ARGENBRIGHT SECURITY EUROPE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-20 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£529K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£1M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
3,226
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £107,128,000 | £156,945,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,991,000 | -£4,413,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£2,750,000 | -£5,861,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£2,780,000 | -£5,216,000 | |
| Cash | — | £165,000 | £529,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,177,940 | £23,454,000 | £16,957,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,835,000 | -£1,381,000 | |
| Equity | £12,177,940 | £3,835,000 | -£1,381,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,719 | 2,621 | 3,226 | |
| Wages | — | £49,060,000 | £83,644,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £110,000 | £358,000 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -1.9% | -2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | -2.6% | -3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -8.5% | -26.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 94.1% | 102.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.19x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | -2.62x | -3.02x |
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
- ARGENBRIGHT SECURITY EUROPE LIMITED 2022-12-01 → present
- AMBERSTONE SECURITY GROUP LIMITED 2021-03-08 → 2022-12-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has assessed its financial position, operational capabilities, and market outlook within the security industry. Based on current contracts, client retention rates, and access to capital, management is confident in the company's ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ARGENBRIGHT SECURITY EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- ASEL Temporary Security Solutions Limited 100%
- ASEL Integrated Security Solutions Limited 100%
- Amberstone Technology Limited 100%
- Security Technology Innovations Limited 100%
- Tri-Ex Security Limited 100%
- Protector Midlands Limited 51%
- Protector SC Limited 100%
- QW Security Limited 100%
- ASEL Germany GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “On 3 November 2025, the group entered into a new confidential invoice discounting (CID) facility with Barclays Bank plc, replacing the previous arrangement. The new facility limit is £28,000,000, an increase of £8 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGENBRIGHT JR, Frank | Director | 2022-08-01 | Mar 1948 | American |
| ISHWAR, Karan | Director | 2022-08-01 | May 1986 | Indian |
| PATTERSON, Ernie | Director | 2022-08-01 | Jan 1947 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILLIES, Andrew John | Director | 2021-03-08 | 2022-08-01 |
| HARDY, Daniel Lee | Director | 2024-03-11 | 2026-02-10 |
| TRIGG, Jason | Director | 2021-03-08 | 2023-12-01 |
| VARSHNEY, Vishal | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2023-05-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Argenbright Jr | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-08-01 | Active |
| Ah Uk Pvt. Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-01 | Active |
| Mr Jason Trigg | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-08 | Ceased 2022-08-01 |
| Mr Andrew John Gillies | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-03-08 | Ceased 2021-05-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.