G & A FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED
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Cash
£659k
-47.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.3m
-11.3% vs 2024
Employees
58
+3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£228k
-61.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,745,414 | £14,298,481 | £22,323,738 | £15,620,384 | £12,072,899 | -22.7% | |
| Operating profit | £642,224 | £642,126 | £1,452,306 | £614,437 | £246,997 | -59.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £617,620 | £613,488 | £1,382,116 | £591,894 | £228,478 | -61.4% | |
| Net profit | £451,819 | £547,162 | £1,086,564 | £421,372 | £164,474 | -61% | |
| Cash | £139,464 | £270,109 | £1,022,321 | £1,245,463 | £658,893 | -47.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,261,808 | £2,626,694 | £3,222,435 | £3,045,267 | £2,613,668 | -14.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,716,617 | £2,068,479 | £2,786,711 | £2,640,817 | £2,342,434 | -11.3% | |
| Equity | £1,716,617 | £2,068,479 | £2,786,711 | £2,640,817 | £2,342,434 | -11.3% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 54 | 63 | 56 | 58 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | £2,501,330 | £2,741,154 | £4,297,363 | £3,006,631 | £2,813,852 | -6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £98,364 | £29,645 | £346,439 | £770,154 | £397,228 | -48.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £5,296 | £4,891 | £5,027 | +2.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £109,411 | £306,387 | £322,204 | +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 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 3.9% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 2.7% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.4% | 24.4% | 45.1% | 20.2% | 9.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.2% | 61.1% | 41.5% | 54.0% | 51.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.53x | 1.81x | 1.86x | |
| Interest cover | 25.35x | 22.23x | 19.37x | 16.74x | 7.36x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least, but not limited to, twelve months from the date of approving these financial statements and so continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company went through the process of a significant senior management re-shuffle due to the previous owners entering the company into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIPP, Glenn Trevor | Secretary | 2018-03-28 | — | — |
| BUSH, Andrew | Director | 1998-03-02 | Mar 1971 | British |
| PEARSON, Jamie Mark | Director | 2022-10-28 | Dec 1986 | British |
| QUICK, Andrew Robert | Director | 2022-10-28 | Feb 1983 | British |
| SEABROOK, Ivor Robert | Director | 2001-04-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSH, Gillian | Secretary | 1998-03-02 | 1998-03-16 |
| MORLEY, Simon George | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2016-07-09 |
| SHIPP, Richard | Secretary | 1998-03-16 | 1998-07-27 |
| THOMPSON, Julie Claire | Secretary | 1998-08-21 | 2004-12-31 |
| SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-02 | 1998-03-02 |
| BUSH, Gillian | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2016-12-31 |
| HILL, Michael Alexander | Director | 2022-10-28 | 2024-03-08 |
| SPEARMAN, Richard John | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2014-08-13 |
| SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-03-02 | 1998-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G & A Fire Protection Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-28 | Active |
| Mr Ivor Robert Seabrook | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-12-31 | Ceased 2024-03-28 |
| Mr Ivor Robert Seabrook | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-04-05 | Ceased 2021-12-31 |
| Mr Andrew Bush | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-28 |
| Gillian Bush | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.