PROTEC FIRE AND SECURITY GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-19 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+6.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+2.7% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£9M
-59.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- PROTEC FIRE AND SECURITY GROUP LIMITED 2009-11-16 → present
- LYNTECK GROUP LIMITED 2003-09-23 → 2009-11-16
- LYNTECK LIMITED 1986-09-19 → 2003-09-23
- LYNFORM LIMITED 1986-07-21 → 1986-09-19
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£9,446 | -£86 | |
| Profit before tax | £24,459,374 | £23,111,848 | £9,313,241 | |
| Net profit | £24,406,057 | £22,993,348 | £9,313,241 | |
| Cash | £31,196,999 | £2,544,815 | £2,705,962 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,585,896 | £6,025,212 | £6,186,359 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,025,212 | £6,186,359 | |
| Equity | £35,585,896 | £6,025,212 | £6,186,359 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.2% | -0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 18.95x | 1.35x |
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
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- PROTEC FIRE AND SECURITY GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Protec Fire Detection Public Limited Company 100%
- Protec Fire Detection (Export) Limited 100%
- Camerfield Limited 100%
- LPH Fire Limited 100%
- Gas Alarm Systems Limited 100%
- Firepro Systems limited 100%
- XL Fire Detection Systems Limited 100%
- Protec Camerfield Limited 100%
- Protec Fire Detection PLC 100%
- Face Macanda Limited 100%
- Protec Fire Detection Pty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Protec Group was acquired by the international Bosch Group on 30 November 2021.”
- “On the 30 November 2021, Robert Bosch UK Holdings acquired 100% of the shares in Protec Fire and Security Group Ltd.”
- “A prior year adjustment was made to update share capital for updates that were made in 2022. The adjustment resulted in a £2,030 increase to share capital brought forward in 2023 and an equal decrease to retained earnings brought forward.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Jonathan David | Secretary | 2021-12-01 | — | — |
| HEATON, Richard Mark | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jun 1978 | British |
| HOFFMANN, Steffen Tobias, Dr | Director | 2024-09-25 | Nov 1965 | German |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRNIE, Thomas Reginald | Secretary | 2005-07-07 | 2021-12-01 |
| FAIRNIE, Thomas Reginald | Secretary | — | 2003-09-01 |
| LIVESEY, Peter | Secretary | 2003-09-01 | 2005-07-06 |
| DOYLE, Peter Anthony | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2024-01-01 |
| FAIRNIE, Thomas Reginald | Director | — | 2003-09-01 |
| MCARDLE, Dermot | Director | 1996-01-04 | 1999-12-31 |
| MERRIN, James Barry | Director | — | 1998-04-03 |
| O'DWYER, James Michael | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| RAJAKOBA, Vonjy Rakotonaivo | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2024-08-31 |
| RUSSELL, Barrie | Director | — | 2021-12-01 |
| RUSSELL, Kathleen | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2021-12-01 |
| WOOLLIN, Peter David | Director | — | 1993-05-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bosch Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2021-11-30 | Active |
| Mr James Barry Merrin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-02-26 | Ceased 2021-11-30 |
| Mr Barrie Russell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-02-28 | Ceased 2021-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+6.3%
£2,544,815 £2,705,962
-
Net assets
+2.7%
£6,025,212 £6,186,359
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+99.1%
-£9,446 -£86
-
Profit before tax
-59.7%
£23,111,848 £9,313,241
lowest 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