SECURITY SYSTEMS AND ALARMS INSPECTION BOARD
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Cash
£4.8m
+5.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.7m
+9.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
58
+7.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£535k
-38.7% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | — | — | — | £5,362,076 | £5,757,824 | +7.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £846,932 | £505,498 | -40.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £872,082 | £534,802 | -38.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £650,467 | £397,534 | -38.9% | |
| Cash | £1,952,688 | £2,706,850 | £3,083,103 | £3,881,860 | £4,500,306 | £4,754,193 | +5.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,858,323 | £2,567,911 | £3,042,755 | £3,682,951 | £4,331,578 | £4,733,489 | +9.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,853,487 | £2,565,485 | £3,036,729 | £3,673,377 | £4,323,844 | £4,721,378 | +9.2% | |
| Equity | £1,853,487 | £2,565,485 | £3,036,729 | £3,673,377 | £4,323,844 | £4,721,378 | +9.2% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 40 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 58 | +7.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,259,281 | £2,635,659 | +16.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £85,000 | £87,975 | +3.5% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 15.8% | 8.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 12.1% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 19.6% | 10.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.1% | 24.2% | 19.4% | 19.5% | 17.1% | 13.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 5.27x | 6.55x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- SECURITY SYSTEMS AND ALARMS INSPECTION BOARD 1994-12-01 → present
- SECURITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION LIMITED 1990-11-28 → 1994-12-01
- RULEAID LIMITED 1990-06-05 → 1990-11-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Douglas Shaw Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the company is experiencing good levels of sales and profitability, and that it is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. Accordingly they have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDLER, Alan | Secretary | 1992-12-21 | — | British |
| PERETTI, Mark Robert | Director | 2005-07-08 | Aug 1968 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Paul Francis Peacock | Director | 2023-11-27 | Jul 1964 | British |
| TATE, Geoffrey Charles | Director | 2005-05-26 | Sep 1944 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOLLIN, Jean | Secretary | — | 1992-12-21 |
| BYNG, Roger John | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2004-05-27 |
| CARMICHAEL, Alexander Paul | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| DENNY, Charles Henry, Captain | Director | 1994-12-01 | 1997-11-11 |
| HINGE, David Stanley | Director | — | 1993-01-05 |
| HODGE, George Elliott | Director | 1995-05-09 | 2005-05-26 |
| HOULIS, Peter James | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2005-05-26 |
| KEENAN, Antony Peter | Director | — | 1994-11-30 |
| LUPTON, Adrian Philip | Director | 1993-01-08 | 1994-11-30 |
| NEEDHAM, Alan, Brigadier | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2015-03-01 |
| PERETTI, Mark Robert | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2005-05-26 |
| PORTEOUS, John Murray, Dr | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2005-05-26 |
| ROBBINS, Sydney Lewis | Director | — | 2000-11-30 |
| TATE, Geoffrey Charles | Director | 1998-02-28 | 1998-11-11 |
| ASSOCIATION OF SECURITY CONSULTANTS | Corporate Director | 1997-05-20 | 2005-05-26 |
| BRITISH RETAIL CONSORTIUM | Corporate Director | 1994-12-01 | 2001-07-31 |
| ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | Corporate Director | 1994-12-01 | 2005-05-26 |
| FEDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES | Corporate Director | 1994-12-01 | 2005-05-26 |
| INSTITUTE OF SECURITY MANAGEMENT | Corporate Director | 1994-12-01 | 2005-05-26 |
| INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SECURITY ASSOCIATION | Corporate Director | 1994-12-01 | 2005-05-26 |
| MASTER LOCKSMITHS ASSOCIATION | Corporate Director | 1994-12-01 | 2005-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Francis Peacock Phillips | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-11-27 | Active |
| Mr Alexander Paul Carmichael | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Mr Geoffrey Charles Tate | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-07-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-07-06 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2026-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-07-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-06 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.