GUARDIAN SELECTION LIMITED
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Cash
£761K
+238% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2.3M
+96.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
62
+77.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.8M
+37.1% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £19,441,419 | £24,212,963 | +24.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,319,817 | £1,799,593 | +36.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,312,288 | £1,799,640 | +37.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,013,204 | £1,325,936 | +30.9% | |
| Cash | £10,051 | £146,022 | £101,401 | £225,072 | £760,796 | +238% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £398,562 | £365,376 | £551,392 | £1,150,738 | £2,281,497 | +98.3% | |
| Net assets | £155,701 | -£100,449 | £140,023 | £1,150,738 | £2,259,674 | +96.4% | |
| Equity | — | — | £140,023 | £1,150,738 | £2,259,674 | +96.4% | |
| Average employees | 21 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 62 | +77.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,224,636 | £3,856,476 | +19.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £317,391 | £383,483 | +20.8% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.8% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.2% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 114.7% | 78.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.59x | 1.35x | — | 1.61x | 1.99x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- GUARDIAN SELECTION LIMITED 2002-10-11 → present
- GSL EDUCATION LTD 2001-10-23 → 2002-10-11
- GUARDIAN SELECTION LIMITED 2000-06-21 → 2001-10-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BBK Partnership
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- GUARDIAN SELECTION LIMITED · parent
- GSL Watford Limited 51%
Significant events
- “During the year under review, the group continued to build on its strong reputation for compliance, service quality, and responsiveness to schools' evolving needs. The group achieved robust growth in both turnover and profitability, reflecting increased demand for recruitment services and the successful development of its digital and regional service offerings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHMED, Kamal | Director | 2000-06-21 | Jul 1963 | British |
| AHMED, Saem Ismail | Director | 2025-09-24 | Jan 1997 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARIF, Mohammed Iqbal | Secretary | 2000-06-21 | 2009-07-31 |
| KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-06-21 | 2000-06-21 |
| KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-06-21 | 2000-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kamal Ahmed | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-30 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.