WARD SECURITY LIMITED

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

• Turnover

  +19.3%

  £62,599,418 → £74,689,607

  highest in 3 filed years

• Cash

  +219.4%

  £806,292 → £2,574,918

  highest in 4 filed years

• Net assets

  +116.3%

  £1,932,959 → £4,180,405

  highest in 4 filed years

• Employees

  +11.2%

  1,327 → 1,476

  highest in 4 filed years

• Operating profit

  +21.8%

  £2,393,460 → £2,914,664

• Profit before tax

  +22.6%

  £2,377,389 → £2,914,623

  highest in 4 filed years

• Wages

  +22.5%

  £43,628,969 → £53,453,762

  highest in 4 filed years

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

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.

1. WARD SECURITY LIMITED 2007-07-31 → present
2. WARD SECURITY (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 2005-12-23 → 2007-07-31
3. LAWGRA (NO.1206) LIMITED 2005-10-31 → 2005-12-23

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

BURGESS HODGSON LLP

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.”

Group structure

1. WARD SECURITY LIMITED · parent
   1. Ward Intelligent Security Solutions Limited 100% · England and Wales

Significant events

• “We acquired Astra Security Systems Limited a Kent-based business established in 2000, bringing a wealth of experience providing electronic security and fire safety systems, as well as locksmith services to help deliver our strategic business plan objectives.”
• “Since 2018 our Head Office and National Operations Centre is based at the culturally rich Chatham Historic Dockyard. Working closely alongside our landlord the team have settled into the new larger office space we moved to within the Fitted Rigging House in 2023 and are feeling the benefits of the enhanced workspace experience with spacious break-out areas to encourage employees to interact, collaborate and socialise. To supplement our UK wide growth we have expanded our London office in 2024 and opened new locations in Birmingham and Manchester too.”
• “Following a strategic review we released our inaugural ESG report in 2024, this is an important public declaration of our commitment to foster positive change. This lays out our strategy centred around our three pillars of ESG People, Partners and Planet and sets out a clear, attainable and accountable pathway to reach our goals. In additional to the release of our ESG report in 2024 we achieved bronze accreditation for Ecovadis, continued to support and expand various social endeavours for our People, Partners and across our wider communities.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

15

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.