OPSEC SECURITY GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-27 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£14M
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£110M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- OPSEC SECURITY GROUP LIMITED 2016-01-11 → present
- OPSEC SECURITY GROUP PLC 2006-08-08 → 2016-01-11
- APPLIED OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES P.L.C. 2000-01-19 → 2006-08-08
- APPLIED HOLOGRAPHICS PLC 1987-02-06 → 2000-01-19
- APPLIED HOLOGRAPHICS LIMITED 1983-03-07 → 1987-02-06
- ARCHLIGHT LIMITED 1982-12-23 → 1983-03-07
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £109,706,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £109,706,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £109,706,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,327,000 | £14,387,000 | |
| Net assets | £9,327,000 | £14,387,000 | |
| Equity | £9,327,000 | £14,387,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 762.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.6% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.22x | — |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As the Company is a holding company it does not generate operational cash flows or profits on a regular basis. The Company has access to financial resources through its parent company which the directors have considered when reviewing whether the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate: The Company have received a letter of support from Orca Bidco Limited confirming that it would provide support to the Company if required over the going concern period.”
Group structure
- OPSEC SECURITY GROUP LIMITED · parent
- OpSec Security Group Holdings (Europe) Ltd 1%
- OpSec Security Ltd 1%
- OpSec Security GmbH 1%
- OpSec Delta (HK) Ltd 1%
- OpSec Security Malta Limited 1%
- OpSec Security Vietnam Company Limited 1%
- Shanghai OpSec Security Information Technology Co Limited 1%
Significant events
- “On 17 June 2024, the Company changed the financial year end date of the Company from 31 March to 31 December”
- “On 3 May 2024 the immediate parent company, Orca Bidco Limited and fellow subsidiaries were sold to CA-MC Acquisition UK Limited, a subsidiary of Crane NXT for a cash consideration of $270m.”
- “Following the sale, in May 2024 the Company sold its investment in OpSec Security Group Inc to Crane NXT for a consideration of £151,468,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBLE, Sandra Kate | Secretary | 2026-04-23 | — | — |
| CRISTIANO, Christina | Director | 2024-05-03 | Jun 1972 | American |
| KEAYES, Samuel George | Director | 2024-05-03 | Jun 1974 | British |
| SAAK, Aaron | Director | 2024-05-03 | Aug 1973 | American |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGUS, Michael William | Secretary | 1997-02-14 | 2020-04-17 |
| CLARK, Malcolm Graham | Secretary | — | 1993-09-27 |
| CURRIE, Michael John | Secretary | 2020-04-17 | 2026-04-23 |
| JONES, David Andrew | Secretary | 1993-09-28 | 1997-02-14 |
| ANGUS, Michael William | Director | 1997-02-14 | 2020-04-17 |
| BEN GACEM, Hazem | Director | 2014-05-21 | 2017-06-22 |
| BEN GACEM, Hazem | Director | 2010-03-08 | 2012-09-07 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Robin James | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1998-03-20 |
| CLARK, Malcolm Graham | Director | — | 1993-09-27 |
| CREMONA, Richard Stewart | Director | 2014-07-30 | 2017-06-22 |
| CURRIE, Michael John | Director | 2017-06-22 | 2024-05-03 |
| DEW, Beverley Edward John | Director | 2020-07-17 | 2024-05-03 |
| EMERSON, Peter Louis, Doctor | Director | 2000-11-29 | 2004-10-31 |
| ERLONG, David Andre Robert | Director | 2015-04-07 | 2015-12-18 |
| FULLER, Richard | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2017-06-22 |
| JONES, David Andrew | Director | 1993-09-28 | 1997-02-14 |
| LUK, Glenn John | Director | 2010-03-08 | 2014-05-21 |
| MAHONY, David Arthur | Director | — | 2014-09-30 |
| MINOLI, Federico | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2017-06-22 |
| POVEY, Richard Thomas | Director | 1999-06-15 | 2011-12-01 |
| RADHAKRISHNAN, Anand Ramaswamy | Director | 2010-03-08 | 2015-04-07 |
| SALOMONE, Richard Michael | Director | 2003-08-14 | 2004-11-24 |
| SBARDELLA, Anthony | Director | — | 1995-12-20 |
| SELVARATNAM, Selva, Dr | Director | 2020-04-17 | 2024-05-03 |
| SHEARER, James Alexander | Director | — | 1999-05-18 |
| TIDMARSH, David James, Doctor | Director | — | 2001-01-24 |
| TURNAGE, Mark Timothy | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2015-02-09 |
| VEZZOLI, Roberta | Director | 2016-01-15 | 2017-06-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orca Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 321 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-28 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2025-05-15 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-15 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-15 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2024-03-26 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-03-31