Watchdog Locksmiths Ltd
Registered name: WATCHDOG LOCKSMITHS LTD
Watchdog Locksmiths Ltd made a £201k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Watchdog Locksmiths Ltd reported a loss of £201k in the year to 31 Mar 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 4 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of locks and hinges” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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: “The parent company is Watchdog Holdings Limited and its registered office is 15 Park Avenue, Finchley,London, N32EJ.”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | −£2.1k | £322 | −£22.2k | −£201k |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.1k | £322 | −£22.2k | −£201k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£536 | £80 | −£11.1k | −£50.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▲100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £88.1k | £90.3k | £24.3k | £30.1k |
| Net assets | £70.4k | £70.7k | £48.5k | −£153k |
| Fixed assets | £17k | £10k | £25.9k | £39.5k |
| Current assets | £107k | £109k | £71.6k | £133k |
| Debtors | £10.3k | £16.3k | £27.2k | £12k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£50.3k
- 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
- ▼415%
- Now −£153k
- Cash at bank
- ▲24%
- Now £30.1k
- Headcount
- ▲100%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲53%
- Now £39.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£201k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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