ARGUS FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£466k
-78.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£10m
+14.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
207
-2.8% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.7m
-13.4% vs 2025
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,021,211 | £43,512,807 | £44,330,815 | £47,333,000 | £51,465,000 | +8.7% | |
| Operating profit | £511,528 | £2,790,579 | £2,725,193 | £168,000 | £1,206,000 | +617.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £509,193 | £2,789,912 | £2,840,623 | £1,928,000 | £1,669,000 | -13.4% | |
| Net profit | £484,515 | £2,320,012 | £2,163,324 | £1,849,000 | £1,303,000 | -29.5% | |
| Cash | £1,446,562 | £2,855,988 | £6,267,000 | £2,151,000 | £466,000 | -78.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,595,168 | £6,915,180 | — | £10,247,000 | £11,679,000 | +14% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £7,080,000 | £8,929,000 | £10,232,000 | +14.6% | |
| Equity | £4,595,168 | £6,915,180 | £7,080,000 | £8,929,000 | £10,232,000 | +14.6% | |
| Average employees | 165 | 182 | 202 | 213 | 207 | -2.8% | |
| Wages | £6,490,857 | £8,095,264 | £9,812,210 | £11,322,000 | £10,304,000 | -9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £209,239 | £377,389 | £808,780 | £571,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £118,000 | £262,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £260,000 | £66,000 | — | — |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 0.4% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.1% | 40.4% | — | 1.6% | 10.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 64.7% | 60.8% | 56.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.56x | 1.75x | 2.06x |
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
- ARGUS FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY LIMITED 1982-05-05 → present
- FARRANDMERE LIMITED 1981-12-14 → 1982-05-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have received a letter of support from the directors of Mitie Group plc to confirm the provision of adequate financial resources to the Company for a period of no less than 12 months from the date of approval of the Company's statutory financial statements”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITIE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-10-23 | — | — |
| DICKINSON, Peter John Goddard | Director | 2024-10-23 | Mar 1962 | British |
| WOODS, Katherine Louise | Director | 2024-10-23 | Dec 1983 | British |
| YOUNG, Peter Hugo | Director | 2026-08-19 | Sep 1980 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATE, Carolyn Joy | Secretary | — | 2005-07-01 |
| TURNER, Carl Anthony | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| ALLEN, Richard John | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2020-05-05 |
| BATE, Carolyn Joy | Director | — | 2023-12-22 |
| BATE, Herbert William | Director | — | 2024-10-23 |
| DIMMICK, Timothy John | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-10-01 |
| GORMLEY, John | Director | 2022-05-11 | 2024-10-23 |
| GWYNNE, Matthew David | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| HALL, Kate Louise | Director | 2023-12-20 | 2024-10-23 |
| HARTLEY, Martin Donovan | Director | — | 2015-02-26 |
| HUMPHRIES, Jamie William Howard | Director | 2023-12-20 | 2024-10-23 |
| LINCOLN, Matthew John | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2024-10-23 |
| PHILLIPS, Paul Michael | Director | 2024-10-23 | 2026-08-19 |
| SMITH, Benjamin David | Director | 2023-08-23 | 2024-10-23 |
| SPEER, Peter Lionel | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2004-10-01 |
| TURNER, Carl Anthony | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| WOODINGS, Simon | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2024-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanna Susan Woodings | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mrs Carolyn Joy Bate | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Herbert William Bate | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Slademain Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-04 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2025-02-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-04 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-02-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.