Fobs and Locks Ltd
Registered name: FOBS AND LOCKS LTD
Fobs and Locks Ltd made £53.4k revenue and £2.1k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Fobs and Locks Ltd’s revenue fell 4% to £53.4k in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £2.1k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “private security activities” and is based in Croydon; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Croydon, London
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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 | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 28 Feb 2024 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £55.4k | £53.4k |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £50.5k | £48.9k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1.8k | £2.6k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | — | £1.5k | £2.1k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | £1.5k | £2.1k |
| Staff costs | — | — | — | £20.9k | £23k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 2.6% | 4% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 91% | 91.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £55.4k | £53.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £1.5k | £2.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▼3.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▲46% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Net assets | £12.3k | £15.6k | £16.6k | £17.1k | £19.2k |
| Fixed assets | £10.1k | £10.1k | £10.1k | £10.1k | £10.1k |
| Current assets | £11.3k | £23.9k | £20.4k | £6.2k | £1.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 91.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £53.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 19%
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £19.2k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £10.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £2.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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