KNIGHT PROTECTION LIMITED
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Cash
£1m
-18.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.1m
+47.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
211
+15.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5m
+37.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,214,974 | £20,273,704 | £23,429,910 | +15.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,385,132 | £1,128,150 | £1,549,163 | +37.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,372,388 | £1,123,708 | £1,542,934 | +37.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,008,493 | £809,001 | £1,254,980 | +55.1% | |
| Cash | £1,488,151 | £1,267,208 | £1,036,271 | -18.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,399,544 | £2,384,996 | £3,131,828 | +31.3% | |
| Net assets | £2,954,913 | £2,082,199 | £3,079,679 | +47.9% | |
| Equity | £2,954,913 | £2,082,199 | £3,079,679 | +47.9% | |
| Average employees | 144 | 182 | 211 | +15.9% | |
| Wages | £5,140,794 | £7,436,374 | £9,269,179 | +24.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £154,714 | £158,221 | £184,233 | +16.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 5.6% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 4.0% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.7% | 47.3% | 49.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 63.8% | 49.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.51x | 1.45x | 1.80x | |
| Interest cover | 49.99x | 38.06x | 65.22x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- KNIGHT PROTECTION LIMITED 2022-10-19 → present
- KNIGHT SECURITY LIMITED 1998-06-19 → 2022-10-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- KNIGHT PROTECTION LIMITED · parent
- Knight Security Limited 100%
Significant events
- “National Insurance Contributions introduced in April 2025.”
- “In 2025, we strengthened the management team further by appointing our first full-time People Director, Executive Chair and CTO.”
- “The business has a CBILS loan balance of £83,333 due to be repaid in full during 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH, Andrew Dennis | Director | 2026-02-19 | Jan 1974 | British |
| KNIGHT, Timothy Matthew | Director | 2013-06-18 | Jun 1982 | British |
| TAYLOR, Charles Paul | Director | 2020-09-01 | Jun 1975 | British |
| WILSON, Ronnie | Director | 2025-05-27 | May 1954 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COBBETT, John William | Secretary | 1998-06-19 | 2000-04-14 |
| KNIGHT, Jean Susan | Secretary | 2000-04-14 | 2011-11-03 |
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-06-19 | 1998-06-19 |
| COSEC SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-11-03 | 2014-12-31 |
| KNIGHT, Jeffrey | Director | 1998-06-19 | 2014-04-04 |
| MORGANS, Mark | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2011-07-01 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-06-19 | 1998-06-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Timothy Matthew Knight | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2017-01-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-08-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-10-19 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-08-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-28 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-09-20 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-19 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-06-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.