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Company No. 02513542 · Incorporated 19 Jun 1990

United Guarding Services Ltd

Registered name: UNITED GUARDING SERVICES LTD

United Guarding Services Ltd made £12.9m revenue and £311k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

United Guarding Services Ltd’s revenue grew 3% to £12.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £311k profit and 295 employees. The company is classified under “private security activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 80100Private security activities
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
36 yrs · since 1990
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightOperating leverageBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£12.9m
Growth ▲2.6%
Profit
£311k
Growth ▲765.6%
Profit margin
2.4%
Gross 13.2%
Employees
295
Change —
Profit / employee
£1.1k
Revenue/employee £43.6k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£11.3m£12.6m£12.5m£12.9m
Cost of sales£9.7m£10.9m£11m£11.2m
Gross profit£1.5m£1.7m£1.5m£1.7m
Operating profit——−£113k£80.6k
Profit before tax£145k£302k£26.3k£348k
Profit after tax£120k£242k£35.9k£311k
Profit (best available)£120k£242k£35.9k£311k
Staff costs£10.7m£11.9m£12.1m£12.2m
Employees (average)3103200295
Ratios
Profit margin1.1%1.9%0.3%2.4%
Gross margin13.6%13.8%12.2%13.2%
Revenue per employee£36.4k£39.5k—£43.6k
Profit per employee£387£757—£1.1k
Cash conversion———−5.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲12.1%▼0.8%▲2.6%
Profit growth—▲102.2%▼85.2%▲765.6%
Headcount growth—▲3.2%▼100%—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£848k£595k£715k£878k
Net assets£2.4m£2.6m£2.6m£2.8m
Fixed assets£1.1m£1.1m£1.1m£1.1m
Current assets£2.8m£3.3m£3.3m£3.3m
Debtors£1.7m£1.8m£1.6m£1.5m
Cash from operations£50.6k−£341k£156k−£4.7k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
13.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£43.6k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−5.8%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
8.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
11.9%
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
▲10%
Now £2.8m
Cash at bank
▲23%
Now £878k
Headcount
—
Now 295
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲2%
Now £1.1m
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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £311k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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