CATHEDRAL TOPCO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-20 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£37M
Equity attributable
Employees
803
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£23M
Period ending 2025-04-30
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,769,092 | £84,718,315 | |
| Operating profit | -£5,209,029 | -£13,210,407 | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,630,813 | -£22,518,139 | |
| Net profit | -£8,815,659 | -£22,871,461 | |
| Cash | £5,185,473 | £7,098,564 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £120,543,922 | £123,088,401 | |
| Net assets | £47,522,534 | £36,874,294 | |
| Equity | £47,522,534 | £36,874,294 | |
| Average employees | 582 | 803 | |
| Wages | £11,656,422 | £35,409,800 |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -18.1% | -15.6% | |
| Net margin | -30.6% | -27.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.3% | -10.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.55x | 1.66x | |
| Interest cover | -1.51x | -1.42x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have made an assessment in preparing these financial statements as to whether the group is a going concern and have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that may cast doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- CATHEDRAL TOPCO LIMITED · parent
- Ignis Topco Limited 100%
- Ignis Midco Limited 100%
- Ignis Holdco Limited 100%
- Ignis Bidco Limited 100%
- Churches Fire Security Ltd 100%
- D B McLarnon Fire Protection Agency Ltd 100%
- Fortress Security Alarms Ltd 100%
- PFC Marine Ltd 88.46%
- Spectrum Security & Fire Limited 100%
- Wight Fire Company Limited 100%
- Fire Compliance Management Services Limited 100%
- Firesafe Solutions (UK) Limited 100%
- FCS-Live Limited 100%
- Dutton Ward Limited 100%
- Mkkk 3 Limited 100%
- Svy 3 Limited 100%
- Saac 3 Limited 100%
- Fireoco Limited 100%
- Peterlee Fire Company Limited 88.46%
- Samson Fire Protection Limited 100%
- Security Management Services (SMS) Limited 100%
- Taylor Fire Sprinklers Limited 100%
- Executive Fire Protection Ltd 100%
- Executive Sprinkler Systems Ltd 100%
- Quantum Fire & Security Limited 100%
- A.P.E Fire and Security Limited 100%
- Arnage Electronic Security Limited 100%
- GE Group Limited 100%
- GE Fire and Security Limited 100%
- Harlex Group (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Cintrix Systems Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During FY25, the Group completed 8 acquisitions, bringing the total to 12 since Cathedral Topco Limited's investment in November 2023 and 61 overall for Churches.”
- “In year acquisitions included Fortress Security Alarms Ltd in Scotland as we expand our geographical reach and FCS-Live Limited who specialise in Fire Risk Assessments as we continue to strengthen our offering in this service line.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, Adam Stephen | Director | 2023-08-07 | Jan 1982 | British |
| PEIRCE, Christopher Mark | Director | 2025-11-28 | Jun 1987 | British |
| SQUIER, Martin | Director | 2023-08-07 | May 1982 | British |
| TITLEY, Mitchell Cunningham | Director | 2026-02-26 | May 1972 | British |
| WIELAND, Phil | Director | 2025-07-14 | May 1973 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHENNELL, David John | Director | 2023-11-23 | 2025-01-31 |
| HARRISON, Russell | Director | 2025-01-31 | 2026-02-26 |
| HAYNES, Charles John Edmund | Director | 2023-11-23 | 2025-11-28 |
| RINGROSE, Adrian Michael | Director | 2023-11-23 | 2025-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Capital Cathedral Gp Llp As General Partner Of Horizon Capital Cathedral Limited Partnership | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-08-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-02-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-17 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 6
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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