SCUTUM SOUTH EAST LIMITED
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Cash
£587k
-16.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£121k
-78.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
87
-2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£455k
-64.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
These financial statements are therefore not prepared on the going concern basis, as the directors do not assume the company's business will continue for a period of at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are approved.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,537,391 | £10,558,246 | -8.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£267,292 | -£450,760 | -68.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£277,320 | -£455,489 | -64.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£266,344 | -£452,235 | -69.8% | |
| Cash | £757,326 | £237,685 | £103,383 | £64,164 | £705,651 | £587,267 | -16.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £882,585 | £800,597 | £844,150 | £839,557 | £621,977 | £141,253 | -77.3% | |
| Net assets | £810,867 | £788,555 | £844,150 | £839,557 | £573,213 | £120,978 | -78.9% | |
| Equity | £810,867 | £788,555 | £844,150 | £839,557 | £573,213 | £120,978 | -78.9% | |
| Average employees | 51 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 89 | 87 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,781,636 | £3,888,549 | +2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £118,745 | £153,214 | +29% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -2.3% | -4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -2.3% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -43.0% | -319.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.4% | 63.1% | 61.3% | 60.4% | 85.8% | 96.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.10x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -26.65x | -86.27x |
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
- SCUTUM SOUTH EAST LIMITED 2021-07-01 → present
- ACTIVE SECURITY GROUP LIMITED 1998-08-26 → 2021-07-01
- H.S.S. ALARMS LIMITED 1975-07-08 → 1998-08-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“These financial statements are therefore not prepared on the going concern basis, as the directors do not assume the company's business will continue for a period of at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are approved.”
Group structure
- SCUTUM SOUTH EAST LIMITED · parent
- Scutum UK & Ireland Limited
- SLE SAS
Significant events
- “On the 1st January 2026 the company's business, together with its assets and liabilities, were transferred to another company within the group, Scutum Fire and Security Limited for continuation within tha: company. Following the transfer of the business on 1st January 2026 this company ceased operating.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Richard Hilton | Director | 2024-08-27 | Apr 1964 | British |
| ROBERTS, Kevin Lorne | Director | 2017-04-01 | Sep 1959 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEMONDE, Raymond William | Secretary | 2000-09-01 | 2016-09-08 |
| MILES, Benjamin Stuart | Secretary | — | 2000-09-01 |
| ALLEN, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2023-07-01 |
| BONCI, David | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-11-14 |
| BURBRIDGE, Charles William | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| GEDDES, Jacqueline Ann | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| GEDDES, Timothy George | Director | — | 2017-05-15 |
| LEMONDE, Raymond William | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2017-05-15 |
| MILES, Benjamin Stuart | Director | — | 2016-09-08 |
| MILES, Yvonne Jacqueline | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| NAMY, Franck Christian | Director | 2016-09-08 | 2022-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scutum Group Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-17 | Active |
| Mr Franck Namy | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-08 | Ceased 2019-12-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.