BOLD SECURITY GROUP (UK) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-08 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-24
Watchouts
Cash
£433K
-65.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-36% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
248
+5.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£192K
-107.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £19,599,522 | — | £26,567,552 | £13,770,687 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,074,707 | — | £2,436,909 | -£179,664 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,073,614 | £2,857,615 | £2,428,847 | -£192,404 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,678,555 | £2,309,910 | £1,916,259 | -£146,635 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,837,664 | £4,606,789 | £1,251,616 | £433,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,319,774 | £3,227,645 | £2,338,407 | £1,490,247 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,900,713 | £2,910,623 | £2,326,882 | £1,490,247 | |
| Equity | £162,228 | £291,159 | £1,900,713 | £2,910,623 | £2,326,882 | £1,490,247 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 161 | 230 | 235 | 248 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,994,958 | £4,646,180 | £3,521,365 | £2,810,543 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £80,737 | £63,420 | £32,737 | £0 |
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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
-48.2%
£26,567,552 £13,770,687
lowest in 3 filed years
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Cash
-65.4%
£1,251,616 £433,000
lowest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
-36%
£2,326,882 £1,490,247
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+5.5%
235 248
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-107.4%
£2,436,909 -£179,664
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-107.9%
£2,428,847 -£192,404
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-20.2%
£3,521,365 £2,810,543
lowest 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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 10.6% | — | 9.2% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 8.6% | — | 7.2% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 89.4% | — | 104.2% | -12.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.47x | 1.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 691.57x | — | 140.89x | -11.85x |
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
- BOLD SECURITY GROUP (UK) LTD 2016-02-11 → present
- BOLD SECURITY GROUP LTD 2016-01-28 → 2016-02-11
- ZELDAN LTD 2011-08-03 → 2016-01-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rowland Hall
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “The fiscal year ending 31 August 2024 represented a period of strategic repositioning and consolidation for Bold Group.”
- “The Group also recorded a modest accounting loss before tax, primarily reflecting continued investment in operational infrastructure, new project mobilizations, and the retention of core capabilities in anticipation of future growth.”
- “Our expansion into the education and training sector marks an exciting development, creating complementary revenue streams while supporting skill-building and community engagement.”
- “Recent client acquisitions and contract wins underscore sustained confidence in the Bold Group brand.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAUDHRY, Badar | Director | 2016-01-26 | Mar 1982 | British |
| MCLEAN, Kevin John | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jul 1962 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Syed Atif | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2020-06-05 |
| HAWKINS, Graham Peter | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-03-17 |
| THORNTON, Bryan Anthony | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2016-01-26 |
| VALAITIS, Peter Anthony | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2015-08-06 |
| CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2015-09-29 | 2016-01-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bold Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-10-02 | Active |
| Mr Badar Chaudhry | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2025-10-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-07-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.