EFFECTIVE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-16 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
Equity attributable
Employees
114
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £18,959,038 | £36,033,708 | £61,235,161 | £19,425,165 | £42,220,930 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £770,546 | £526 | — | £475,091 | £1,529,728 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £718,079 | -£66,477 | — | £346,151 | £1,343,801 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £546,243 | -£92,931 | — | £255,897 | £743,361 | |
| Cash | — | — | £795,302 | £139,106 | — | £157,174 | £1,512,946 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £6,173,536 | £4,652,363 | — | £3,525,737 | £2,884,284 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,508,569 | £3,715,638 | — | £2,742,403 | £2,785,764 | |
| Equity | £3,607,948 | £4,342,326 | £4,508,569 | £3,715,638 | £2,486,506 | £2,742,403 | £2,785,764 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 1,037 | 1,693 | — | 109 | 114 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,488,356 | £4,665,798 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £9,302 | £9,302 | — | £4,651 | £9,302 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.1% | 0.0% | — | 2.4% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.9% | -0.3% | — | 1.3% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.5% | 0.0% | — | 13.5% | 53.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 74.8% | 76.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.06x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 14.69x | 0.01x | — | 3.68x | 8.23x |
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
- Thomas Coombs Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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.”
Group structure
- EFFECTIVE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- ESS Merger Limited 1%
- Effective Security Staff Limited 1%
- Minhoco 73 Limited 1%
Significant events
- “After the 28th February 2025, the entity settled a cash settled share payment transaction. The transaction related to the sale of the Ordinary Z shares in the company by three employees to Effective Security Holdings Limited. Vesting requirements were based on the performance of the group. No liability or expense was recorded in the financial statements for the year ended 28th February 2025 as the liability was not considered to be material.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FULLERTON, David John | Director | 2005-02-03 | Aug 1979 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANITE, Jason | Secretary | 2009-06-03 | 2010-06-07 |
| HEWITT, John | Secretary | 2005-02-03 | 2008-03-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Abby | Secretary | 2008-03-14 | 2009-06-03 |
| HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-02-02 | 2005-02-02 |
| GRANITE, Jason | Director | 2010-01-19 | 2010-06-07 |
| GRANITE, Jason | Director | 2009-06-03 | 2009-12-01 |
| MCMANN, Brett Ross | Director | 2011-02-03 | 2013-10-22 |
| HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-02-02 | 2005-02-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Security Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2018-02-16 | Active |
| Mr David John Fullerton | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-03-15 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-03-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.