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BABCOCK FIRE SERVICES LIMITED
33 WIGMORE STREET, LONDON, W1U 1QXPrevious name: VT FIRE SERVICES LTD (changed on 09-Jul-2010)
Company Number: 03707192
Incorporation date: 28-Jan-1999
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company
SIC codes:
84250 Fire service activities
SUMMARY
This company is 25.2 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Babcock Defence & Security Holdings Llp. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 12.1 million which has increased from GBP 9.3 million in the previous year. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 4.6 million which is similar to the previous year's figure of GBP 4.5 million. The company has 3 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 187 other companies, 15 (8.0%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.FINANCIALS (BETA)
Next accounts due: 31-Mar-2024Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Mar-2022)
P&L Financials:
Year end | Currency | Revenue | Operating profit | Interest Received | Interest Paid | Tax | Net Profit GBP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-Mar-2020 | GBP | 4,649,000 | 2,722,636,000 | 25,000 | 97,000 | 2,844,000 | |
31-Mar-2019 | GBP | 4,466,000 | 2,536,000 | 109,000 | 82,000 | 42,000 | 2,605,000 |
31-Mar-2018 | GBP | 4,674,000 | 2,796,000 | 168,000 | 200,000 | 20,000 | 2,744,000 |
Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end | Currency | Cash | Current Assets | Current Liabilities | Debt | Share Capital | Premium Reserve | Retained Earnings | Net Assets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-Mar-2020 | GBP | 4,874,000 | 13,642,000 | 2,124,000 | 50,000 | 12,068,000 | 12,118,000 | ||
31-Mar-2019 | GBP | 1,825,000 | 10,584,000 | 2,616,000 | 50,000 | 9,224,000 | 9,274,000 | ||
31-Mar-2018 | GBP | 8,729,000 | 9,471,000 | 4,868,000 | 50,000 | 6,619,000 | 6,669,000 |
VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)
Year end | Currency | % Equity | Sum raised | Pre-Money Valuation* | Post-Money Valuation* | Enterprise Value** |
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DISPUTES
No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.orgCOMPANY SECRETARY
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All apointments (active/resigned) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | BABCOCK CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | 25 Feb 2013 | 29 Mar 2024 | 107 - 121 | ||
Resigned | Nicholas James William BORRETT | 27 Jul 2012 | 25 Feb 2013 | 0 - 1 | ||
Resigned | Valerie Francine Anne TELLER | 09 Jul 2010 | 27 Jul 2012 | 0 - 1 | ||
Resigned | Matthew Paul JOWETT | 03 May 2005 | 09 Jul 2010 | British | 51 - 158 | |
Resigned | Peter Graham DAWES | 11 Feb 1999 | 03 May 2005 | British | 0 - 106 |
DIRECTORS
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All appointments (active/resigned) |
Dissolved companies (rate) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | James Richard PARKER | 18 Jul 2022 | Accountant | British | 12 - 47 | 15 (25.4%) | |
Resigned | Shaun, Dr DOHERTY | 31 May 2022 | 01 Feb 2024 | Company Director | British | 64 - 47 | 10 (9.0%) |
Active | Joanna Kay RAYSON | 17 Dec 2021 | Managing Director | British | 21 - 1 | 1 (4.5%) | |
Resigned | Mark GRAVES | 01 Jul 2018 | 17 Dec 2021 | Company Director | British | 1 - 3 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Karen Louise STEWART | 30 Apr 2018 | 17 Dec 2021 | Financial Controller | British | 11 - 14 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | James Mark DIXON | 08 Feb 2018 | 30 Apr 2018 | Company Director | British | 0 - 12 | 4 (33.3%) |
Resigned | John WADHAM | 01 Apr 2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | Managing Director | British | 0 - 4 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Derek Malcolm JONES | 01 Apr 2017 | 17 Dec 2021 | Director | British | 17 - 19 | 1 (2.8%) |
Resigned | Karen Veronica HAYZEN-SMITH | 14 Nov 2016 | 01 Apr 2017 | Director | British | 1 - 48 | 7 (14.3%) |
Active | Nicholas James William BORRETT | 01 Dec 2015 | Group Company Secretary And General Counsel | British | 51 - 115 | 12 (7.2%) | |
