BROOKNIGHT SECURITY LIMITED

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  Confirmation statement overdue

  Due 2026-05-12.

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  2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. BROOKNIGHT SECURITY LIMITED 2003-05-21 → present
2. ACTIONFORT LIMITED 1994-04-28 → 2003-05-21

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Adler Shine LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 performance of the Company during the year ended 30 April 2025 has declined due to loss of contracts/shutting down of stores leading to less requirement of guarding.”
• “Brooknight was affected by the demise of Wilko and Homebase, both of which were substantial national accounts for the Company.”
• “In the latter half of 2024, Wincanton PLC made the unprecedented decision to move from a contract security provision to an in-house solution.”
• “These three significant issues converging on the business in such a short space of time have had a dramatic effect, triggering a thought process at board level to diversify into other security sectors and move away from the retail environment, which is volatile and unpredictable.”
• “The rise in the National Living Wage, coupled with the government's decision to increase employers national insurance has not only added to financial pressure on the Company but the industry as a whole. Ongoing shortages of licensed security personnel increased payroll costs. Recruitment and retention remain challenging, with higher pay rates required to attract skilled officers, directly impacting gross margins.”
• “Persistent inflation in 2025 continued to drive up the cost of fuel, uniforms, and equipment. Insurance premiums also rose well above historical averages, contributing to tighter cost control margins.”
• “Corporate and retail clients affected by the broader economic slowdown imposed tighter budgets and, in some cases, reduced service hours. This reduced overall contract value, particularly in retail guarding segment.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

12

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -58.4%

  £18,225,043 → £7,589,801

  lowest in 6 filed years

• Cash

  -83.6%

  £1,026,379 → £168,328

• Net assets

  -38.5%

  £1,768,718 → £1,087,571

• Employees

  -50.9%

  634 → 311

  lowest in 6 filed years

• Operating profit

  -291%

  £429,790 → -£821,067

  lowest in 6 filed years

• Profit before tax

  -284.5%

  £436,790 → -£805,761

  lowest in 6 filed years

• Wages

  -59.3%

  £13,259,502 → £5,402,558

  lowest in 6 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