PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£37M
+4.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£58M
-9.6% vs 2023
Employees
837
-3.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-78.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £69,288,955 | £88,151,496 | £109,447,991 | £104,015,679 | £101,200,366 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £6,929,271 | £11,392,781 | £8,388,777 | £9,889,649 | £907,918 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £7,116,101 | £11,535,943 | £8,684,623 | £12,694,730 | £2,692,071 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £5,826,273 | £9,468,533 | £8,847,501 | £9,507,552 | £1,793,809 | |
| Cash | — | — | £42,124,696 | £31,838,947 | £52,870,582 | £35,800,504 | £37,438,429 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £57,649,963 | £66,836,571 | £75,713,585 | £64,544,644 | £58,184,382 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £56,730,074 | £66,198,607 | £75,046,108 | £63,706,800 | £57,583,474 | |
| Equity | £50,232,734 | £54,903,801 | £56,730,074 | £66,198,607 | £75,046,108 | £63,706,800 | £57,583,474 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 876 | 866 | 778 | 871 | 837 | |
| Wages | — | — | £28,783,473 | £30,237,144 | £40,460,252 | £34,394,686 | £36,356,583 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £1,697,898 | £2,189,820 | — | £2,198,304 | £1,038,688 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-2.7%
£104,015,679 £101,200,366
-
Cash
+4.6%
£35,800,504 £37,438,429
-
Net assets
-9.6%
£63,706,800 £57,583,474
-
Employees
-3.9%
871 837
-
Operating profit
-90.8%
£9,889,649 £907,918
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-78.8%
£12,694,730 £2,692,071
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+5.7%
£34,394,686 £36,356,583
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 10.0% | 12.9% | 7.7% | 9.5% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 8.4% | 10.7% | 8.1% | 9.1% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.0% | 17.0% | 11.1% | 15.3% | 1.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.26x | 2.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 350.65x | 451.49x | 153.77x | 368.45x | — |
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
- PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1984-07-30 → present
- R.M. PROTEC FIRE DETECTION (NELSON) LIMITED 1974-05-16 → 1984-07-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Group structure
- PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · parent
- Protec Comerfield Limited 100%
- Firepro Systems Limited 100%
- XL Fire Detection Systems Ltd 100%
- Face Macanda Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Jonathan David | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Gawin James | Director | 2018-09-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| HARLING, Neil | Director | 2023-02-01 | May 1974 | British |
| HEATON, Richard Mark | Director | 2023-02-01 | Jun 1978 | British |
| HENDERSON, Joby John | Director | 2025-01-01 | May 1970 | British |
| LYTHGOE, Michael Peter | Director | 2023-02-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
| MCGUIGAN, Estelle Lillian | Director | 2021-06-09 | Mar 1973 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Zoe | Director | 2021-11-30 | May 1975 | British |
| WOLF, Jens | Director | 2025-03-01 | Apr 1989 | German |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRNIE, Thomas Reginald | Secretary | 2005-07-07 | 2021-11-30 |
| LIVESEY, Peter | Secretary | 1994-02-08 | 2005-07-06 |
| MERRIN, Margaret Mary | Secretary | — | 1994-02-08 |
| BRETNALL, Frank | Director | — | 1995-02-20 |
| CUMMING, Leslie Smith | Director | — | 2006-10-31 |
| DOYLE, Peter Anthony | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2024-01-01 |
| ELAM, John George | Director | 1994-01-14 | 2013-11-30 |
| FAIRNIE, Thomas Reginald | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2022-08-25 |
| FIRTH, David Michael | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| HORE, Stuart Craig | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2023-02-01 |
| KHELLAF, Fariz, Doctor | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2017-02-03 |
| LEWIS, Richard Malcolm | Director | — | 2012-04-12 |
| MCARDLE, Dermot | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2021-06-09 |
| MERRIN, James Barry | Director | — | 1998-04-03 |
| MERRIN, Margaret Mary | Director | — | 2021-11-30 |
| NEWBY, David James | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| O'DWYER, James Michael | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| ROYLE, Robert Anthony | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2023-02-01 |
| RUSSELL, Barrie | Director | — | 2021-11-30 |
| RUSSELL, Kathleen | Director | — | 2021-11-30 |
| SCAIFE, David Francis | Director | — | 2019-02-21 |
| UELKUE, Harald Wolfgang | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2025-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protec Fire And Security Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.