KGS FIRE & SECURITY UK LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.4m
+5.1% vs 2024
Employees
27
-22.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£424k
+10.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £12,232,000 | £13,840,000 | £13,822,000 | -0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £310,000 | £327,000 | £345,000 | +5.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,589,000 | £385,000 | £424,000 | +10.1% | |
| Net profit | -£1,592,000 | £376,000 | £311,000 | -17.3% | |
| Cash | — | £1,537,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,083,000 | £6,394,000 | +5.1% | |
| Net assets | — | £6,083,000 | £6,394,000 | +5.1% | |
| Equity | £7,407,000 | £6,083,000 | £6,394,000 | +5.1% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 35 | 27 | -22.9% | |
| Wages | £3,541,000 | £2,577,000 | £1,863,000 | -27.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £60,685 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £2,375 | — |
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 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | -13.0% | 2.7% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.4% | 5.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 43.5% | 52.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.29x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | 81.75x | 11.90x |
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 5 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-01-23
- KGS FIRE & SECURITY UK LIMITED 2025-01-23 → present
- CARRIER FIRE & SECURITY UK LIMITED 2020-09-03 → 2025-01-23
- UTC FIRE & SECURITY UK LIMITED 2011-07-08 → 2020-09-03
- GUARDALL LIMITED 1993-02-01 → 2011-07-08
- RACAL-GUARDALL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 1985-04-12 → 1993-02-01
- RACAL SECURITY LIMITED 1979-08-24 → 1985-04-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having assessed the company's risk, existing financing and performance including the impact of severe but plausible downside scenarios, the Directors have concluded that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On 23 January 2025, the Company changed its name from Carrier Fire & Security UK Limited to KGS Fire & Security UK Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARRY, Thomas Michael Joseph | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
| SAEIDNIA, Arman | Director | 2024-07-08 | Jun 1963 | American |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORNBUCKLE, Steven Colin | Secretary | 2000-11-15 | 2003-10-22 |
| JOHNSON, Dwinette Evadne | Secretary | 2008-05-08 | 2013-07-15 |
| QUINLAN, Diane | Secretary | 2003-10-22 | 2004-02-16 |
| SADLER, Robert William | Secretary | 2014-03-21 | 2016-04-25 |
| SADLER, Robert William | Secretary | 2005-12-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| SHEPPARD, Donovan | Secretary | 2018-05-11 | 2022-02-28 |
| SLOSS, Robert John | Secretary | 2007-03-31 | 2008-05-08 |
| SOMERS, Kris | Secretary | 2016-04-25 | 2020-08-12 |
| STRATTON, Malcolm | Secretary | 1997-04-29 | 2000-11-15 |
| WHITTAKER, David | Secretary | — | 1997-04-29 |
| WILCOCK, Laura | Secretary | 2016-04-25 | 2018-05-11 |
| WILLIAMSON, Paul | Secretary | 2004-02-16 | 2005-12-01 |
| BAKER, Michael Paul | Director | 1993-01-04 | 1993-06-30 |
| BENS, Morgane Caroline Ep, Marquij | Director | 2018-12-17 | 2021-12-08 |
| COLLINS, John William | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| DAVIES, John Eifion | Director | 2018-03-12 | 2024-04-30 |
| DE BONT, Otto Frank | Director | 2011-07-12 | 2014-03-21 |
| DIGGINS, James Edward | Director | — | 1990-10-08 |
| ELDRIDGE, Philip | Director | 2008-05-08 | 2011-07-12 |
| FERNIE, Richard | Director | 1995-01-26 | 1997-09-12 |
| FLEMING, Ronald Andrew | Director | 2001-11-30 | 2003-08-01 |
| GALLOWAY, John Lindsay | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
| GARLICK, Clive David | Director | 1990-03-01 | 2011-07-12 |
| HORNBUCKLE, Steven Colin | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2001-07-02 |
| HUGHES, William Darryl | Director | 2007-03-31 | 2008-05-08 |
| LANGONE, Vito | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1997-12-29 |
| MALIMANEK, Vaclav | Director | 2014-03-21 | 2018-12-17 |
| MILLS, David Kenneth | Director | — | 1990-05-18 |
| PEACOCK, David James | Director | 1991-10-07 | 1997-04-29 |
| QUILTER, Mathew | Director | 2011-07-12 | 2014-03-21 |
| QUINLAN, Diane | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2001-07-02 |
| RICHARDSON, Martin Roger | Director | 1990-10-08 | 1991-10-07 |
| SMITH, Andrew Westwater | Director | — | 2007-03-31 |
| SMITH, David Colin | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| SWANN, Kevin | Director | 2014-03-21 | 2018-03-12 |
| THOMPSON, Daniel Mark | Director | 2021-12-08 | 2025-06-20 |
| VADAY, Douglas John | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2006-01-27 |
| VAN GOETHEM, Jurgen Amélie Aloïs | Director | 2014-03-21 | 2018-04-30 |
| WATSON, William Sinclair | Director | — | 1997-12-29 |
| CHUBB MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-06-10 | 2016-10-07 |
| KIDDE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-07-02 | 2007-11-12 |
| KIDDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-07-02 | 2009-06-10 |
| WESTMINSTER SECURITIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1997-04-29 | 2000-11-15 |
| WILLIAMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1997-04-29 | 2000-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidde Uk | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-25 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-23 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-02 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-11 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | Dissolved compulsory strike off suspended | |
| 2025-10-21 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-09-08 | RP09 | address | Default companies house service address applied officer | |
| 2025-09-08 | RP09 | address | Default companies house service address applied officer | |
| 2025-09-08 | RP05 | address | Default companies house registered office address applied | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-23 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-10-07 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-10-07 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.