How much does CQR Security Limited make?

CQR Security Limited reported revenue of £12.4m and a loss of £479k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does CQR Security Limited have?

CQR Security Limited reported an average of 49 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is CQR Security Limited profitable?

No — CQR Security Limited reported a loss of £479k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 05192024 · Incorporated 28 Jul 2004

CQR Security Limited

Registered name: CQR SECURITY LIMITED

Part of Osl Capital Limited group

CQR Security Limited made £12.4m revenue and a £479k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

CQR Security Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £12.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £479k and 49 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 27320Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables

Status: Active
Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 22 yrs · since 2004
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: “At the 31 December 2025, t”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£12.4m

Growth ▼8.3%

Profit

−£479k

Growth ▼48000%

Profit margin

−3.9%

Gross 35.2%

Employees

Change ▼17%

Profit / employee

−£9.8k

Revenue/employee £253k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£7.8m	£10.7m	£13.5m	£12.4m
Cost of sales	£6m	£7.7m	£9.8m	£8m
Gross profit	£1.8m	£3m	£3.7m	£4.4m
Operating profit	£209k	£343k	£26k	−£579k
Profit before tax	£209k	£342k	£11k	−£597k
Profit after tax	£196k	£226k	£1k	−£479k
Profit (best available)	£196k	£226k	£1k	−£479k
Staff costs	—	£2m	£2.7m	£2.5m
Employees (average)	45	51	59	49
Ratios
Profit margin	2.5%	2.1%	0%	−3.9%
Gross margin	22.9%	27.7%	27.6%	35.2%
Revenue per employee	£174k	£210k	£229k	£253k
Profit per employee	£4.4k	£4.4k	£17	−£9.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲36.3%	▲26.5%	▼8.3%
Profit growth	—	▲15.3%	▼99.6%	▼48000%
Headcount growth	—	▲13.3%	▲15.7%	▼17%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£267k	£322k	£393k	£291k
Net assets	£2.8m	£2.8m	£1.8m	£428k
Fixed assets	£451k	£825k	£1.1m	£376k
Current assets	£4.9m	£6.6m	£6.2m	£5.2m
Debtors	£1.7m	£2.8m	£2.5m	£2.5m
Deferred income	£215k	£343k	£306k	£914k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 35.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £253k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£9.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 7.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 20%; 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: ▼76%; Now £428k
Cash at bank: ▼26%; Now £291k
Headcount: ▼17%; Now 49
Deferred income: ▲199%; Now £914k
Fixed assets: ▼65%; Now £376k

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

Osl Capital Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Osl Group Holdings Limited75–100%
CQR Security Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (6)

Osl Cutting Technologies LimitedRev. £11.6m · Profit £515k
Securefast LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£8k
British Springs LimitedFigures not disclosed
G&J Hall LimitedFigures not disclosed
Neepsend LimitedFigures not disclosed
Osl Consulting 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 −£479k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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