PROTEC CAMERFIELD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+744.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£4M
-59.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
67
+6.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6M
-109.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,957,277 | £18,730,859 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£2,788,199 | -£5,879,493 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £697,980 | -£2,696,252 | -£5,658,037 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £563,723 | -£2,697,260 | -£4,310,102 | |
| Cash | £2,802,971 | £1,491,910 | £1,737,828 | £1,200,548 | £409,359 | £3,455,836 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £211,732 | -£581,080 | £532,225 | £1,055,948 | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | -£581,080 | £492,225 | — | -£2,205,035 | -£3,515,137 | |
| Equity | £211,732 | -£581,080 | £492,225 | £1,055,948 | -£2,205,035 | -£3,515,137 | |
| Average employees | 55 | 53 | 50 | 58 | 63 | 67 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,718,983 | £3,428,709 | £3,497,573 |
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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -16.4% | -31.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -15.9% | -23.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.81x | 0.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -1755.79x | — |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The year was closed with a £4.3m loss. Further known losses have been accrued for within the 2024 financial statements.”
- “There was a capital injection of £3.0m from the holding company during the year.”
- “After successful completion of restructuring efforts the company is looking to secure profitable large-scale projects to help the business going forward 2026 and beyond.”
- “Bosch is realigning its Building Technologies division: In the future, the division will focus on its integrator business (like Protec), with solutions and services for building security, energy efficiency, and building automation.”
- “There is an active adjudication which concluded in 2025, the outcome of which has been accounted for within the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Jonathan David | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Gawin James | Director | 2025-01-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| HEATON, Richard Mark | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jun 1978 | British |
| HENDERSON, Joby John | Director | 2025-01-01 | May 1970 | British |
| LYTHGOE, Michael Peter | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
| WOLF, Jens | Director | 2025-03-01 | Apr 1989 | German |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRNIE, Thomas Reginald | Secretary | 2018-09-25 | 2021-11-30 |
| RUSSELL, Barrie | Secretary | 1994-07-14 | 2018-09-25 |
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-02-03 | 1994-07-14 |
| DOYLE, Peter Anthony | Director | 2018-09-25 | 2024-01-01 |
| LEEMING, Colin | Director | 1999-12-22 | 2017-07-27 |
| LIVESEY, Peter | Director | 1998-04-03 | 2005-07-06 |
| MERRIN, James Barry | Director | 1994-07-14 | 1998-04-03 |
| O'DWYER, James Michael | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| RUSSELL, Barrie | Director | 1994-07-14 | 2021-11-30 |
| TRENBATH, Michael Alan | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| UELKUE, Harald Wolfgang | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| WESTALL, James Andrew | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2024-06-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Kenneth Peter | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2018-11-30 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-02-03 | 1994-07-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protec Fire Detection Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-12 | 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+10.5%
£16,957,277 £18,730,859
-
Cash
+744.2%
£409,359 £3,455,836
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-59.4%
-£2,205,035 -£3,515,137
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+6.3%
63 67
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-110.9%
-£2,788,199 -£5,879,493
-
Profit before tax
-109.8%
-£2,696,252 -£5,658,037
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+2%
£3,428,709 £3,497,573
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