WALKER FIRE (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-51.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+9.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
282
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+2.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WALKER FIRE (UK) LIMITED 2002-03-25 → present
- ERIC WALKER (CHESTER) LIMITED 1981-04-02 → 2002-03-25
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £25,098,525 | £24,181,617 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,442,603 | £1,473,665 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,441,402 | £1,480,393 | |
| Net profit | — | £363,107 | — | £301,225 | — | £1,010,996 | £699,018 | |
| Cash | — | £663,123 | — | £1,193,629 | — | £2,612,705 | £1,258,529 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,004,609 | — | £12,588,604 | — | £7,132,927 | £7,831,945 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,004,609 | — | £6,588,604 | — | £7,109,796 | £7,808,814 | |
| Equity | £7,390,377 | £7,004,609 | £7,004,609 | £6,588,604 | £6,588,604 | £7,109,796 | £7,808,814 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 282 | 282 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £8,936,997 | £8,767,822 |
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 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.7% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 20.2% | 18.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 65.3% | 52.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.65x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 738.28x | — |
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
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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 Group's or the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- WALKER FIRE (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Fire Defence (NI) Limited 100%
- Cook Weiss Fire & Security Limited 100%
- Cook Fire and Security Limited 100%
- Keyways Security Systems Limited 100%
- G.B. Security Systems Limited 100%
- Castle Alarms 1981 Limited 100%
- Westmorland Fire and Security Limited 100%
- Fire Crest Fire Protection Ltd 100%
- Tod Security Systems Limited 100%
- Nationwide Fire Training Limited 100%
- Southern Fire Protection Limited 100%
- Detector Alarms Limited 100%
- Focus Security Solutions (NI) Limited 100%
- Tod Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In March 2025, Company purchased 100% of the share capital of Spitfire Services (Hull) Ltd and Blackwood Fire Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSGROVE, David Patrick | Secretary | 2004-04-20 | — | British |
| COSGROVE, Andrew John | Director | 2004-04-20 | Sep 1978 | Irish |
| COSGROVE, David Patrick | Director | 2004-04-20 | Feb 1975 | British |
| COSGROVE, Julie Elizabeth | Director | 2016-10-11 | Feb 1976 | Irish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSGROVE, Anne Teresa | Secretary | — | 2004-05-06 |
| COSGROVE, Anne Teresa | Director | — | 2004-05-06 |
| COSGROVE, Patrick Brendan | Director | — | 2004-05-06 |
| WALKER, Paul Michael | Director | — | 1992-05-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Patrick Cosgrove | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Andrew John Cosgrove | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Moyne Roberts Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-08-14 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2020-06-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-03-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-03-30 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3.7%
£25,098,525 £24,181,617
-
Cash
-51.8%
£2,612,705 £1,258,529
-
Net assets
+9.8%
£7,109,796 £7,808,814
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
282 282
-
Operating profit
+2.2%
£1,442,603 £1,473,665
-
Profit before tax
+2.7%
£1,441,402 £1,480,393
-
Wages
-1.9%
£8,936,997 £8,767,822
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