Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board
Registered name: SECURITY SYSTEMS AND ALARMS INSPECTION BOARD
Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board made £5.8m revenue and £398k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board’s revenue grew 7% to £5.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £398k profit and 58 employees. The company is classified under “security systems service activities” and is based in Whitley Bay; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Whitley Bay, North East
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1990
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £5.4m | £5.8m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £847k | £505k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £872k | £535k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £650k | £398k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £650k | £398k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £2.4m | £2.8m |
| Employees (average) | 49 | 50 | 54 | 58 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 12.1% | 6.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £99.3k | £99.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £12k | £6.9k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −97.9% | −97.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲7.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼38.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2% | ▲8% | ▲7.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.1m | £3.9m | £4.5m | £4.8m |
| Net assets | £3m | £3.7m | £4.3m | £4.7m |
| Fixed assets | £581k | £574k | £573k | £572k |
| Current assets | £3.2m | £4m | £4.6m | £4.9m |
| Debtors | £73.4k | £39.2k | £55.5k | £105k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£829k | −£495k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £99.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −97.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.8%
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £4.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲6%
- Now £4.8m
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 58
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £572k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Ssaib LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £398k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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