£2.79m
+2%vs Feb 2024Active05350306Private limited companyLeeds
EFFECTIVE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
B77/10001
Summary
EFFECTIVE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 05350306) incorporated on 2 February 2005, registered in Leeds. Its registered activity is private security activities (SIC 80100). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 28 February 2025, showing net assets of £2.79m and cash of £1.51m, with 114 employees on average. Turnover was £42.22m and profit for the year £743k. Net assets rose 2% on the prior period (£2.74m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 212 comparable companies in Leeds (median £598, upper quartile £13k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 2 February 200521 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 28 November 2026in 37 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 16 February 2027in 117 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 80100
- Private security activities
- SIC 80300
- Investigation activities
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- MediumCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£1.51m
+863%vs Feb 2024£42.22m
+117%vs Feb 2024114
+5%vs Feb 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | £2.79m | £1.51m | £7.56m | — | £42.22m | £743k | 114 |
| 29 February 2024 | £2.74m | £157k | £7.57m | — | £19.43m | £256k | 109 |
| 31 August 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Net margin1.8%Profit for the year ÷ turnover
Cash per employee£13kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
77 / 100 · grade B
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £2,785,764 at 2025-02-28 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £1,512,946 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2005-02-02 (22 years) |
| 77 | Score, grade B |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- Effective Security Holdings Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr David John Fullerton
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 117 days
- Next accounts duein 37 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £2.79m · full accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £2.74m · full accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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All companies incorporated on 2 February 2005 · in Feb 2005.
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Reminders for EFFECTIVE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.