Resigned | Roger Andrew HARDY | 01 Dec 2015 | 01 Apr 2017 | Managing Director | British | 0 - 39 | 5 (12.8%) |
Resigned | Iain Stuart URQUHART | 01 Dec 2015 | 31 May 2022 | Director | British | 3 - 209 | 15 (7.1%) |
Resigned | Benjamin Patrick O'CONNOR | 01 Dec 2015 | 27 Jan 2017 | Company Director | British | 0 - 5 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Samuel Michael WHITE | 09 Feb 2015 | 09 Jun 2016 | Director | British | 0 - 24 | 5 (20.8%) |
Resigned | Richard Duncan STOATE | 13 May 2013 | 01 Dec 2015 | Commercial Director | British | 9 - 10 | 3 (15.8%) |
Resigned | Albert Norman DUNGATE | 13 May 2013 | 01 Dec 2015 | Company Secretary | British | 0 - 29 | 6 (20.7%) |
Resigned | Richard Hewitt TAYLOR | 13 May 2013 | 13 Jul 2016 | Accountant | British | 0 - 99 | 23 (23.2%) |
Resigned | Nicolas Charles ANDERSON | 13 May 2013 | 01 Apr 2017 | Managing Director | British | 0 - 18 | 5 (27.8%) |
Resigned | Paul Martin KINGSHOTT | 13 May 2013 | 01 Apr 2017 | Finance Director | British | 0 - 11 | 8 (72.7%) |
Resigned | Franco MARTINELLI | 09 Jul 2010 | 01 Dec 2015 | Chartered Accountant | British | 1 - 226 | 51 (22.5%) |
Resigned | Philip James HARRISON | 13 Dec 2007 | 09 Jul 2010 | Accountant | British | 4 - 85 | 26 (29.2%) |
Resigned | John Richard DAVIES | 31 Mar 2007 | 01 Dec 2015 | Managing Director | British | 0 - 80 | 16 (20.0%) |
Resigned | Simon Edward TARRANT | 18 Oct 2002 | 31 Mar 2007 | Engineer | British | 0 - 66 | 18 (27.3%) |
Resigned | Christopher John CUNDY | 11 Feb 1999 | 13 Dec 2007 | Chartered Accountant | British | 2 - 98 | 27 (27.0%) |
Resigned | George Winston CAMERON | 11 Feb 1999 | 18 Oct 2002 | Engineer | British | 0 - 23 | 1 (4.3%) |
Resigned | SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | 28 Jan 1999 | 11 Feb 1999 | 3 - 80275 | 34119 (42.5%) | ||
Resigned | INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | 28 Jan 1999 | 11 Feb 1999 | 3 - 27924 | 12632 (45.2%) |
Average tenure of active directors: 4.1 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 3.1 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 12.4%
DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES
SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)
Shareholder name | Share class | Shares at confirmation date | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-28 | 2015-01-28 | 2014-01-28 | 2013-01-28 | 2012-01-28 | ||
BABCOCK DEFENCE & SECURITY HOLDINGS LLP | ORDINARY | 50,000 100% | 50,000 100% | 50,000 100% | 0 0% | 0 0% |
VOSPER THORNYCROFT (UK) LIMITED | ORDINARY | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 50,000 100% | 50,000 100% |
SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)
no shareholding data
CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES
Controlling entities above
BABCOCK FIRE SERVICES LIMITED
no controlled companies
LATE PAYMENTS REPORT
This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.
COURT CASES
No Court Cases found
PATENTS
No Patents found
COMPETITORS
(Based on Sic code:
84250 Fire service activities)
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIRE SAFETY MATTERS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED | 31 HOLLAND ROAD, PEVERELL, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, PL3 4PQ | 07336000 | 2017-10-31 | 53,097 | 0 | |
FIREGUARD CONSULTANCY LIMITED | 82 RUTLAND DRIVE, MORDEN, SURREY, SM4 5QL | 02969331 | 2019-03-31 | 39,815 | 0 | |
ASAR LIMITED | 10 AVENUE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9TY | 06585964 | 2017-12-31 | 34,915 | 0 | |
MEFSCS LTD | 4 THE GABLES, FOREST TOWN, MANSFIELD, NOTTS, NG19 0AH | 05384912 | 2019-03-31 | 15,891 | 0 |
LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)
This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis | Liquidation within 3 months | Liquidation within 6 months | Liquidation within 12 months | Prediction confidence |
---|---|---|---|---|
BABCOCK FIRE SERVICES LIMITED | 0.7% | 3.6% | 7.1% | Medium |
Other companies Active in the same sector | Too few competitors | |||
Age | 0.3% | 1.3% | 2.4% | Medium |
Company Type | 0.7% | 3.7% | 7.4% | Medium |
Accounts category | 0.7% | 2.2% | 3.8% | Medium |
Accounting Month | 0.5% | 1.8% | 3.9% | Medium |
Sic code count | 0.7% | 3.5% | 7.0% | Medium |