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Company No. 02464502 · Incorporated 29 Jan 1990

Gem Security Services Limited

Registered name: GEM SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Johnson Controls International Plc group

Gem Security Services Limited made £332k revenue and a £12.4k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2023.

Gem Security Services Limited’s revenue was £332k in the year to 30 Sep 2023, with a loss of £12.4k and 6 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Sunbury-on-Thames; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection S · Other service activitiesSIC 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active - Proposal to Strike off
Location
Sunbury-on-Thames, London
Age
36 yrs · since 1990
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2023

Key figures

Small teamCapital-light
Revenue
£332k
Growth —
Profit
−£12.4k
Growth —
Profit margin
−3.8%
Gross 36.9%
Employees
6
Change —
Profit / employee
−£2.1k
Revenue/employee £55.3k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202231 Jan 202330 Sep 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£448k£591k£332k
Cost of sales£279k£284k£209k
Gross profit£169k£307k£122k
Profit before tax−£107k£84.7k−£12.4k
Profit after tax−£106k£74.3k−£12.4k
Profit (best available)−£106k£74.3k−£12.4k
Employees (average)976
Ratios
Profit margin−23.7%12.6%−3.8%
Gross margin37.7%52%36.9%
Revenue per employee£49.8k£84.4k£55.3k
Profit per employee−£11.8k£10.6k−£2.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲31.8%—
Headcount growth—▼22.2%—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£123k£149k£22.4k
Net assets−£17.8k£56.5k£44k
Fixed assets£7k£5.7k£4.8k
Current assets£231k£285k£245k
Debtors£63k£126k£55.1k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−3.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
36.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£55.3k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£2.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
16.6%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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 £44k
Cash at bank
—
Now £22.4k
Headcount
—
Now 6
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now £4.8k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Johnson Controls International Plc (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Tyco Holdings (U.K.) Limited75–100%
  3. Adt Fire and Security PLC75–100%
  4. Computerised and Digital Security Systems Limited75–100%
  5. Gem Security Services Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2023 (profit −£12.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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