The Sands Security Group Ltd
Registered name: THE SANDS SECURITY GROUP LTD
The Sands Security Group Ltd made £2.9m revenue and £210k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
The Sands Security Group Ltd’s revenue grew 34% to £2.9m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £210k profit and 51 employees. The company is classified under “private security activities” and is based in Bracknell; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bracknell, South East
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £2.2m | £2.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £2m | £2.5m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £142k | £379k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £9.4k | £233k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £10.1k | £232k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £10.1k | £210k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £10.1k | £210k |
| Employees (average) | 21 | 25 | 51 | 51 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0.5% | 7.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 6.5% | 13.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £42.5k | £56.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £199 | £4.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲33.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲1969% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲19.1% | ▲104% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £72.3k | £14.7k | £29.4k |
| Net assets | £107k | £109k | −£120k | £90.3k |
| Fixed assets | £475k | £472k | £475k | £473k |
| Current assets | £62.5k | £182k | £174k | £185k |
| Debtors | — | £110k | £159k | £156k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £2k | £5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 13.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £56.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 16.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.4%
- 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
- —
- Now £90.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▲100%
- Now £29.4k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 51
- Deferred income
- ▲150%
- Now £5k
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £473k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £210k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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