ALERTSYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-01 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£533K
-63.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
-41.5% vs 2024
Employees
137
+1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£285K
-155.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ALERTSYSTEMS LIMITED 1998-12-04 → present
- ALERT SYSTEMS LIMITED 1995-11-17 → 1998-12-04
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £13,266,087 | £11,706,982 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £525,827 | -£268,044 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £516,387 | -£285,107 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £407,326 | -£211,257 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,450,473 | £532,674 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £2,438,602 | £1,330,494 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £2,244,939 | £1,313,682 | |
| Equity | £2,829,664 | £2,642,486 | £2,669,113 | £2,244,939 | £1,313,682 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 135 | 137 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,936,323 | £5,182,764 |
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.0% | -2.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.1% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 21.6% | -20.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 61.6% | 69.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.61x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 20.39x | -8.21x |
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
- ML Audit 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. At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The company's turnover year on year was down 13.3% (2024: up 1.2%), reflecting the wider market environment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAKE, Paul James | Director | 2004-04-01 | May 1967 | English |
| NICKELS, Mark Colin | Director | 1996-07-31 | May 1962 | British |
| TRAYLING, Ian Colin | Director | 2014-11-01 | Feb 1959 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAKE, Amanda May | Secretary | 1996-07-31 | 2010-08-03 |
| BRAKE, James Francis | Secretary | 2010-08-03 | 2013-12-06 |
| MESNARD, Paul Alan | Secretary | 1995-11-17 | 1996-07-31 |
| BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-11-17 | 1996-07-31 |
| BRAKE, Amanda May | Director | 2010-08-03 | 2013-12-06 |
| BRAKE, Terence John | Director | 1995-11-17 | 2013-12-06 |
| JENNER, Anthony | Director | 1996-09-02 | 2013-12-06 |
| NUTTALL, Thomas Alfred | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-10-31 |
| PEGRUM, Martin Dudley | Director | 1996-07-31 | 2008-04-30 |
| PORSZ, Richard Tadeusz | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2013-12-06 |
| BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-11-17 | 1996-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alertsystems Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-11-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-11.8%
£13,266,087 £11,706,982
-
Cash
-63.3%
£1,450,473 £532,674
-
Net assets
-41.5%
£2,244,939 £1,313,682
-
Employees
+1.5%
135 137
-
Operating profit
-151%
£525,827 -£268,044
-
Profit before tax
-155.2%
£516,387 -£285,107
-
Wages
+5%
£4,936,323 £5,182,764
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