STM GROUP (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-27 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£388K
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
1,132
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£807K
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-02-01 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-01 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-02-01 | 2024-01-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £25,351,987 | — | £25,477,435 | — | £32,167,701 | £24,213,395 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£395,533 | — | £295,498 | — | -£301,657 | £802,174 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£388,717 | — | £302,501 | — | -£300,278 | £807,219 | |
| Net profit | — | -£482,882 | — | £302,501 | — | -£303,540 | £512,142 | |
| Cash | — | £3 | — | £1,078 | — | £462,039 | £1,064,665 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£122,917 | — | £179,584 | — | -£123,956 | £494,710 | |
| Net assets | — | -£122,917 | — | £179,584 | — | -£123,956 | £388,186 | |
| Equity | £1,654,494 | -£122,917 | -£122,917 | £179,584 | £179,584 | -£123,956 | £388,186 | |
| Average employees | — | 920 | — | 825 | — | 925 | 1,132 | |
| Wages | — | £19,644,132 | — | £17,674,941 | — | £22,921,365 | £16,266,786 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2024-01-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-02-01 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-01 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-02-01 | 2024-01-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -1.6% | — | 1.2% | — | -0.9% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.9% | — | 1.2% | — | -0.9% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 321.8% | — | 164.5% | — | 243.4% | 162.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.96x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -51.72x | 341.93x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- STM GROUP (UK) LIMITED 2016-08-17 → present
- STM SECURITY GROUP (UK) LIMITED 2009-03-27 → 2016-08-17
- STM SECURITY (UK) LIMITED 2005-05-28 → 2009-03-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- 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.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPSON, Perry Bernard | Director | 2008-11-01 | Jun 1958 | New Zealander |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGMAN, Hannah Louisa | Secretary | 2018-02-05 | 2020-04-01 |
| SHAHZAD, Humayun | Secretary | 2005-05-28 | 2005-10-24 |
| SHAHZAD, Zainab | Secretary | 2008-04-21 | 2017-01-12 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-05-28 | 2005-05-28 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-05-28 | 2008-07-22 |
| KAUR, Navrishan | Director | 2005-05-28 | 2005-10-24 |
| SHAHZAD, Humayun | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2018-01-23 |
| SHAHZAD, Humayun | Director | 2006-01-31 | 2012-10-31 |
| ZAFAR, Choudhry Muhammad Tufail | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2006-02-01 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-05-28 | 2005-05-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Perry Bernard Simpson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-05-28 | Active |
| Mr Humayun Shahzad | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-03 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-05-02 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.