ARGUS FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-65.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+26.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
213
+5.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-32.1% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ARGUS FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY LIMITED 1982-05-05 → present
- FARRANDMERE LIMITED 1981-12-14 → 1982-05-05
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £30,021,211 | £43,512,807 | £44,330,815 | £47,333,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £511,528 | £2,790,579 | £2,725,193 | £1,680,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £509,193 | £2,789,912 | £2,840,623 | £1,928,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £484,515 | £2,320,012 | £2,163,324 | £1,849,000 | |
| Cash | — | £1,446,562 | — | £6,267,000 | £2,151,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,595,168 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £7,080,000 | £8,929,000 | |
| Equity | £4,110,653 | £4,595,168 | — | £7,080,000 | £8,929,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 165 | 182 | 202 | 213 | |
| Wages | — | £6,490,857 | £8,095,264 | £9,812,210 | £11,322,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.7% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.6% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.1% | — | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.56x | 1.68x | |
| Interest cover | — | 185.34x | 2350.95x | — | — |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company participates in the centralised treasury arrangements and shared banking arrangements of Mitie Group plc, its ultimate parent, and of its fellow subsidiaries (together the "Group"). The Directors have received a letter of support from the directors of Mitie Group plc to confirm the provision of adequate financial resources to the Company for a period of no less than 12 months from the date of approval of the Company's statutory financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 to ensure that the Company can meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “On 24 October 2024, the Group completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of the Company's parent, Slademain Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITIE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-10-23 | — | — |
| DICKINSON, Peter John Goddard | Director | 2024-10-23 | Mar 1962 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Paul Michael | Director | 2024-10-23 | Oct 1977 | British |
| WOODS, Katherine Louise | Director | 2024-10-23 | Dec 1983 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATE, Carolyn Joy | Secretary | — | 2005-07-01 |
| TURNER, Carl Anthony | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| ALLEN, Richard John | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2020-05-05 |
| BATE, Carolyn Joy | Director | — | 2023-12-22 |
| BATE, Herbert William | Director | — | 2024-10-23 |
| DIMMICK, Timothy John | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-10-01 |
| GORMLEY, John | Director | 2022-05-11 | 2024-10-23 |
| GWYNNE, Matthew David | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| HALL, Kate Louise | Director | 2023-12-20 | 2024-10-23 |
| HARTLEY, Martin Donovan | Director | — | 2015-02-26 |
| HUMPHRIES, Jamie William Howard | Director | 2023-12-20 | 2024-10-23 |
| LINCOLN, Matthew John | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2024-10-23 |
| SMITH, Benjamin David | Director | 2023-08-23 | 2024-10-23 |
| SPEER, Peter Lionel | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2004-10-01 |
| TURNER, Carl Anthony | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| WOODINGS, Simon | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2024-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanna Susan Woodings | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mrs Carolyn Joy Bate | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Herbert William Bate | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Slademain Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-04 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2025-02-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-04 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-02-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+6.8%
£44,330,815 £47,333,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-65.7%
£6,267,000 £2,151,000
-
Net assets
+26.1%
£7,080,000 £8,929,000
-
Employees
+5.4%
202 213
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-38.4%
£2,725,193 £1,680,000
-
Profit before tax
-32.1%
£2,840,623 £1,928,000
-
Wages
+15.4%
£9,812,210 £11,322,000
highest in 4 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