CORPS SECURITY (UK) LIMITED
Operating as a social enterprise, Corps Security provides specialist security services including manned guarding, remote monitoring, drone surveillance, and security consultancy.
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Cash
£26K
+85.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.6M
+56.1% vs 2024
Employees
3,031
-5.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£810K
+17.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £114,106,000 | £120,057,000 | +5.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,234,000 | £1,200,000 | -2.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £688,000 | £810,000 | +17.7% | |
| Net profit | £688,000 | £1,670,000 | +142.7% | |
| Cash | £14,000 | £26,000 | +85.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,977,000 | £5,250,000 | +76.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,977,000 | £4,647,000 | +56.1% | |
| Equity | £2,977,000 | £4,647,000 | +56.1% | |
| Average employees | 3,209 | 3,031 | -5.5% | |
| Wages | £88,741,000 | £93,346,000 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £696,000 | £660,000 | -5.2% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 41.5% | 22.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.6% | 87.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | 2.26x | 3.08x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- CORPS SECURITY (UK) LIMITED 2012-02-21 → present
- CORPS PAYROLL SERVICES LIMITED 2005-08-25 → 2012-02-21
- SERVICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 1998-01-12 → 2005-08-25
- METALSTUDY LIMITED 1997-11-28 → 1998-01-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have produced forecasts which reflect the impact of the above circumstances. They indicate that the company will have sufficient cash resources for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. On this basis, the directors consider it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Improved tracking of travel emissions was introduced in 2024, following insights from 2023.”
- “In 2024, we increased the tax-free limit to £1,000, resulting in collective employee savings of £31,868 up from £28,820 in the previous year.”
- “In April 2024, the Company agreed a three year extension to its Invoice Discounting arrangement with Leumi UK Group Limited to run to a minimum period to September 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Lynn | Secretary | 2009-03-31 | — | British |
| BULLOCK, Lyndon Michael | Director | 2017-01-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| CRAGGS, Robert Paul | Director | 2009-06-18 | Apr 1971 | British |
| HORNE, Nigel Anthony | Director | 2017-01-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| LOTTER, Paul Andre | Director | 2019-03-01 | May 1971 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERTOLIS, Alexander | Secretary | 2001-09-17 | 2003-12-31 |
| EDMONDSON, Christopher John Marshall | Secretary | 2003-12-31 | 2009-03-30 |
| EDWARDS, Alan Charles | Secretary | 1997-12-16 | 2001-09-17 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-28 | 1997-12-16 |
| BLUESTONE, Michael Stephen | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-01-02 |
| EDMONDSON, Christopher John Marshall | Director | 2000-06-26 | 2009-03-30 |
| EDWARDS, Alan Charles | Director | 1997-12-16 | 2001-11-23 |
| HILL, Robert Stuart | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2023-04-30 |
| MOULE, Richard | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2010-04-13 |
| PECK, Francis James | Director | 1998-10-26 | 2006-12-31 |
| SALT, Christopher James | Director | 1997-12-16 | 1998-07-09 |
| SMEAD, Breda | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2017-10-31 |
| WEBSTER, Peter Valentine | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2017-08-22 |
| WOOD, James Alex | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2000-06-26 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-11-28 | 1997-12-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corps Of Commissionaires Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.