CHOICE FIRE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-10 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-27
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
-22.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-42.6% vs 2023
Employees
52
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-26.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £14,297,928 | £15,545,962 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £3,758,010 | £2,692,288 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £3,736,246 | £2,759,533 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,841,780 | £2,049,320 | |
| Cash | £1,133,444 | £1,069,282 | £1,521,360 | — | £6,716,019 | £5,200,654 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £965,415 | £795,664 | £902,812 | — | £3,192,135 | £1,828,800 | |
| Net assets | £961,687 | £791,936 | £899,084 | — | £3,188,407 | £1,828,800 | |
| Equity | £961,687 | £791,936 | £899,084 | — | £3,188,407 | £1,828,800 | |
| Average employees | 37 | 41 | 42 | — | 52 | 52 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,892,729 | £2,339,947 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £37,193 | £108,301 |
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
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Turnover
+8.7%
£14,297,928 £15,545,962
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Cash
-22.6%
£6,716,019 £5,200,654
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Net assets
-42.6%
£3,188,407 £1,828,800
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Employees
0%
52 52
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Operating profit
-28.4%
£3,758,010 £2,692,288
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Profit before tax
-26.1%
£3,736,246 £2,759,533
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Wages
+23.6%
£1,892,729 £2,339,947
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 26.3% | 17.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 19.9% | 13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 117.7% | 147.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 58.9% | 71.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.70x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 33855.95x | — |
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
- CHOICE FIRE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2014-09-16 → present
- CHOICE SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2004-10-26 → 2014-09-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Maynard Heady LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company also underwent the first phase of its transition to an EOT - Employee Owned Trust.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRITCHELL, Barry | Secretary | 2006-03-09 | — | British |
| CRITCHELL, Barry | Director | 2006-02-10 | Oct 1968 | British |
| EVANS, Anthony | Director | 2006-02-10 | Jun 1950 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOATMAN, Brian | Secretary | 2005-11-23 | 2006-03-01 |
| DAVIES, Patricia Jean | Secretary | 2004-10-26 | 2005-01-11 |
| EDWARDS, Lesley | Secretary | 2005-01-11 | 2005-11-23 |
| MCCARTHY, Tina Louise | Secretary | 2004-10-26 | 2004-10-26 |
| VAN GERWEN, Frederik Jurrie | Secretary | 2006-02-27 | 2006-03-09 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-10-26 | 2004-10-26 |
| ARNOTT, Trevor Colston | Director | 2006-02-10 | 2017-04-20 |
| BETTLES, Mark Dennis | Director | 2014-09-05 | 2024-07-31 |
| BOATMAN, Brian | Director | 2005-01-11 | 2006-04-20 |
| DAVIES, Hywel Harris | Director | 2004-10-26 | 2005-01-11 |
| EVANS, Peter Thomas | Director | 2006-02-10 | 2024-07-31 |
| MANN, Clifford John | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2006-01-01 |
| VAN GERWEN, Frederik Jurrie | Director | 2004-10-26 | 2004-10-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choice Fire & Security Solutions Eot Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2024-07-31 | Active |
| Barry Critchell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-31 |
| Anthony Evans | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-31 |
| Peter Thomas Evans | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-31 |
| Mr Mark Dennis Bettles | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-31 |
| Trevor Colston Arnott | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.