How much does Anchor Security Services Limited make?

Anchor Security Services Limited reported revenue of £21.3m and £546k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Anchor Security Services Limited have?

Anchor Security Services Limited reported an average of 478 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is Anchor Security Services Limited profitable?

Yes — Anchor Security Services Limited reported a profit of £546k in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 02548101 · Incorporated 12 Oct 1990

Anchor Security Services Limited

Registered name: ANCHOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Anchor Group Services Ltd group

Anchor Security Services Limited made £21.3m revenue and £546k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025. read from filing text

Anchor Security Services Limited’s revenue grew 25% to £21.3m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £546k profit and 478 employees. The company is classified under “private security activities” and is based in Chester; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 80100Private security activities

Status: Active
Location: Chester, North West
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. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company is”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£21.3m

Growth ▲24.9%

Profit

£546k

Growth ▲5.7%

Profit margin

2.6%

Gross 31.5%

Employees

478

Change ▲22.6%

Profit / employee

£1.1k

Revenue/employee £44.6k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17.1m	£21.3m
Cost of sales	£10.7m	£14.6m
Gross profit	£6.4m	£6.7m
Operating profit	£958k	£909k
Profit before tax	£796k	£692k
Profit after tax	£517k	£546k
Profit (best available)	£517k	£546k
Staff costs	£12.7m	£16.7m
Employees (average)	390	478
Ratios
Profit margin	3%	2.6%
Gross margin	37.5%	31.5%
Revenue per employee	£43.8k	£44.6k
Profit per employee	£1.3k	£1.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲24.9%
Profit growth	—	▲5.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲22.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3	£0
Net assets	£454k	£732k
Fixed assets	£1.4m	£1.5m
Current assets	£7.5m	£9.3m
Debtors	£4.5m	£5.4m
Deferred income	£629k	£610k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 31.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £44.6k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £1.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 7.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 25.2%; 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: ▲61%; Now £732k
Cash at bank: ▼100%; Now £0
Headcount: ▲23%; Now 478
Deferred income: ▼3%; Now £610k
Fixed assets: ▲12%; Now £1.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Anchor Group Services Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Anchor Security Services Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Anchor Cleaning Services LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £546k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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