PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£53M
+66.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£75M
+13.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
778
-10.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£9M
-24.7% vs 2021
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1984-07-30 → present
- R.M. PROTEC FIRE DETECTION (NELSON) LIMITED 1974-05-16 → 1984-07-30
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2022-12-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2024-12-31, 2023-12-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2022-12-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £69,288,955 | £88,151,496 | £109,447,991 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £6,929,271 | £11,392,781 | £8,388,777 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £7,116,101 | £11,535,943 | £8,684,623 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £5,826,273 | £9,468,533 | £8,847,501 | |
| Cash | — | — | £42,124,696 | £31,838,947 | £52,870,582 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £57,649,963 | £66,836,571 | £75,713,585 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £56,730,074 | £66,198,607 | £75,046,108 | |
| Equity | £50,232,734 | £54,903,801 | £56,730,074 | £66,198,607 | £75,046,108 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 876 | 866 | 778 | |
| Wages | — | — | £28,783,473 | £30,237,144 | £40,460,252 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 10.0% | 12.9% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 8.4% | 10.7% | 8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.0% | 17.0% | 11.1% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 350.65x | 451.49x | 153.77x |
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.
People
9 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Jonathan David | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Gawin James | Director | 2018-09-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| HARLING, Neil | Director | 2023-02-01 | May 1974 | British |
| HEATON, Richard Mark | Director | 2023-02-01 | Jun 1978 | British |
| HENDERSON, Joby John | Director | 2025-01-01 | May 1970 | British |
| LYTHGOE, Michael Peter | Director | 2023-02-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
| MCGUIGAN, Estelle Lillian | Director | 2021-06-09 | Mar 1973 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Zoe | Director | 2021-11-30 | May 1975 | British |
| WOLF, Jens | Director | 2025-03-01 | Apr 1989 | German |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRNIE, Thomas Reginald | Secretary | 2005-07-07 | 2021-11-30 |
| LIVESEY, Peter | Secretary | 1994-02-08 | 2005-07-06 |
| MERRIN, Margaret Mary | Secretary | — | 1994-02-08 |
| BRETNALL, Frank | Director | — | 1995-02-20 |
| CUMMING, Leslie Smith | Director | — | 2006-10-31 |
| DOYLE, Peter Anthony | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2024-01-01 |
| ELAM, John George | Director | 1994-01-14 | 2013-11-30 |
| FAIRNIE, Thomas Reginald | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2022-08-25 |
| FIRTH, David Michael | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| HORE, Stuart Craig | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2023-02-01 |
| KHELLAF, Fariz, Doctor | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2017-02-03 |
| LEWIS, Richard Malcolm | Director | — | 2012-04-12 |
| MCARDLE, Dermot | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2021-06-09 |
| MERRIN, James Barry | Director | — | 1998-04-03 |
| MERRIN, Margaret Mary | Director | — | 2021-11-30 |
| NEWBY, David James | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| O'DWYER, James Michael | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| ROYLE, Robert Anthony | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2023-02-01 |
| RUSSELL, Barrie | Director | — | 2021-11-30 |
| RUSSELL, Kathleen | Director | — | 2021-11-30 |
| SCAIFE, David Francis | Director | — | 2019-02-21 |
| UELKUE, Harald Wolfgang | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2025-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protec Fire And Security Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2021 → FY2022 · period ending 2022-12-31 vs 2021-08-31
-
Turnover
+24.2%
£88,151,496 £109,447,991
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+66.1%
£31,838,947 £52,870,582
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+13.4%
£66,198,607 £75,046,108
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-10.2%
866 778
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-26.4%
£11,392,781 £8,388,777
-
Profit before tax
-24.7%
£11,535,943 £8,684,623
-
Wages
+33.8%
£30,237,144 £40,460,252
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Heads up: a more recent set of accounts has been filed but isn't yet reflected here — the figures above are older than the company's latest filing.