UNITED GUARDING SERVICES LTD
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Cash
£878k
+22.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.8m
+9.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
295
-8.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£348k
+1,221.2% highest in 6 filed years
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 | £10,890,607 | £9,966,103 | £11,282,968 | £12,649,627 | £12,547,780 | £12,871,173 | +2.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £176,470 | -£112,852 | £80,616 | +171.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £284,332 | £37,390 | £145,053 | £302,367 | £26,338 | £347,989 | +1,221.2% | |
| Net profit | £232,510 | £27,555 | £119,841 | £242,292 | £35,935 | £311,071 | +765.6% | |
| Cash | £1,362,644 | £852,751 | £847,736 | £595,065 | £715,361 | £877,576 | +22.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,728,097 | £2,265,652 | £2,385,493 | £2,631,741 | £2,568,565 | £2,814,508 | +9.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,717,451 | £2,255,006 | £2,374,847 | £2,617,139 | £2,553,074 | £2,799,145 | +9.6% | |
| Equity | £1,717,451 | £2,255,006 | £2,374,847 | £2,617,139 | £2,553,074 | £2,799,145 | +9.6% | |
| Average employees | 301 | 289 | 310 | 320 | 322 | 295 | -8.4% | |
| Wages | £10,248,208 | £9,514,927 | £10,527,455 | £11,760,219 | £11,898,512 | £12,021,556 | +1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £212,088 | £215,849 | £225,988 | £239,078 | £228,136 | £240,522 | +5.4% |
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 | — | — | — | 1.4% | -0.9% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.3% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 6.7% | -4.4% | 2.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.8% | 21.8% | 16.9% | 40.2% | 41.7% | 36.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.90x | 1.83x | 2.08x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- UNITED GUARDING SERVICES LTD 1998-06-22 → present
- SECURITY INDEPENDENT SERVICES LIMITED 1991-05-23 → 1998-06-22
- SECURITY (INDEPENDENT) SERVICES LIMITED 1990-09-04 → 1991-05-23
- SPEED 425 LIMITED 1990-06-19 → 1990-09-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- A Odysseos
- 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”
Group structure
- UNITED GUARDING SERVICES LTD · parent
- Silver Screen Limousines Limited 50%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLYER, Michael Dennis | Director | — | Mar 1959 | British |
| GOMEZ, Marina Peter | Director | 1998-05-15 | Dec 1959 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOMEZ, Marina Peter | Secretary | 1998-05-15 | 2012-12-01 |
| HARVEY, Arnold Edward | Secretary | — | 1992-11-03 |
| HUBBARD, John | Secretary | 1992-11-03 | 1998-05-15 |
| WEBSTER, Steven Robert | Secretary | 2012-12-01 | 2012-12-01 |
| CATERER, Kenneth Roy Anthony | Director | — | 1998-05-15 |
| HARVEY, Arnold Edward | Director | — | 1992-11-03 |
| HUBBARD, John | Director | — | 1998-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven Robert Webster | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Steven Robert Webster | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-08-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.