SAFARILAND UK LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-08 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-25
Watchouts
Cash
£314K
-77.5% vs 2023
Net assets
-£3M
-1,339.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
54
-26% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£3M
-79% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial statements show a loss for the year of £2,639,601, and net liabilities at 31 December 2024 of £2,836,652. Despite this, the group views the company's activities as vital to the global operations and has pledged its ongoing financial support to Safariland UK Ltd to enable it to continue its business. On that basis, and considering the significant financial capabilities of the ultimate parent Cadre Holdings Inc, at the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | £15,503,557 | — | — | £9,292,861 | £5,483,383 | |
| Operating profit | — | £296,634 | — | — | -£1,474,961 | -£2,639,601 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £247,608 | -£337,985 | -£1,724,672 | -£1,474,961 | -£2,639,601 | |
| Net profit | — | £325,625 | — | -£1,681,140 | -£1,634,961 | -£2,639,601 | |
| Cash | £163,635 | £1,203,102 | £936,696 | £2,356,655 | £1,395,047 | £313,679 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,898,896 | £3,146,504 | £3,119,050 | £1,437,910 | -£197,051 | -£2,836,652 | |
| Net assets | £2,893,779 | £3,219,404 | — | — | -£197,051 | -£2,836,652 | |
| Equity | £2,893,779 | £3,219,404 | £3,119,050 | £1,437,910 | -£197,051 | -£2,836,652 | |
| Average employees | 49 | 48 | 67 | 87 | 73 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | £1,316,959 | £1,846,049 | £2,544,712 | £1,629,862 | £1,813,936 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £149,872 | £217,978 | £77,227 | £253,303 |
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
-41%
£9,292,861 £5,483,383
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-77.5%
£1,395,047 £313,679
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Net assets
-1,339.6%
-£197,051 -£2,836,652
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
-26%
73 54
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Operating profit
-79%
-£1,474,961 -£2,639,601
lowest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
-79%
-£1,474,961 -£2,639,601
lowest in 5 filed years
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Wages
+11.3%
£1,629,862 £1,813,936
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 | — | 1.9% | — | — | -15.9% | -48.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.1% | — | — | -17.6% | -48.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.4% | — | — | 748.5% | 93.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 102.7% | 154.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.88x | 0.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | 6.05x | — | — | — | — |
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
- SAFARILAND UK LTD. 2019-03-25 → present
- AEGIS ENGINEERING LIMITED 2010-11-05 → 2019-03-25
- GUARD SHIELDING LIMITED 2010-10-25 → 2010-11-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial statements show a loss for the year of £2,639,601, and net liabilities at 31 December 2024 of £2,836,652. Despite this, the group views the company's activities as vital to the global operations and has pledged its ongoing financial support to Safariland UK Ltd to enable it to continue its business. On that basis, and considering the significant financial capabilities of the ultimate parent Cadre Holdings Inc, at the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Trading during the year was also impacted by a cyber incident, which affected the business mid- year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPLEBY, Chad | Director | 2018-11-01 | Mar 1972 | American |
| BROWERS, Blaine | Director | 2018-11-01 | Dec 1978 | American |
| GROCOTT, Antony | Director | 2025-07-01 | Feb 1988 | British |
| HAMPSON, Andrew William | Director | 2023-09-15 | May 1970 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Brad Elliot | Director | 2019-07-01 | Feb 1974 | American |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Ian Michael | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2019-05-01 |
| CONLEY, Debbie | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2018-11-01 |
| GARNER, Justine Victoria | Director | 2015-08-11 | 2016-11-21 |
| HARRIS, Scott Franklin | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2018-04-30 |
| HORSTCRAFT, David James | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2022-06-22 |
| HOWLEY, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2015-08-11 | 2016-11-21 |
| HUGHES, Katherine | Director | 2023-09-15 | 2025-01-28 |
| JENKINS, Steven John, Mr. | Director | 2010-10-25 | 2018-04-30 |
| MCLEAN, Darryl Grant | Director | 2021-02-17 | 2022-07-29 |
| O'BRIEN, Scott Timothy | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2019-07-01 |
| RICHARDS, Christopher | Director | 2022-06-22 | 2023-09-15 |
| TIJSKENS, Mathieu | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2021-02-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safariland Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.