How much does Shield Safety Group Limited make?

Shield Safety Group Limited reported revenue of £15.5m and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Shield Safety Group Limited have?

Shield Safety Group Limited reported an average of 121 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Shield Safety Group Limited profitable?

Yes — Shield Safety Group Limited reported a profit of £1.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04777870 · Incorporated 27 May 2003

Shield Safety Group Limited

Registered name: SHIELD SAFETY GROUP LIMITED

Part of Shield Safety Group Holdings Limited group

Shield Safety Group Limited made £15.5m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Shield Safety Group Limited’s revenue was £15.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.3m profit and 121 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Manchester, North West
Age: 23 yrs · since 2003
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£15.5m

Growth —

Profit

£1.3m

Growth —

Profit margin

8.4%

Gross 43.5%

Employees

121

Change —

Profit / employee

£10.8k

Revenue/employee £128k

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 to	31 Aug 2022	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£7.7m	£8.5m	£9.7m	£15.5m
Cost of sales	£3.7m	£4.6m	£4.9m	£8.8m
Gross profit	£4m	£3.9m	£4.9m	£6.7m
Operating profit	£782k	£452k	£1.2m	£1.5m
Profit before tax	£700k	£420k	£1.3m	£1.6m
Profit after tax	£639k	£524k	£1.1m	£1.3m
Profit (best available)	£639k	£524k	£1.1m	£1.3m
Staff costs	£4.6m	£5.3m	£5.7m	£8.8m
Employees (average)	98	108	115	121
Ratios
Profit margin	8.3%	6.2%	11.7%	8.4%
Gross margin	51.5%	45.7%	50%	43.5%
Revenue per employee	£78.4k	£78.3k	£84.6k	£128k
Profit per employee	£6.5k	£4.9k	£9.9k	£10.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲10%	▲15.1%	—
Profit growth	—	▼18%	▲116.6%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲10.2%	▲6.5%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£682k	£164k	£0	£263k
Net assets	£1.2m	£1.1m	£1.9m	£2.5m
Fixed assets	£202k	£266k	£315k	£236k
Current assets	£5.6m	£5.3m	£5.8m	£6.9m
Debtors	£2m	£1.3m	£1.4m	£1.4m
Deferred income	£1.8m	£2.3m	£1.9m	£1.8m
Source	Accounts · bulk data May 2024	Accounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 8.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 43.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £128k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £10.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 11.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.2%; 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: —; Now £2.5m
Cash at bank: —; Now £263k
Headcount: —; Now 121
Deferred income: —; Now £1.8m
Fixed assets: —; Now £236k

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

Shield Safety Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Shield Safety Group Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Dynamic Risk Indicator 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 Dec 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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