MERCURY SECURITY & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£100K
-55.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£1.3M
+26.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
453
-14.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£376K
+60% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,953,961 | £11,731,864 | £11,496,808 | £13,475,590 | £14,980,093 | £14,405,558 | -3.8% | |
| Operating profit | £230,963 | £218,931 | £219,469 | £151,330 | £377,111 | £477,688 | +26.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £176,079 | £149,188 | £159,540 | £74,421 | £234,923 | £375,973 | +60% | |
| Net profit | £176,079 | £397,935 | £206,961 | £58,231 | £167,731 | £274,939 | +63.9% | |
| Cash | £79,970 | £549,906 | £13,449 | £172,401 | £223,578 | £99,743 | -55.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £301,935 | £698,118 | £1,063,082 | £1,088,186 | £1,196,436 | £1,411,840 | +18% | |
| Net assets | £221,431 | £619,366 | £826,327 | £884,558 | £1,052,289 | £1,327,228 | +26.1% | |
| Equity | £221,431 | £619,366 | £826,327 | £884,558 | £1,052,289 | £1,327,228 | +26.1% | |
| Average employees | 447 | 554 | 474 | 539 | 532 | 453 | -14.8% | |
| Wages | £7,664,820 | £9,054,782 | £8,489,301 | £9,125,497 | £10,254,449 | £9,949,785 | -3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £120,624 | £138,879 | £99,391 | £106,287 | +6.9% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 76.5% | 31.4% | 20.6% | 13.9% | 31.5% | 33.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.17x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | 4.21x | 3.14x | 3.66x | 1.97x | 2.65x | 4.70x |
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
- MERCURY SECURITY & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2020-07-30 → present
- MERCURY SECURITY AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2018-10-01 → 2020-07-30
- MERCURY SECURITY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2005-03-15 → 2018-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company places considerable value on the involvement of its employees and keeps them informed on matters affecting them through various formal and informal meetings. The board implemented a monthly Staff Awareness Meeting ("SAM") whereby directors and heads of department summarise and present the main activities of their departments for the previous month.”
- “Following the end of the financial year, we have seen a steady increase in turnover throughout 2025 across a variety of sectors and clients.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHART-ROSS, Inca | Secretary | 2022-10-04 | — | — |
| CULLEN, Liam Patrick | Director | 2010-11-30 | Nov 1987 | Irish |
| MC GOWAN, Rhiannon | Director | 2026-05-12 | Apr 1997 | Irish |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CULLEN, Francis William | Secretary | 2010-11-30 | 2022-10-04 |
| CULLEN, Margaret | Secretary | 2005-03-15 | 2010-11-30 |
| C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2005-03-15 | 2005-03-15 |
| CULLEN, Francis William | Director | 2010-11-30 | 2022-10-04 |
| CULLEN, Frank | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2010-11-30 |
| EMMOTT, Christopher William | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2026-05-12 |
| MCGOWAN, Paul Patrick | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2016-01-06 |
| O'BRIEN, Eoin Gerard | Director | 2015-04-24 | 2018-12-21 |
| CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-03-15 | 2005-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forty Business Services Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2022-07-27 | Active |
| Mr Paul Patrick Mcgowan | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-07-11 | Ceased 2022-07-27 |
| Amcomri Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-03-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-03-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-10-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-02-25 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.