COMPLIANCE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2m
+138.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£21m
+30.4% vs 2023
Employees
513
+51.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£4.4m
+49.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-09-30.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,207,295 | £43,021,419 | +52.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,571,291 | -£3,456,936 | +38% | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,856,838 | -£4,448,257 | +49.8% | |
| Net profit | -£8,686,471 | -£4,482,503 | +48.4% | |
| Cash | £924,347 | £2,201,302 | +138.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,796,778 | £30,340,333 | +80.6% | |
| Net assets | £16,405,617 | £21,398,785 | +30.4% | |
| Equity | £16,405,617 | £21,398,785 | +30.4% | |
| Average employees | 339 | 513 | +51.3% | |
| Wages | £13,383,173 | £17,158,390 | +28.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £498,316 | £418,193 | -16.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £10,961 | £8,007 | -27% | |
| Highest paid director | £250,000 | £194,901 | -22% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -19.8% | -8.0% | |
| Net margin | -30.8% | -10.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -33.2% | -11.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.1% | 49.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.13x | |
| Interest cover | -25.67x | -9.90x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors of the Group are satisfied that the Company and Group is a going concern and the sufficient funds are available for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- COMPLIANCE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Compliance Group Limited 100%
- Smart Building Systems Limited 100%
- Zeta Compliance Services Limited 100%
- PH Water Technologies Limited 100%
- Compliance Group Electrical Limited 100%
- Electrical Testers (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Electrical Testers Limited 100%
- Test Safe Limited 100%
- Ansor PTS Limited 100%
- Ansor Environment Limited 100%
- Flair Developments Limited 100%
- Adamport Fire Protection Specialists Limited 100%
- Logic Fire and Security Limited 100%
- Alpha Fire Alarms Limited 100%
- Tennals Limited 100%
- Compliance Group Fire and Security Limited 100%
- ARA Environmental Limited 100%
- Tennals Fire & Security Limited 100%
- Fire Safe Services Ltd 100%
- Intersafe Limited 100%
- CT Fire Protection Limited 100%
- Electrical Test (Midlands) Limited 100%
- Abbot Fire Group Hc Limited 100%
- Abbot Fire Group Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Compliance Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, completed the acquisition of a fire safety company on 1 August 2025 for consideration of £6m.”
- “During the year, CGL acquired Fire Safe Services in Jan 24, Intersafe Limited (Electrical) in Apr 24, CT Fire Protection in Apr 24, Electrical Test (Midlands) in Oct 24 and Abbot Fire Group Ltd in Nov 24.”
- “CGFS (previously Tennals) was discontinued at the end of 2023 due to several issues with the business performance since acquisition.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINSWORTH, Edward John Burnett | Director | 2022-11-29 | Feb 1970 | British |
| DAVIES, Mark Dingad | Director | 2022-11-29 | Oct 1960 | British |
| DIXON, Sarah Jane | Director | 2025-09-10 | Dec 1979 | British |
| MARSON, Peter Nicholas | Director | 2022-11-29 | Mar 1971 | English |
| REYNOLDS, Brian | Director | 2024-07-15 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOWOSAD, Piotr | Director | 2022-11-29 | 2024-01-05 |
| THOMPSON, Robert Jan | Director | 2022-11-29 | 2023-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansor Fund I Gp Llp (In Its Capacity As General Partner Of Ansor Ib) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-11-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-07 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-12-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-12-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 17
- 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.