BANHAM PATENT LOCKS HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.6m
-12.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£27m
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
447
-11% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1m
-1.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,575,000 | £48,637,000 | £51,385,000 | +5.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,785,000 | £460,000 | £383,000 | -16.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,403,000 | £1,154,000 | £1,137,000 | -1.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,725,000 | £1,291,000 | £952,000 | -26.3% | |
| Cash | £7,943,000 | £5,289,000 | £4,622,000 | -12.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,241,000 | £29,127,000 | £28,754,000 | -1.3% | |
| Net assets | £27,898,000 | £27,845,000 | £27,338,000 | -1.8% | |
| Equity | £27,898,000 | £27,845,000 | £27,338,000 | -1.8% | |
| Average employees | 489 | 502 | 447 | -11% | |
| Wages | £20,686,000 | £21,801,000 | £21,999,000 | +0.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,171,000 | £2,109,000 | £2,032,000 | -3.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £56,000 | £50,000 | £82,000 | +64% | |
| Highest paid director | £496,020 | £496,000 | £496,000 | 0% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 0.9% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 2.7% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.3% | 43.4% | 44.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.99x | 2.01x | 1.92x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BANHAM PATENT LOCKS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2019-12-13 → present
- BANHAMS PATENT LOCKS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2012-09-10 → 2019-12-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the Group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- BANHAM PATENT LOCKS HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Aegis Alarm Systems Limited 100%
- Banham Academy Limited 100%
- Banham Alarms Limited 100%
- Bridger Alarms Limited 100%
- Capstan Security Limited 100%
- CMS Keyholding Limited 100%
- Complete Security (Essex) Limited 100%
- GSM Security Limited 100%
- Security 201 Limited 100%
- Tara Security Ltd 100%
- Moor Heart Limited 100%
- Guardian Lock and Engineering Company Limited 100%
- Banham Close Protection Limited 100%
- Banham Security Limited 100%
- Banham Security Group Limited 100%
- Banham Stealth Limited 100%
- Lost Keys. Co.Uk Limited 100%
- Securisys Link Limited 100%
- Tops Security Solutions Limited 100%
- Banham Patent Locks Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 December 2025, the Group undertook a detailed review of its Bill of Materials (BOM) and underlying inventory costing methodologies.”
- “The Group has reclassified previously capitalised costs and reduced intangible assets and increased current assets at 1 January 2025 by £1,653 thousand.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANHAM, Emma Linh | Director | 2020-09-01 | Dec 1987 | British |
| BANHAM, Frances Lan | Director | 2020-01-29 | May 1986 | British |
| BANHAM, Lan Quach | Director | 2023-05-02 | May 1951 | British |
| BANHAM, Lucie Anh Francis | Director | 2012-09-13 | Aug 1983 | British |
| BRAMWELL, Georgina Katharine Fleur | Director | 2020-09-01 | Dec 1983 | British |
| COWPER, Brian Edward | Director | 2012-09-13 | Jul 1951 | British |
| HALLATT, Charles Richard | Director | 2012-09-13 | Jul 1942 | British |
| HALLATT, Margaret Jane | Director | 2023-05-02 | Sep 1948 | British |
| HALLATT, Thomas Henry | Director | 2019-05-08 | Feb 1989 | British |
| RODDA, Patricia | Director | 2023-05-02 | May 1929 | British |
| WARD, Thomas Joseph | Director | 2012-09-10 | Feb 1958 | Irish |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANHAM, Claire | Director | 2023-05-02 | 2026-03-09 |
| BANHAM, Claire | Director | 2012-09-13 | 2023-05-02 |
| BANHAM, Lan Quach | Director | 2012-09-10 | 2023-05-02 |
| BANHAM, Mirella Vittoria | Director | 2012-09-13 | 2015-02-13 |
| BANHAM, William Francis | Director | 2012-09-13 | 2016-06-26 |
| HALLATT, Margaret Jane | Director | 2012-09-13 | 2023-05-02 |
| HERBERT, Martin Allen Christopher | Director | 2012-09-13 | 2023-05-02 |
| PHILLIPS, Craig Steven | Director | 2023-05-02 | 2025-03-27 |
| ROBINSON, Claudette Anne | Director | 2023-05-02 | 2023-12-12 |
| RODDA, Patricia | Director | 2012-09-13 | 2023-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Richard Hallatt | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-05-02 | Active |
| Mrs Lucie Anh Francis Banham | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-05-02 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Joseph Ward | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2023-05-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-20 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-07-31 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-05-31 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-05-31 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-05-31 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.