VIGILANCE PROPERTIES LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-13 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5M
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
73
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £7,528,000 | £15,203,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,095,000 | £3,079,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,095,000 | £3,079,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £815,000 | £3,014,000 | |
| Cash | £1,034,982 | £671,148 | £827,786 | £1,350,000 | £1,127,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,017,512 | £1,251,388 | £1,388,240 | £2,298,000 | £5,312,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £2,298,000 | £5,312,000 | |
| Equity | £1,017,512 | £1,251,388 | £1,388,240 | £2,298,000 | £5,312,000 | |
| Average employees | 71 | 60 | 65 | 77 | 73 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,612,000 | £2,609,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £292,000 | £643,000 |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 14.5% | 20.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 10.8% | 19.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 47.7% | 58.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.74x | 3.43x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, it continues to adopt the going concern basis of preparation of the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- VIGILANCE PROPERTIES LTD · parent
- Vigilance Security Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACKENZIE-WILSON, Sebastian Mark | Secretary | 2015-03-12 | — | — |
| DAVIS, Alfred Morris | Director | 2024-03-28 | Dec 1970 | British |
| HOWARD, Benjamin William | Director | 2024-03-28 | Oct 1975 | British |
| MACKENZIE-WILSON, Sebastian Mark | Director | 2009-03-20 | Feb 1976 | British |
| MCDONALD, Mark | Director | 2022-04-01 | Aug 1988 | British |
| MILLS, Edward Lloyd | Director | 2014-04-25 | Jun 1979 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARTLEY, Christopher Andrew Claude | Secretary | 2008-08-28 | 2015-03-12 |
| COTTER, Kieran | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2018-08-10 |
| HARTLEY, Christopher Andrew Claude | Director | 2008-08-28 | 2015-03-13 |
| JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer | Director | 2008-08-28 | 2008-08-28 |
| LENNON, John Pio | Director | 2008-08-28 | 2024-03-28 |
| LYONS, Ian | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-04-05 |
| NATHAN, Timothy Paul | Director | 2011-10-07 | 2017-07-21 |
| NATHAN, Timothy Paul | Director | 2010-09-20 | 2011-08-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbis Protect Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-28 | Active |
| Mr John Pio Lennon | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.