OPSEC SECURITY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-22 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£458K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£11M
Equity attributable
Employees
156
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£6M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- OPSEC SECURITY LIMITED 2005-04-01 → present
- APPLIED OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED 2003-04-13 → 2005-04-01
- APPLIED OPSEC LIMITED 2000-04-19 → 2003-04-13
- APPLIED HOLOGRAPHICS EMBOSSED LIMITED 1986-07-15 → 2000-04-19
- CALMSOLD LIMITED 1986-03-10 → 1986-07-15
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 | £20,706,000 | £15,248,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,013,000 | -£6,270,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,100,000 | -£6,492,000 | |
| Net profit | -£914,000 | -£6,033,000 | |
| Cash | £427,000 | £458,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,036,000 | £12,449,000 | |
| Net assets | £16,863,000 | £10,830,000 | |
| Equity | £16,863,000 | £10,830,000 | |
| Average employees | 155 | 156 | |
| Wages | £7,138,000 | £5,961,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.9% | -41.1% | |
| Net margin | -4.4% | -39.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.3% | -50.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.9% | 61.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.69x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | -10.55x | -27.50x |
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 has a history of operational profitability, positive operating cash flows and ready access to financial resources through its parent company, the directors have considered the following when reviewing whether the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate: The Company has a history of profitable operations. The Company has a history of positive operating cash flows. The Company has 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 LIMITED · parent
- OpSec Security Malta Limited 1%
- OpSec Security Vietnam Company 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 commencing from the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 December 2024 to align the financial year end date of the Company with that of the Group.”
- “The Company is part of the Orca Bidco Group of companies which was sold on 3 May 2024 to CA-MC Acquisition UK Limited, a subsidiary of Crane NXT, a company incorporated in the United States of America, for a cash consideration of $270m.”
- “the brought forward goodwill of £5.1m from prior year was fully amortised as a result of the acquisition of the Group by Crane NXT.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGUS, Michael William | Secretary | 1997-02-14 | 2008-08-22 |
| CLARK, Malcolm Graham | Secretary | — | 1993-09-28 |
| CURRIE, Michael John | Secretary | 2008-08-22 | 2026-04-23 |
| JONES, David Andrew | Secretary | 1993-09-28 | 1997-02-14 |
| ANGUS, Michael William | Director | 1997-02-14 | 2008-08-22 |
| ARROWSMITH, Lisa Nicole | Director | 2023-11-27 | 2024-05-03 |
| BOWDEN, David Andrew | Director | 2014-10-27 | 2021-06-08 |
| CURRIE, Michael John | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2024-05-03 |
| DEW, Beverley Edward John | Director | 2021-06-21 | 2024-05-03 |
| EMERSON, Peter Louis, Doctor | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2004-10-31 |
| JONES, David Andrew | Director | 1993-09-28 | 1997-02-14 |
| MILLS, Andrew William | Director | 2004-10-31 | 2009-04-24 |
| SBARDELLA, Anthony | Director | — | 1995-12-20 |
| SMEETON, Robert John | Director | 2004-10-31 | 2007-11-05 |
| TIDMARSH, David James, Doctor | Director | — | 2001-01-24 |
| WARWICK, Peter | Director | 2006-10-18 | 2014-08-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opsec Security Group Holdings (Europe) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-11-30 | Active |
| Opsec Security Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-28 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 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 | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-05-13 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change 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 | 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 |
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