KINGS SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED
Trading as Kings Secure Technologies, the company provides commercial security systems, fire safety, and risk management solutions.
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Cash
£1.4m
+177% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£7.7m
-129.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,155
+44.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3m
-199.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,241,000 | £68,829,000 | £78,365,000 | +13.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,188,000 | £221,000 | -£1,476,000 | -767.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,139,000 | -£1,002,000 | -£2,999,000 | -199.3% | |
| Net profit | -£2,139,000 | -£1,099,000 | -£3,062,000 | -178.6% | |
| Cash | £579,000 | £509,000 | £1,410,000 | +177% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,432,000 | £15,331,000 | £11,431,000 | -25.4% | |
| Net assets | £11,274,000 | -£3,356,000 | -£7,688,000 | -129.1% | |
| Equity | — | -£3,356,000 | -£7,688,000 | -129.1% | |
| Average employees | 686 | 798 | 1,155 | +44.7% | |
| Wages | £22,778,000 | £27,876,000 | £40,612,000 | +45.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,254,000 | £1,903,000 | £2,168,000 | +13.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £41,000 | £142,000 | +246.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £229,000 | £315,000 | £252,000 | -20% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.1% | 0.3% | -1.9% | |
| Net margin | -3.7% | -1.6% | -3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.8% | 1.4% | -12.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.2% | 109.8% | 120.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.28x | 1.15x | 0.98x | |
| Interest cover | -1.25x | 0.18x | -0.97x |
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
- KINGS SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED 1998-11-05 → present
- KING SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED 1995-04-11 → 1998-11-05
- J.KING(ELECTRONICS)LIMITED 1971-04-15 → 1995-04-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements which show the Company being able to operate within its agreed facilities. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis”
Group structure
- KINGS SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED · parent
- Silver (UK) Ltd 100%
- Cougar Monitoring Ltd 100%
- Quidvis Ltd 100%
- Kings Guarding Solutions Ltd 100%
- East Fire Extinguishers & Alarms Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 11 August 2025 the Company acquired the remaining shares in Quidvis Limited to increase its shareholding from 90% to 100% for a consideration of £1.27m including costs.”
- “On 28th July 2025 the petition was upheld and Mr King was declared bankrupt.”
- “On 31 October 2025 the Group's immediate parent company, Group Solutions Limited, completed the refinancing of the freehold property at Ripley Street, Bradford... net cash inflow of £1.7m after repayment of £0.5m existing property loans to Ki Finance s.a.r.l.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEHOE, Gaynor Amanda | Secretary | 2005-12-23 | — | British |
| FISHER, Kelly | Director | 2014-07-01 | Sep 1982 | British |
| FISHER, Robin Charles | Director | 2013-12-20 | Nov 1951 | English |
| FORSYTH, Carrie | Director | 2022-01-26 | Aug 1982 | British |
| FORSYTH, Robert David | Director | 2017-05-25 | Aug 1969 | British |
| FOSTER, David Eric | Director | 2020-02-24 | May 1967 | British |
| GAMAGE, Darren Scott | Director | 2018-02-01 | Oct 1974 | British |
| GILDING, James Henry John | Director | 2026-06-03 | Feb 1975 | British |
| GOODE, Christopher | Director | 2022-01-26 | Nov 1968 | British |
| LILLEY, David Howard | Director | 2026-06-03 | Feb 1973 | British |
| LLEWELLYN, Rhyddian Marc | Director | 2024-01-25 | Oct 1985 | Welsh |
| OTTLEY, Paul Alfred | Director | 2022-01-26 | Jul 1969 | British |
| ZEIDLER, Geoffrey Peter Louis | Director | 2015-09-29 | Dec 1962 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Susan May | Secretary | — | 2004-03-31 |
| TOPHAM, Nigel John | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2005-12-22 |
| ATHERTON, Paul John | Director | 2018-02-27 | 2018-08-23 |
| BLAKEY, Matthew William | Director | 2024-10-30 | 2026-04-30 |
| COSSEY, Neil James | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2019-10-19 |
| CRONLY, Kerrell Amy | Director | 2018-12-18 | 2019-03-25 |
| EARNSHAW, Bernard Albert | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2012-11-30 |
| EVANS, Stephen John James | Director | 2004-01-07 | 2017-06-29 |
| GOODWILL, Tim | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2021-11-01 |
| HUNTLEY, Arran | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2009-05-15 |
| HUTCHINSON, Gary | Director | 2004-01-06 | 2012-11-30 |
| KING, Anthony Douglas | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2017-09-20 |
| KING, Clifford | Director | 1999-10-07 | 2012-11-30 |
| KING, James Patrick | Director | — | 2011-11-09 |
| KING, Susan May | Director | — | 2010-03-26 |
| OLIVER, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2014-08-15 |
| OWEN, John Wynne | Director | 2022-07-26 | 2025-11-30 |
| POWNALL, Mark Victor | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2017-10-03 |
| SHAW, Emma Jane | Director | 2016-05-24 | 2021-11-17 |
| STIEFEL, Barry Abraham | Director | 2013-12-20 | 2021-03-04 |
| STOTT, Norman | Director | — | 1991-12-19 |
| SWAIN, Peter John | Director | 2013-12-20 | 2014-04-23 |
| TOPHAM, Nigel John | Director | 2003-11-03 | 2005-12-22 |
| VOLPE, Rocco Antonio | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2023-01-31 |
| PRIME INTERACTION LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2016-09-19 | 2022-02-24 |
| PRIMEKINGS HOLDING LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2016-09-19 | 2022-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Solutions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 251 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-01 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.