LATHAMS SECURITY DOORSETS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1m
highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5m
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
112
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.7m
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,134,981 | £17,165,867 | £19,728,090 | £16,422,875 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,787,597 | £3,031,796 | £3,172,103 | £2,687,396 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,735,336 | £3,003,002 | £3,096,136 | £2,656,097 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,108,023 | £2,273,576 | £2,343,858 | £2,011,412 | — | |
| Cash | £2,766,736 | £2,919,780 | £1,831,467 | £2,723,523 | £1,452,111 | £3,120,531 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,429,043 | £2,968,729 | £4,151,580 | £5,365,924 | £6,388,186 | £8,120,264 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,541,880 | £2,118,905 | £2,326,928 | £2,600,504 | £2,944,362 | £4,955,774 | — | |
| Equity | £1,541,880 | £2,118,905 | £2,326,928 | £2,600,504 | £2,944,362 | £4,955,774 | — | |
| Average employees | 42 | 53 | 67 | 86 | 99 | 112 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,682,201 | £2,452,504 | £3,091,981 | £2,956,010 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £12,570 | £45,877 | £78,062 | £142,401 | — |
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 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 25.0% | 17.7% | 16.1% | 16.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 20.5% | 13.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 91.2% | 56.5% | 49.7% | 33.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.2% | 72.1% | 73.1% | 77.6% | 74.4% | 60.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.59x | 2.13x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 60.58x | 24.76x | 19.62x | 21.98x |
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
- LATHAMS SECURITY DOORSETS LIMITED 2011-03-18 → present
- LATHAMS SECURITY DORSET LIMITED 2011-03-17 → 2011-03-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The current financial statements have been prepared for a 9 month period to 31 December 2025. The reason for the change in period end is to align with group companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HÖRMANN, Martin Jobst Hermann | Director | 2025-09-23 | Mar 1965 | German |
| LATHAM, Alex Joel | Director | 2011-03-17 | May 1991 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOWE, Mitchell | Director | 2023-10-20 | 2025-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lathams Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2018-11-20 | Active |
| Mr Alex Joel Latham | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-10-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
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.