SILENT SENTINEL LIMITED
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Cash
£413k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£2m
lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£7.1m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £18,084,809 | £18,657,554 | £15,448,803 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,300,962 | -£1,923,815 | -£6,755,911 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,081,916 | -£1,980,070 | -£7,080,616 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £932,797 | -£1,980,070 | -£6,939,741 | — | |
| Cash | £771,755 | £531,909 | £312,462 | £140,474 | £570,945 | £413,177 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,211,069 | £3,801,198 | £5,018,603 | £5,402,886 | £4,970,946 | -£1,939,769 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,431,340 | £2,805,283 | £3,217,166 | £4,149,963 | £4,970,946 | -£1,968,795 | — | |
| Equity | £2,431,340 | £2,805,283 | £3,217,166 | £4,149,963 | £4,970,946 | -£1,968,795 | — | |
| Average employees | 45 | 49 | 47 | 66 | 72 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,090,800 | £3,844,068 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £665,868 | £447,856 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £205,000 | — | — | — |
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 12 months versus 14 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 7.2% | -10.3% | -43.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.2% | -10.6% | -44.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 24.1% | -38.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.9% | 56.6% | 59.5% | 65.9% | 55.3% | 110.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.45x | 1.45x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 5.63x | -33.93x | -19.99x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Affinia (Stratford)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have sought a letter of support from the ultimate parent company, Motorola Solutions, Inc. The ultimate parent company has confirmed support, should it be needed, for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements, to ensure the Company can meet its liabilities”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGLAND, David | Secretary | 2024-02-13 | — | — |
| MAHER, Katherine Ann | Director | 2024-02-13 | Oct 1982 | American |
| SMITH, Simon Ross | Director | 2024-02-13 | Jul 1981 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Martin Gerald | Secretary | 2002-10-08 | 2024-02-13 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-10-08 | 2002-10-08 |
| CARTER, Robert Michael | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2024-02-13 |
| ELSEY, Paul Robert | Director | 2003-11-15 | 2024-02-13 |
| FISHER, Robert Henry | Director | 2018-03-05 | 2018-08-17 |
| LONGCROFT, James | Director | 2018-03-05 | 2024-02-13 |
| PRYKE, Nicholas John | Director | 2002-10-08 | 2005-03-31 |
| SHORT, Matthew Andrew | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2024-02-13 |
| THOMPSON, Daniel Jamie | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-02-09 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-10-08 | 2002-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Robert Elsey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| The Silent Sentinel Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-21 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-23 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-02-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-21 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.