How much does Bridgegate Security (UK) Limited make?

Bridgegate Security (UK) Limited reported revenue of £8m and £156k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Bridgegate Security (UK) Limited have?

Bridgegate Security (UK) Limited reported an average of 14 employees in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Is Bridgegate Security (UK) Limited profitable?

Yes — Bridgegate Security (UK) Limited reported a profit of £156k in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Company No. 08316710 · Incorporated 3 Dec 2012

Bridgegate Security (UK) Limited

Registered name: BRIDGEGATE SECURITY (UK) LIMITED

Part of Effective Security Holdings Limited group

Bridgegate Security (UK) Limited made £8m revenue and £156k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Bridgegate Security (UK) Limited’s revenue was £8m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £156k profit and 14 employees. The company is classified under “private security activities” and is based in Leeds; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 80100Private security activities

Status: Active
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 13 yrs · since 2012
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 28 Feb 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£8m

Growth —

Profit

£156k

Growth —

Profit margin

Gross 19.9%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

£11.2k

Revenue/employee £569k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	29 Feb 2024	28 Feb 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£12.4m	£8m
Cost of sales	—	£10.1m	£6.4m
Gross profit	—	£2.3m	£1.6m
Operating profit	—	£754k	£217k
Profit before tax	—	£753k	£207k
Profit after tax	—	£576k	£156k
Profit (best available)	—	£576k	£156k
Staff costs	—	£946k	£968k
Employees (average)	16	17	14
Ratios
Profit margin	—	4.7%	2%
Gross margin	—	18.6%	19.9%
Revenue per employee	—	£728k	£569k
Profit per employee	—	£33.9k	£11.2k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£996k	£283k	£81.7k
Net assets	£944k	£149k	£30.7k
Fixed assets	£4.4k	£9.2k	£13.1k
Current assets	£2.3m	£1.1m	£1.1m
Debtors	£978k	£683k	£769k
Deferred income	—	£277k	£197k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £569k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £11.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.6%; 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 £30.7k
Cash at bank: —; Now £81.7k
Headcount: —; Now 14
Deferred income: —; Now £197k
Fixed assets: —; Now £13.1k

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

Effective Security Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Ess Bidco Limited75–100%
Bridgegate Security (UK) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (4)

CMG Global Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
DKL Training Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Elite Security Service Providers LtdLiquidationFigures not disclosed
New Concept Holdings LtdFigures 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 28 Feb 2025 (profit £156k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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