G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£177K
-86.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£146M
+4.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
13,153
+1.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7.7M
-11.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company has received a letter of support from its ultimate parent, Atlas Ontario LP, setting out its intent to provide sufficient financial assistance to the Company if and when it is needed to enable the Company to continue its operations and fulfil its currently anticipated financial obligations now and for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of signing these accounts.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £431,491,000 | £499,126,000 | £506,006,000 | +1.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,811,000 | £9,494,000 | £9,130,000 | -3.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,219,000 | £8,638,000 | £7,681,000 | -11.1% | |
| Net profit | £6,643,000 | £4,708,000 | £6,591,000 | +40% | |
| Cash | £1,206,000 | £1,336,000 | £177,000 | -86.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £136,743,000 | £142,653,000 | £148,351,000 | +4% | |
| Net assets | £134,372,000 | £139,080,000 | £145,671,000 | +4.7% | |
| Equity | £134,372,000 | £139,080,000 | £145,671,000 | +4.7% | |
| Average employees | 16,181 | 12,959 | 13,153 | +1.5% | |
| Wages | £287,638,000 | £322,223,000 | £335,221,000 | +4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £298,000 | £730,000 | £623,000 | -14.7% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.1% | 6.7% | 6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.2% | 49.9% | 52.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.85x | 0.92x | 0.98x | |
| Interest cover | 2.85x | 11.00x | 2.81x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 2009-03-16 → present
- G4S SECURITY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 2005-06-03 → 2009-03-16
- SECURICOR SECURITY LIMITED 2002-03-27 → 2005-06-03
- SECURICOR GUARDING LIMITED 1991-07-23 → 2002-03-27
- MINT SECURITY LIMITED 1972-03-14 → 1991-07-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company has received a letter of support from its ultimate parent, Atlas Ontario LP, setting out its intent to provide sufficient financial assistance to the Company if and when it is needed to enable the Company to continue its operations and fulfil its currently anticipated financial obligations now and for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of signing these accounts.”
Group structure
- G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- G4S Security Services (UK) Limited 100%
- T.S.S. (Total Security Services) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company entered into agreements, among other Group companies, to act as guarantors in respect of the $1 billion Senior Secured Notes due 2031 issued on 16 February 2024, the $500 million Senior Secured Notes due 2031 issued on 22 May 2024, the $550 million Senior Secured Notes due 2031 issued on 8 August 2024, and the $300 million Senior Secured Notes due 2031 issued on 3 September 2024, all by Allied Universal Holdco LLC and Allied Universal Finance Corporation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTLETT, Ridwaan Yousuf | Secretary | 2021-05-05 | — | — |
| GRAHAM, Helen | Director | 2022-08-03 | Dec 1981 | British |
| KENDALL, Timothy | Director | 2023-01-25 | Dec 1963 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATESON, Leonard Keith | Secretary | 2003-07-21 | 2005-01-28 |
| MUNSON, Anne Patricia | Secretary | 1992-04-10 | 2003-07-21 |
| PATEL, Vaishali Jagdish | Secretary | 2008-10-28 | 2021-05-05 |
| RICHARDS, Nathan | Secretary | 2007-08-01 | 2008-10-28 |
| VENUS, David Anthony | Secretary | 2005-01-28 | 2007-08-01 |
| ALLEN, John Laight | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1997-12-31 |
| ALLEN, Roger Graham | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| BARTOLOMY, Robin | Director | — | 1994-02-17 |
| BEATON, David James | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2007-02-01 |
| BETTES, Nicholas David | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2007-11-05 |
| BUCKLES, Nicholas Peter | Director | 1998-11-27 | 2002-04-01 |
| BUCKLES, Nicholas Peter | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1997-02-05 |
| CARRUTHERS, David John | Director | 1997-02-05 | 1999-12-31 |
| CHALLIS, Kamini | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2007-11-05 |
| COWDEN, David Gaven | Director | 1998-05-29 | 2000-12-01 |
| COWDEN, David Gaven | Director | — | 1997-02-05 |
| COWDEN, Irene Lavinia Elizabeth, Ms. | Director | — | 1994-02-17 |
| DODD, Roy David | Director | 1998-07-22 | 2000-10-20 |
| ETHERIDGE, Paul Martin | Director | 1992-06-08 | 1999-01-20 |
| EWELL, Melvyn | Director | 2001-04-23 | 2001-08-31 |
| FARQUHAR, Andrew James | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2013-01-18 |
| FOSTER, Graham Peter | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2004-07-02 |
| FOY, David Laurence | Director | 2002-05-07 | 2006-09-30 |
| GREENWELL, Douglas James | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2014-08-06 |
| GRIFFITHS, Nigel Edward | Director | 2000-12-27 | 2002-04-01 |
| GRIFFITHS, Nigel Edward | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1998-03-10 |
| GROSSO, Giovanni Nicholas | Director | 2002-08-08 | 2015-05-19 |
| HARTLEY, Julian Mark | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2020-09-15 |
| HARTLEY, Julian Mark | Director | 2015-05-19 | 2018-02-14 |
| HAWKINS, Richard George | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1998-03-10 |
| HEWITSON, Douglas Charles | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2021-12-15 |
| HEWITSON, Douglas Charles | Director | 1999-10-21 | 2001-03-01 |
| HUMPHREY, Peter Thomas | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1997-12-31 |
| INGRAM, Edward Cameron | Director | 1997-02-05 | 1999-10-21 |
| JAGO, John Michael | Director | 2021-12-15 | 2022-04-28 |
| KECK, Oliver | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2022-08-03 |
| LANE, Andrew Robert | Director | 2022-04-28 | 2023-12-07 |
| LEVINSOHN, Graham Austen | Director | 2018-03-08 | 2022-01-07 |
| LOBLEY, David Paul | Director | 2018-11-08 | 2019-07-22 |
| MANUELPILLAI, Dinesh | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2018-11-02 |
| MCKAY, Henry William | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1998-03-10 |
| MCKAY, Henry William | Director | — | 1994-02-17 |
| MOORE, Jennifer Claire | Director | 1999-04-21 | 2002-03-01 |
| NIVEN, Alexander Kenneth | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-07-02 |
| OGDEN, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2007-11-05 |
| PARKER, Martin Stephen | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| PEACOCK, Andrew James | Director | 1997-02-05 | 1999-06-30 |
| PINNINGTON, Edward Robert | Director | — | 1998-02-28 |
| PRENTICE, Alistair James | Director | — | 1993-02-28 |
| SINTON, Laurence James | Director | — | 1994-02-17 |
| SMILLIE, Anthony John | Director | 1994-11-21 | 1999-02-05 |
| SOPER, Richard James | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2007-11-16 |
| TAYLOR, Deborah Jane | Director | 2015-05-19 | 2016-06-30 |
| WALTERS, Fiona Mairi | Director | 2022-06-22 | 2025-03-12 |
| WENHAM, Charles Edward James | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1997-02-05 |
| WILD, John | Director | — | 1994-02-17 |
| WILSON, Stephen | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-05-04 |
| WOOD, Kenneth Alan | Director | 1996-02-19 | 2001-05-04 |
| WOODBERRY, Graham John | Director | — | 1994-02-17 |
| YOUNGMAN, Kenneth John | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2001-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4S Regional Management (UK&I) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-03-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 298 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2025-10-13 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-13 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-13 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-15 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.