Kings Security Systems Limited
Registered name: KINGS SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED
Part of Primekings Holding Limited groupKings Security Systems Limited made £78.4m revenue and a £3.1m loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Kings Security Systems Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £78.4m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with a loss of £3.1m. The company is classified under “security systems service activities” and is based in Bradford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 55 yrs · since 1971
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £57.2m | £68.8m | £78.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£46.7m | −£55.1m | −£66.5m |
| Gross profit | £10.6m | £13.7m | £11.8m |
| Operating profit | −£1.2m | £345k | −£1.5m |
| Profit before tax | −£2.1m | −£877k | −£3m |
| Profit after tax | −£2.1m | −£974k | −£3.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.1m | −£974k | −£3.1m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −3.7% | −1.4% | −3.9% |
| Gross margin | 18.4% | 20% | 15.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲20.2% | ▲13.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Primekings Holding Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Group Solutions Limited75–100%
- Kings Security Systems Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (5)
- East Fire Extinguishers & Alarms UK LtdRev. £8.4m · Profit £28k
- Cougar Monitoring Ltd.Rev. £7m · Profit £617k
- Quidvis LimitedRev. £3.1m · Profit £393k
- Kings Guarding Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Silver (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (4)
- Dragnstore LtdFigures not disclosed
- Kings Secure Technologies LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Kings Training Academy LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Manna Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit −£3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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