SAFER SCOTLAND LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-14
Watchouts
Cash
£332K
+328.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+23.6% highest in 7 filed years
Employees
66
+22.2% highest in 7 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-50.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | 2024-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £10,259,814 | £10,259,814 | £12,216,510 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,046,340 | £3,046,340 | £1,534,439 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,005,809 | £3,005,809 | £1,484,609 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,214,913 | £2,214,913 | £1,082,596 | |
| Cash | £93,258 | £373,720 | £355,316 | £230,010 | £230,010 | £77,545 | £77,545 | £332,465 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £177,754 | £646,072 | £1,342,248 | £1,749,552 | — | £4,288,197 | £4,288,197 | £5,410,917 | |
| Net assets | £137,239 | £543,836 | £1,091,358 | £1,460,339 | — | £3,395,252 | £3,395,252 | £4,197,848 | |
| Equity | £137,239 | £543,836 | £1,091,358 | £1,460,339 | £1,460,339 | £3,395,252 | £3,395,252 | £4,197,848 | |
| Average employees | 17 | 17 | 24 | 40 | — | 54 | 54 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,105,832 | £2,105,832 | £3,088,779 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £140,339 | £140,339 | £276,053 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
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Turnover
+19.1%
£10,259,814 £12,216,510
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
+328.7%
£77,545 £332,465
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Net assets
+23.6%
£3,395,252 £4,197,848
highest in 7 filed years
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Employees
+22.2%
54 66
highest in 7 filed years
-
Operating profit
-49.6%
£3,046,340 £1,534,439
lowest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
-50.6%
£3,005,809 £1,484,609
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+46.7%
£2,105,832 £3,088,779
highest in 3 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 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | 2024-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 29.7% | 29.7% | 12.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 21.6% | 21.6% | 8.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 71.0% | 71.0% | 28.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.60x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 74.40x | 74.40x | 28.31x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- “During the year the company officially launched its latest generation product, the Safer POD S4, a fully autonomous security system powered by both solar and methanol energy, incorporating bi-spectrum thermal detection technology. The Safer POD S4 received industry recognition as Security Hardware Product Innovation of the year at the 2024 Security and Fire Excellence Awards, underlining the company's commitment to engineering excellence. In March 2024, Safer Group opened its new headquarters in Port Glasgow, reflecting its continued investment in Inverclyde, where the business was founded and remains headquartered. This facility provides expanded engineering, R&D, and customer support capability and underpins the company's long-term growth strategy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUNTING, Philip John | Director | 2023-06-12 | Apr 1971 | British |
| CLARK, Ryan Edward Marshall | Director | 2016-02-15 | Dec 1989 | British |
| RUSSELL, Alastair Whitaker | Director | 2024-09-24 | Dec 1961 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Francine | Secretary | 2021-06-15 | 2024-04-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ryan Edward Marshall Clark | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-02-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-11-15 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.