ERA HOME SECURITY LIMITED
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Cash
£25m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£41m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
242
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.6m
Period ending 2025-10-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £86,463,000 | £79,262,000 | £67,395,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £15,076,000 | -£4,473,000 | -£12,872,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £15,086,000 | -£4,473,000 | £7,606,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £11,481,000 | -£6,442,000 | £5,334,000 | — | |
| Cash | £15,672,000 | £18,916,000 | £25,480,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £66,997,000 | £57,592,000 | £45,264,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £62,294,000 | £53,222,000 | £40,776,000 | — | |
| Equity | £62,294,000 | £53,222,000 | £40,776,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 258 | 256 | 242 | — | |
| Wages | £8,969,000 | £10,373,000 | £8,847,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £839,000 | £1,696,000 | £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 22 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.4% | -5.6% | -19.1% | |
| Net margin | 13.3% | -8.1% | 7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.5% | -7.8% | -28.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 42.6% | 40.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.60x | 1.71x | 2.50x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- ERA HOME SECURITY LIMITED 2015-03-10 → present
- GROUPHOMESAFE LIMITED 2010-05-11 → 2015-03-10
- LSSD UK LIMITED 2005-04-15 → 2010-05-11
- EWS (H) LIMITED 1993-11-08 → 2005-04-15
- TYROLESE (272) LIMITED 1993-07-22 → 1993-11-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared their cash forecast and have a reasonable expectation that the liabilities will be paid as they fall due over the next twelve months. The Company is part of Quanex Group and hence it is important to consider the support of the Group. Quanex Building Producst Corporation has confirmed it will provide financial support for the period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. On the basis that the Group has provided support, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has sufficient resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ERA HOME SECURITY LIMITED · parent
- ERA Security Hardware Limited
- TSA Hardware (Ningbo) Co Ltd
Significant events
- “During the period, the Company shortened its accounting period from 31 December 2025 to 31 October 2025 aligning its financial year-end with that of its ultimate parent entity, Quanex Building Products Corporation. Effective 1 August 2025, the Company's immediate parent was changed to Quanex Hardware Solutions Limited as part of an internal restructuring.”
- “During the period, the Company was part of a group restructuring project. Subsidiaries of the Company that were dormant, with the exception of ERA Security Hardware Limited, declared dividends totalling £20,296,000. These dividends were settled against existing intercompany creditor balances. Following the distribution, the dormant subsidiaries applied for voluntary strike-off and were liquidated during 2025.”
- “During the period, the Company recognised an impairment of £2,123,000 against its investment in Quanex Access Solutions Limited (formerly Bilco Access Solutions Limited). Following this, the investment, with an original cost of £16,291,000, was transferred to its immediate parent company, Jasper Acquisition Holdings Limited, for a consideration equal to its net book value of £1.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATERSTONE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2024-12-02 | — | — |
| CORNETT, Paul Boyd | Director | 2024-11-28 | Mar 1977 | American |
| DANIELS, JR., Robert Eugene | Director | 2024-11-28 | Jul 1962 | American |
| ZUEHLKE, Scott Michael | Director | 2024-11-28 | Aug 1976 | American |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALT, Duncan Masters | Secretary | 1994-01-05 | 1996-04-30 |
| GIBSON, Carolyn Ann | Secretary | 2017-12-01 | 2019-10-31 |
| HO, Peter Zhiwen | Secretary | 2024-05-01 | 2024-11-25 |
| JONES, Paul James | Secretary | 2005-06-16 | 2007-09-07 |
| PENMAN, Jeffrey James | Secretary | 1996-05-01 | 2005-06-16 |
| SWAN, John Richard | Secretary | 2007-09-06 | 2014-07-18 |
| TURNER, Mark Richard | Secretary | 2014-07-18 | 2017-12-01 |
| VAN DUUREN, Sinead | Secretary | 2022-10-10 | 2023-04-06 |
| WATSON, John Holbrook | Secretary | 1993-10-22 | 1994-01-05 |
| EBONSTONE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-07-07 | 2024-05-01 |
| TYROLESE (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-07-22 | 1993-10-22 |
| BUTLER, William Michael Stokes | Director | 2014-07-18 | 2020-09-14 |
| CONROY, Vincent | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2009-02-13 |
| DOWNER, Helen Ann | Director | 2021-03-25 | 2024-11-28 |
| DRABBLE, Geoffrey | Director | 1999-07-05 | 2006-09-29 |
| FITTER, Timothy Andrew | Director | 2021-08-20 | 2021-11-02 |
| GARNETT, John Frederick Clayton | Director | 1994-01-05 | 2001-01-31 |
| GRAHAM, Robin George | Director | 2018-05-10 | 2020-07-29 |
| HILL, David Arthur | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2012-11-01 |
| HORNBY, Andrew Robert | Director | 2005-04-11 | 2007-09-07 |
| JONES, Paul James | Director | 2005-04-11 | 2007-09-07 |
| MAIN, David Robert | Director | 2022-08-18 | 2024-11-28 |
| MORGAN, Nigel Ralph | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2015-04-30 |
| MOSS, Nicholas Arthur | Director | 2013-05-16 | 2013-10-08 |
| NUGENT, Paul John | Director | 2009-02-27 | 2010-02-26 |
| O'HARA, Clare Louise | Director | 2013-01-24 | 2015-01-30 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Anthony | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2012-09-13 |
| OAKLEY, Clive Lyndon | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2018-04-09 |
| OOI, Sheener | Director | 2020-09-21 | 2021-08-20 |
| OSBORN, Michael Edward | Director | 1993-10-22 | 1994-01-05 |
| PAWSON, Ian Karl | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2011-10-03 |
| PENSON, Adam Benjamin James | Director | 2021-12-07 | 2024-11-28 |
| PUDNEY, Mark | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2005-04-14 |
| REID, Paul | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2019-03-25 |
| SILVER, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2005-08-10 | 2007-04-27 |
| SILVER, Jonathan Charles | Director | 1994-01-05 | 1996-09-17 |
| SWAN, John Richard | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2014-07-18 |
| TURNER, Mark Richard | Director | 2014-07-18 | 2020-09-15 |
| WATERS, Darren Andrew | Director | 2012-03-23 | 2021-03-24 |
| WATSON, John Holbrook | Director | 1993-10-22 | 1994-01-05 |
| WHITWELL, Nicholas Alan | Director | 2005-04-11 | 2007-09-07 |
| WILLIAMS, Huw Elwyn | Director | 2021-12-07 | 2024-03-01 |
| WORTHINGTON, Howard | Director | 1993-11-12 | 2005-02-02 |
| TYROLESE (DIRECTORS) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-07-22 | 1993-10-22 |
| TYROLESE (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-07-22 | 1993-10-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quanex Hardware Solutions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-01 | Active |
| Jasper Acquisition Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 234 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | 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
- 8
- 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.