City Security Systems Limited
Registered name: CITY SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED
City Security Systems Limited made £557k revenue and £31.4k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
City Security Systems Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £557k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £31.4k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “retail sale via mail order houses or via internet” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £462k | £506k | £490k | £557k |
| Profit after tax | £27.5k | £27k | £23.9k | £31.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £27.5k | £27k | £23.9k | £31.4k |
| Staff costs | £10.5k | £13.3k | £13.5k | £15.3k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.9% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £506k | £490k | £557k |
| Profit per employee | — | £27k | £23.9k | £31.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲9.4% | ▼3% | ▲13.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼1.8% | ▼11.6% | ▲31.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £920 | £1.4k | £1.8k | £2.2k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Current assets | £98.1k | £115k | £81.3k | £115k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £557k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £31.4k
- 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
- ▲21%
- Now £2.2k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £31.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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