SILENT SENTINEL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-22 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£571K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
72
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £18,084,809 | £18,657,554 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,300,962 | -£1,923,815 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £589,003 | £1,081,916 | -£1,980,070 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £636,883 | £932,797 | -£1,980,070 | |
| Cash | £54,179 | £771,755 | £531,909 | £312,462 | £140,474 | £570,945 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,518,113 | £3,211,069 | £3,801,198 | £5,018,603 | £5,402,886 | £4,970,946 | |
| Net assets | £1,117,035 | £2,431,340 | £2,805,283 | £3,217,166 | £4,149,963 | £4,970,946 | |
| Equity | £1,117,035 | £2,431,340 | £2,805,283 | £3,217,166 | £4,149,963 | £4,970,946 | |
| Average employees | 35 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 66 | 72 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,945,826 | £2,090,800 | £3,844,068 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £477,518 | £665,868 | £447,856 |
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 2023-10-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 7.2% | -10.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.2% | -10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 24.1% | -38.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.45x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 5.63x | -33.93x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Affinia (Stratford)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company changed the current reporting date to 31 December 2024 to be in line with ultimate parent company, Motorola Solutions International Holding Limited, resulting in a 14-month reporting period. The comparative amounts presented in the financial statements represent a full year and are therefore not entirely comparable.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGLAND, David | Secretary | 2024-02-13 | — | — |
| MAHER, Katherine Ann | Director | 2024-02-13 | Oct 1982 | American |
| SMITH, Simon Ross | Director | 2024-02-13 | Jul 1981 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Martin Gerald | Secretary | 2002-10-08 | 2024-02-13 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-10-08 | 2002-10-08 |
| CARTER, Robert Michael | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2024-02-13 |
| ELSEY, Paul Robert | Director | 2003-11-15 | 2024-02-13 |
| FISHER, Robert Henry | Director | 2018-03-05 | 2018-08-17 |
| LONGCROFT, James | Director | 2018-03-05 | 2024-02-13 |
| PRYKE, Nicholas John | Director | 2002-10-08 | 2005-03-31 |
| SHORT, Matthew Andrew | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2024-02-13 |
| THOMPSON, Daniel Jamie | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-02-09 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-10-08 | 2002-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Robert Elsey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| The Silent Sentinel Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-21 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-23 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-02-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-21 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-16 | 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.