Fire Systems Limited
Registered name: FIRE SYSTEMS LIMITED
Fire Systems Limited made £14.9m revenue and £3.3m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
Fire Systems Limited’s revenue grew 33% to £14.9m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £3.3m profit and 26 employees. The company is classified under “electrical installation” and is based in Kingston Upon Thames; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kingston Upon Thames, London
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1991
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £11.2m | £14.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £7.1m | £8.7m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £4.1m | £6.2m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2.3m | £4.3m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2.5m | £4.4m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £1.8m | £3.3m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £1.8m | £3.3m |
| Staff costs | — | — | £979k | £964k |
| Employees (average) | 20 | 22 | 27 | 26 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 16.3% | 21.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 36.6% | 41.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £416k | £575k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £68k | £126k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −112.8% | −90.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲33% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲78.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10% | ▲22.7% | ▼3.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.9m | £7.4m | £6.5m | £4.3m |
| Net assets | £5.9m | £7.1m | £7.9m | £10.2m |
| Fixed assets | £27.1k | £21.7k | £37.1k | £59.3k |
| Current assets | £7.3m | £8.9m | £9.2m | £12.1m |
| Debtors | £885k | £961k | £857k | £876k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£2.6m | −£3.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 21.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £575k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £126k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −90.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.9%
- 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
- ▲29%
- Now £10.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼34%
- Now £4.3m
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 26
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲60%
- Now £59.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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