Protec Fire Detection (Export) Limited
Registered name: PROTEC FIRE DETECTION (EXPORT) LIMITED
Part of Robert Bosch Internationale Beteiligungen Ag groupProtec Fire Detection (Export) Limited made £715k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Protec Fire Detection (Export) Limited reported £715k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, up 203% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 6 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other electrical equipment” and is based in Nelson Lancashire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nelson Lancashire, North West
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1994
- 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: “Protec Fire Detection (Export) Limited is a subsidiary company of Protec Fire And Security Group Limited which is the parent company incorporated in England and Wales.”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
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 | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £236k | £715k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £236k | £715k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £39.3k | £119k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲203% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲20% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6.4m | £4.8m | £6.7m | £5.1m |
| Net assets | £6.2m | £4.5m | £4.3m | £4.8m |
| Current assets | £8.4m | £6.7m | £8.4m | £8.5m |
| Debtors | £861k | £784k | £602k | £1.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £119k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £4.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼24%
- Now £5.1m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Robert Bosch Internationale Beteiligungen Ag (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Robert Bosch UK Holdings Limited75–100%
- Protec Fire and Security Group Limited75–100%
- Protec Fire Detection (Export) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Gas Alarm Systems LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Protec Fire Detection Public Limited CompanyFigures 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 £715k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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