ALERTSYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£673K
-58% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.1M
-45.1% vs 2024
Employees
151
+2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£319K
-171.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,570,169 | £12,129,010 | -10.6% | |
| Operating profit | £456,754 | -£302,169 | -166.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £447,314 | -£319,232 | -171.4% | |
| Net profit | £322,409 | -£222,559 | -169% | |
| Cash | £1,601,197 | £672,502 | -58% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,276,147 | £1,153,756 | -49.3% | |
| Net assets | £2,070,933 | £1,136,944 | -45.1% | |
| Equity | £2,070,933 | £1,136,944 | -45.1% | |
| Average employees | 148 | 151 | +2% | |
| Wages | £5,359,854 | £5,663,317 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £271,732 | £38,974 | -85.7% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | -2.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.1% | -26.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.3% | 80.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | 17.71x | -9.26x |
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
- ALERTSYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED 2018-04-07 → present
- ALERTSYSTEMS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2014-10-23 → 2018-04-07
- M N ALARMS LIMITED 2013-10-23 → 2014-10-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- ML Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the financial position, the directors are confident the group can continue to trade for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- ALERTSYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- AlertSystems Limited 100%
- Alert Monitoring Limited 75%
- Alert Data Limited 76.53%
Significant events
- “The group's turnover was 11.9% lower (2024 - 2.0% higher) year-on-year, largely driven by external market factors. In response, we have proactively implemented strategies that will enhance stability and future performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAKE, Paul James | Director | 2013-10-23 | May 1967 | English |
| NICKELS, Mark Colin | Director | 2013-10-23 | May 1962 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Colin Nickels | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Paul James Brake | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-10-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2019-10-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2019-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.