SECUREFAST LIMITED
Get an alert when SECUREFAST LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
0
-100% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£8K
-105.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
Material uncertainty over going concern
On 1 July 2023 the trade and assets of the company were hived across to CQR Security Limited, another wholly owned subsidiary of the ultimate parent, OSL Group Holdings Limited. The company become dormant from then on and as such, the directors do not believe the going concern basis to be appropriate and these financial statements have not been prepared on this basis and have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £3,451,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £150,000 | -£8,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £285,000 | -£139,000 | £137,000 | -£8,000 | |
| Net profit | £52,386 | — | — | -£87,000 | £137,000 | -£8,000 | |
| Cash | £128,671 | — | £59,000 | £604,000 | £10,000 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,326,895 | — | £1,798,000 | £1,711,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,326,895 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | — | £1,483,000 | £1,798,000 | £1,711,000 | £8,000 | £0 | |
| Average employees | 37 | — | 26 | 23 | 11 | 0 | |
| Wages | £1,220,622 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-100%
£10,000 £0
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
-100%
11 0
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-105.3%
£150,000 -£8,000
-
Profit before tax
-105.8%
£137,000 -£8,000
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.3% | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.80x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 11.54x | — |
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 5 times since incorporation
- SECUREFAST LIMITED 2022-02-23 → present
- SECUREFAST PLC 2004-11-01 → 2022-02-23
- SECURITY ENGINEERING PLC 1996-04-12 → 2004-11-01
- SECURITY ENGINEERING GROUP PLC 1992-12-23 → 1996-04-12
- DELAPENA PLC 1989-09-18 → 1992-12-23
- PLUSFIRST PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1989-06-20 → 1989-09-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Hart Shaw LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“On 1 July 2023 the trade and assets of the company were hived across to CQR Security Limited, another wholly owned subsidiary of the ultimate parent, OSL Group Holdings Limited. The company become dormant from then on and as such, the directors do not believe the going concern basis to be appropriate and these financial statements have not been prepared on this basis and have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Group structure
- SECUREFAST LIMITED · parent
- Securefast Security Products Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, Victoria | Secretary | 2022-03-04 | — | — |
| BERRY, Neil | Director | 2022-04-25 | Apr 1982 | British |
| CROKER, Philip Colin | Director | 2023-05-05 | Dec 1978 | British |
| GREY, Mathew James | Director | 2022-03-04 | Sep 1985 | British |
| GREY MBE, David | Director | 2022-03-04 | Dec 1956 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Robin | Secretary | 2009-04-30 | 2017-02-10 |
| GIBBS, Michael Francis | Secretary | 2000-01-01 | 2000-05-31 |
| GOOCH, Russell | Secretary | 2017-02-10 | 2022-03-04 |
| INGRAM, David Colin | Secretary | — | 1992-01-27 |
| MORRALL, John | Secretary | 2000-05-31 | 2009-04-30 |
| SEBIRE, David John | Secretary | — | 1993-01-09 |
| A B & C SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-06-14 | 1999-03-01 |
| MOGUL FINANCIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-03-01 | 1999-10-30 |
| QUAYSECO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1993-01-09 | 1995-06-14 |
| ADAMS, Stuart David | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2022-08-24 |
| BALMFORTH, David | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2018-08-23 |
| BREEZE, Alan Nigel | Director | — | 1992-10-29 |
| CRAWLEY, Duncan | Director | 1999-04-08 | 2022-12-31 |
| GOOCH, Russell | Director | 2017-02-15 | 2024-05-14 |
| INGRAM, David Colin | Director | — | 1992-01-27 |
| MORRALL, John | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2009-04-30 |
| O'REILLY, Kevin Michael | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2022-03-04 |
| REID, Alexander Stuart | Director | — | 2009-10-21 |
| SCOTT, Ian | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2015-03-31 |
| SEBIRE, David John | Director | — | 2022-03-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osl Group Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-04 | Active |
| Mr David John Sebire | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-06-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-23 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-06-15 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2022-06-15 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2022-06-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.