ANCHOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£3
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£732k
+61.1% vs 2024
Employees
478
+22.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£692k
-13.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,065,199 | £21,315,612 | +24.9% | |
| Operating profit | £957,897 | £908,912 | -5.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £795,991 | £691,917 | -13.1% | |
| Net profit | £516,915 | £546,276 | +5.7% | |
| Cash | — | £3 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,474,443 | £1,804,273 | +22.4% | |
| Net assets | £454,323 | £732,084 | +61.1% | |
| Equity | £454,323 | £732,084 | +61.1% | |
| Average employees | 390 | 478 | +22.6% | |
| Wages | £11,589,376 | £14,919,051 | +28.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £131,350 | £539,459 | +310.7% |
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 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 65.0% | 50.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.01x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | 5.92x | 4.19x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DSG Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, 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
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARPER, Andrew William | Director | — | Jan 1965 | British |
| HILES, Alexander David | Director | 2024-06-01 | Aug 1987 | British |
| HILES, Lorraine | Director | 2007-02-01 | May 1969 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Richard Henry | Secretary | 1999-10-15 | 2021-06-25 |
| GREENHAUGH, Philip David | Secretary | 1996-11-06 | 1999-10-15 |
| MCCARTHY, John Allen | Secretary | 1994-01-11 | 1995-12-31 |
| OASTLER, Irene | Secretary | — | 1994-01-11 |
| BRADSHAW, David Peter | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2006-03-09 |
| DAVIES, James Christopher Meredith | Director | 1995-08-28 | 2006-03-09 |
| OBRIEN, David | Director | — | 2002-03-11 |
| POWELL, Adrian Wilfred | Director | 2002-06-10 | 2011-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Frank William | Director | 2002-03-11 | 2003-11-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Group Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-07-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.