MITIE (DEFENCE) LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed outsourcing business Mitie Group PLC, the company provides combined facilities management and support services to the defence sector, having previously traded as Interserve (Defence) Ltd.
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Cash
£7.3M
-27.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£182M
-2.1% vs 2024
Employees
1,446
+6.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£43M
+65.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £230,371,000 | £257,386,000 | +11.7% | |
| Operating profit | £13,043,000 | £29,182,000 | +123.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £26,153,000 | £43,387,000 | +65.9% | |
| Net profit | £24,662,000 | £35,391,000 | +43.5% | |
| Cash | £10,114,000 | £7,292,000 | -27.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £186,303,000 | £182,306,000 | -2.1% | |
| Equity | £186,303,000 | £182,306,000 | -2.1% | |
| Average employees | 1,361 | 1,446 | +6.2% | |
| Wages | £44,499,000 | £47,618,000 | +7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,374,000 | £1,262,000 | -8.2% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.7% | 11.3% | |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 13.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.31x | 3.99x |
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
- MITIE (DEFENCE) LIMITED 2020-12-02 → present
- INTERSERVE (DEFENCE) LTD 2001-05-01 → 2020-12-02
- BUILDING AND PROPERTY DEFENCE LIMITED 1997-01-13 → 2001-05-01
- BUILDING AND PROPERTY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1993-12-14 → 1997-01-13
- BUILDING MANAGEMENT SOUTH EAST LIMITED 1993-01-22 → 1993-12-14
- PROPERTY SERVICES AGENCY SERVICES BUILDING MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1991-01-18 → 1993-01-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, and their enquiries of the directors of Mitie Group plc, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of no less than 12 months from the date of approval of the Company's financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- MITIE (DEFENCE) LIMITED · parent
- Landmarc Support Services Limited 51%
- Landmarc Gulf Consultancy Management LLC 49%
Significant events
- “There have been no material events since the statement of financial position date that require adjustment or disclosure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITIE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-11-30 | — | — |
| DICKINSON, Peter John Goddard | Director | 2020-11-30 | Mar 1962 | British |
| STEVENS, Adrian George | Director | 2025-04-07 | Aug 1980 | British |
| WOODS, Katherine Louise | Director | 2025-05-27 | Dec 1983 | British |
| XAVIER, Eustace Egbert | Director | 2025-04-07 | Oct 1982 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARROCH, Michael Geoffrey | Secretary | 1993-10-01 | 2001-09-06 |
| HOW, Richard Frederick Charles | Secretary | — | 1993-10-01 |
| POUND, Stephanie Alison | Secretary | 2007-01-05 | 2020-11-30 |
| SPENCER, William Leslie | Secretary | 2001-09-06 | 2007-01-05 |
| ASHDOWN, Simon Trayton | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2014-09-05 |
| CLAYTON, Jeremy Paul | Director | 1992-11-12 | 1993-10-01 |
| CRAWLEY, Robert Arthur | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1994-11-11 |
| DARROCH, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 1998-01-12 | 2001-09-06 |
| DARROCH, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 1994-11-11 | 1996-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Stewart Kenneth Lovelace | Director | 1997-01-06 | 1998-01-31 |
| DAVIES, Stewart Kenneth Lovelace | Director | — | 1994-11-11 |
| DOBBS, Kevin Alan | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2019-05-08 |
| DOLAN, Roger Francis | Director | 1993-11-25 | 1994-11-11 |
| FORD, Peter Frederick | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2005-04-01 |
| FRISCHMANN, Wilem William, Dr | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1993-11-25 |
| GOODRIDGE, Nicholas John | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2024-06-01 |
| GRAVENEY, Mark | Director | 2008-07-24 | 2010-01-26 |
| GROOM, Clive Jeremy | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1993-11-25 |
| GUEST, Daniel | Director | 2024-04-02 | 2025-04-07 |
| HOLFORD, Andrew | Director | 2024-04-02 | 2024-12-06 |
| HOTHAM, Robert Ernest | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1994-11-11 |
| KEMPSELL, John Baron | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1994-11-11 |
| KIRKPATRICK, Simon Charles | Director | 2020-11-30 | 2021-08-27 |
| LAIRD, Stuart Wilson | Director | 2000-12-21 | 2003-06-23 |
| LING, Christopher Adam | Director | 2017-08-15 | 2019-02-28 |
| MAROLI, Sushaan Shekar | Director | 1998-01-12 | 2006-01-04 |
| MAWDSLEY, Lynn Christine | Director | 2019-02-15 | 2020-11-30 |
| MELIZAN, Bruce Anthony | Director | 2006-01-05 | 2017-11-30 |
| MOORE, Glyn Lawrence | Director | 1994-11-11 | 1996-04-17 |
| RINGROSE, Adrian Michael | Director | 2001-12-19 | 2002-12-31 |
| ROGERS, John William Muir | Director | 1991-01-18 | 1992-11-12 |
| ROLSTONE, Jeremy Douglas | Director | 1991-01-18 | 1991-11-28 |
| SPENCER, Bernard William | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2010-09-03 |
| SPENCER, Bernard William | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2007-02-05 |
| SWINYARD, Michael William | Director | 2000-12-21 | 2003-06-23 |
| SWINYARD, Michael William | Director | 1994-11-11 | 1996-12-31 |
| TALBOT, Brian Joseph | Director | 2006-07-20 | 2024-06-01 |
| TAYLOR, Brian Andrew | Director | 1993-11-25 | 1997-10-31 |
| THOMPSON, John Michael | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2007-10-31 |
| TODD, Stephen | Director | 1993-11-25 | 1996-08-24 |
| WATSON, Michael Stuart | Director | 2014-09-09 | 2017-02-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Jeremy Mark | Director | 2021-04-07 | 2025-04-07 |
| WOODWARD, David | Director | 1993-11-25 | 1996-08-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitiefm Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 251 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-02-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.