Emtec Fire Systems Ltd
Registered name: EMTEC FIRE SYSTEMS LTD
Part of Emtec Group Limited groupEmtec Fire Systems Ltd made £3.3m revenue and £245k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Emtec Fire Systems Ltd’s revenue grew 9% to £3.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £245k profit and 33 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Hamilton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hamilton, Scotland
- Age
- 14 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £3m | £3.3m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £2.9m | £2.6m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £150k | £716k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£694k | £375k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£688k | £268k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£499k | £245k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£499k | £245k |
| Employees (average) | 40 | 45 | 38 | 33 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −16.5% | 7.5% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 5% | 21.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £79.6k | £99.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£13.1k | £7.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲8.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲12.5% | ▼15.6% | ▼13.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £285k | £113k | £199k | £360k |
| Net assets | £36.1k | £40.3k | £61.2k | £106k |
| Fixed assets | £18.6k | £18.4k | £56k | £64.1k |
| Current assets | £2.4m | £2.7m | £2.1m | £1.7m |
| Debtors | £331k | £535k | £344k | £536k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £99.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.3%
- 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
- ▲74%
- Now £106k
- Cash at bank
- ▲81%
- Now £360k
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 33
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲14%
- Now £64.1k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Emtec Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Emtec Fire Systems Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (11)
- Emtec Building Services LimitedRev. £28.4m · Profit £49.2k
- Emtec Facility Services LimitedRev. £24.8m · Profit £1.5m
- Emtec Energy LimitedRev. £10m · Profit −£777k
- Emtec Building Services North LtdRev. £8.9m · Profit £45
- Emtec Property Services LimitedRev. £8.2m · Profit £520k
- Emtec Utility Services LimitedRev. £7.6m · Profit £525k
- Emtec Southern (Holdings) LimitedRev. £3.3m · Profit £165k
- Emtec Core & Protect LimitedRev. £1.9m · Profit £43.9k
- Emtec Group Management LtdRev. £250k · Profit £75.2k
- Emtec Solutions LimitedRev. −£55.3k · Profit −£90.5k
- Lidex Control Systems LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £245k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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