118 Security Ltd
Registered name: 118 SECURITY LTD
118 Security Ltd made £1.1m revenue and £43.6k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2023.
118 Security Ltd’s revenue grew 30% to £1.1m in the year to 30 Jun 2023, with £43.6k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “private security activities” and is based in Rainham; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Rainham, London
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £811k | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | £43.7k | £54.2k |
| Profit after tax | £35.9k | £43.6k |
| Profit (best available) | £35.9k | £43.6k |
| Staff costs | £645k | £832k |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £90.2k | £117k |
| Profit per employee | £4k | £4.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲29.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲21.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | £9.2k | £5.2k |
| Fixed assets | £52.6k | £72.2k |
| Current assets | £74.4k | £256k |
| Deferred income | £37k | £49.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £117k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4.7%
- 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
- ▼43%
- Now £5.2k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- ▲33%
- Now £49.1k
- Fixed assets
- ▲37%
- Now £72.2k
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 30 Jun 2023 (profit £43.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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