Thameside Fire Protection Co. Limited
Registered name: THAMESIDE FIRE PROTECTION CO. LIMITED
Thameside Fire Protection Co. Limited made £15.7m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Thameside Fire Protection Co. Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £15.7m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £1.3m profit and 73 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Essex; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Essex, London
- Age
- 29 yrs · since 1997
- 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20m | £16.9m | £17.1m | £15.7m |
| Cost of sales | £19.1m | £14.2m | £12.6m | £11m |
| Gross profit | £876k | £2.7m | £4.5m | £4.6m |
| Operating profit | −£2.1m | £92.5k | £1.4m | £1.6m |
| Profit before tax | −£2.1m | £80.9k | £1.4m | £1.7m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.9m | £134k | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.9m | £134k | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | £4.1m | £3.4m | £3.2m | £3.5m |
| Employees (average) | 95 | 81 | 74 | 73 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −9.3% | 0.8% | 8.3% | 8.5% |
| Gross margin | 4.4% | 15.7% | 26.3% | 29.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £210k | £209k | £232k | £215k |
| Profit per employee | −£19.5k | £1.7k | £19.1k | £18.3k |
| Cash conversion | — | 1343% | −149% | −199.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼15.4% | ▲1.5% | ▼8.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲957.1% | ▼5.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼14.7% | ▼8.6% | ▼1.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £908k | £1.2m | £3.2m | £5.1m |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £2.3m | £3.7m | £5m |
| Fixed assets | £390k | £357k | £262k | £292k |
| Current assets | £4.9m | £5.6m | £6.3m | £7.9m |
| Debtors | £2.9m | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.9m |
| Cash from operations | £1.5m | £1.2m | −£2.1m | −£3.3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £215k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £18.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −199.1%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12.1%
- 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
- ▲36%
- Now £5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲61%
- Now £5.1m
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 73
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲11%
- Now £292k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Thameside Fire Protection Systems LimitedFigures 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 Oct 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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