company up in the near future”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN, Laura Clare | Secretary | 2023-12-05 | — | — |
| EVANS, Thomas Edward | Director | 2023-12-05 | Sep 1987 | British |
| MOORE, Steven Scott | Director | 2023-12-05 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATH, Richard Martin | Secretary | 1999-05-10 | 2006-03-01 |
| HEATH, Richard Martin | Secretary | 1995-08-09 | 1996-04-13 |
| PAREKH, Dharmesh | Secretary | 2006-08-01 | 2023-12-05 |
| PRENDERGAST, Andrew | Secretary | — | 1999-05-10 |
| CALLAN, James Bernard Francis | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1994-01-01 |
| FISHER, Sean Paul | Director | 2023-12-05 | 2026-05-13 |
| FORBES, Jonathan Andrew, Hon | Director | — | 2023-12-05 |
| HEATH, Richard Martin | Director | 1998-03-17 | 2006-03-01 |
| MCGOWAN SCANLON, Martin | Director | 2006-03-07 | 2024-05-08 |
| MORLEY, Sebastian Jake Finch | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2001-08-31 |
| PAREKH, Dharmesh | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2024-05-08 |
| PARKER BOWLES, Andrew, Brigadier | Director | 2006-09-30 | 2023-12-05 |
| PARKER BOWLES, Andrew, Brigadier | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2006-03-15 |
| PRENDERGAST, Andrew | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2023-12-05 |
| PRENDERGAST, Andrew | Director | — | 2018-03-01 |
| PRICHARD, David Stephens | Director | — | 1995-12-01 |
| TROUGHTON, Alistair Anthony James Lionel | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2023-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Prendergast | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-03-26 | Ceased 2023-12-05 |
| Hon Jonathan Andrew Forbes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-13 | Ceased 2023-12-05 |
| Mr Martin Mcgowan Scanlon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-13 | Ceased 2023-12-05 |
| Mr Dharmesh Parekh | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-13 | Ceased 2023-12-05 |
| Mr Alistair Anthony James Lionel Troughton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-13 | Ceased 2018-04-26 |
| Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-13 | Ceased 2018-04-26 |
| Mr Andrew Prendergast | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-13 | Ceased 2018-03-01 |
| Profile Security Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2026-05-13 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-25 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-22 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-15 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | Dissolved compulsory strike off suspended | |
| 2026-03-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-05-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.