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Registration number: 02513542

United Guarding Services Ltd

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

4

Independent Auditor's Report

5 to 7

Profit and Loss Account

8

Statement of Comprehensive Income

9

Balance Sheet

10

Statement of Changes in Equity

11

Statement of Cash Flows

12

Notes to the Financial Statements

13 to 21

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Company Information

Directors

M Gomez

M D Collyer

Registered office

590 Green Lanes
Palmers Green
London
N13 5RY

Auditors

Thomas Alexander & Co Ltd 590 Green Lanes
Palmers Green
London
N13 5RY

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is that of static guarding and mobile patrol services

Fair review of the business

The results for the year and financial position at the year end were considered satisfactory by the directors. Turnover has been steady and matches the expectations of the directors.

The key performance indicators are the turnover and the gross profit margin. The turnover has remained stable and the gross profit margin have decreased slightly. Overall the company has remained profitable despite a small increase in overheads

Principal risks and uncertainties

The company's activities are mainly with major clients under agreed contracts and a minor percentage of temporary work. It is not reliant on one particular customer. Hence it is not subject to major risks and uncertainties.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 25 September 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
M Gomez
Director

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Directors of the company

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

M Gomez

M D Collyer

Objectives and policies

The directors review monthly, the management accounts and cash flow forecasts to ensure that the results are in line with budgeted forecasts and expectations, thereby ensuring the company is not placed under any undue financial risk

Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk

The directors and shareholders consider to have sufficient funds available to finance its current operations as well as future planned activities

Employment of disabled persons

Applications for employment by disabled persons are always fully considered, taking into account the abilities of the applicants concerned. It is the policy of the Company that the training, career development and promotion of disabled persons should, as is reasonably possible be identical to that of other employees. If the existing employee becomes disabled while employed by the Company every effort is made to ensure that they continue employment with the Company and that appropriate training is arranged.

Employee involvement

The Company attaches importance to good communications and relations with employees. Meeting are actively held to fulfil these objectives on a frequent basis. All employees are kept up to date with developments in the Company and financial factors expected to affect the Company performance on a quarterly basis.

Future developments

The company will maintain its static guarding activities and will continue to look for opportunities to grow its market share. There are no future developments of which the directors are aware that will have a negative impact on the financial statements of the company

Disclosure of information to the auditors

Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.

Reappointment of auditors

The auditors Thomas Alexander & Co Ltd are deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 25 September 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
M Gomez
Director

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

•

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

•

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

•

state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

•

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of United Guarding Services Ltd

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of United Guarding Services Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2025, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

•

give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended;

•

have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

•

have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of United Guarding Services Ltd

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

•

the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

•

the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

•

adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

•

the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

•

certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or

•

we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities [set out on page 4], the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor Responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of United Guarding Services Ltd

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.

The objectives of our audit in respect of fraud, are; to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses to those assessed risks; and to respond appropriately to instances of fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both management and those charged with governance of the company.

Our approach was as follows:

• We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the company and considered that the most significant are the Companies Act 2006, UK financial reporting standards as issued by the Financial Reporting Council, and UK taxation legislation

• We obtained an understanding of how the company complies with these requirements by discussions with management and those charged with governance.

• We assessed the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, including the risk of material misstatement due to fraud and how it might occur, by holding discussions with management and those charged with governance.

• We inquired of management and those charged with governance as to any known instances of non-compliance or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations.

• Based on this understanding, we designed specific appropriate audit procedures to identify instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. This included making enquiries of management and those charged with governance and obtaining additional corroborative evidence as required.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

......................................
A Odysseos (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Thomas Alexander & Co Ltd, Statutory Auditor
 590 Green Lanes
Palmers Green
London
N13 5RY

25 September 2026

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Turnover

3

12,871,173

12,547,780

Cost of sales

 

(11,174,640)

(11,013,856)

Gross profit

 

1,696,533

1,533,924

Administrative expenses

 

(1,615,917)

(1,646,776)

Operating profit/(loss)

4

80,616

(112,852)

Other interest receivable and similar income

5

267,373

139,190

Profit before tax

 

347,989

26,338

Tax on profit

9

(36,918)

9,597

Profit for the financial year

 

311,071

35,935

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

The company has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

2025
£

2024
£

Profit for the year

311,071

35,935

Total comprehensive income for the year

311,071

35,935

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

(Registration number: 02513542)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

10

101,532

77,577

Investments

11

985,000

985,000

 

1,086,532

1,062,577

Current assets

 

Debtors

12

2,456,732

2,604,861

Cash at bank and in hand

 

877,576

715,361

 

3,334,308

3,320,222

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

14

(1,606,332)

(1,814,234)

Net current assets

 

1,727,976

1,505,988

Total assets less current liabilities

 

2,814,508

2,568,565

Provisions for liabilities

15

(15,363)

(15,491)

Net assets

 

2,799,145

2,553,074

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

20

20

Share premium reserve

42,000

42,000

Revaluation reserve

660,000

660,000

Retained earnings

2,097,125

1,851,054

Shareholders' funds

 

2,799,145

2,553,074

Approved and authorised by the Board on 25 September 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
M Gomez
Director

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Revaluation reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2025

20

42,000

660,000

1,851,054

2,553,074

Profit for the year

-

-

-

311,071

311,071

Dividends

-

-

-

(65,000)

(65,000)

At 31 December 2025

20

42,000

660,000

2,097,125

2,799,145

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Revaluation reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

20

42,000

660,000

1,915,119

2,617,139

Profit for the year

-

-

-

35,935

35,935

Dividends

-

-

-

(100,000)

(100,000)

At 31 December 2024

20

42,000

660,000

1,851,054

2,553,074

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

311,071

35,935

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

4

21,977

17,313

Finance income

5

(267,373)

(139,190)

Income tax expense

9

36,918

(9,597)

 

102,593

(95,539)

Working capital adjustments

 

Decrease in trade debtors

12

137,643

126,132

(Decrease)/increase in trade creditors

14

(244,948)

125,464

Cash generated from operations

 

(4,712)

156,057

Income taxes received/(paid)

9

10,486

(56,119)

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

5,774

99,938

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Interest received

5

15,373

14,690

Acquisitions of tangible assets

(45,932)

(18,832)

Dividend income

5

252,000

124,500

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

221,441

120,358

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Dividends paid

18

(65,000)

(100,000)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

162,215

120,296

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January

 

715,361

595,065

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December

 

877,576

715,361

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England.

The address of its registered office is:
590 Green Lanes
Palmers Green
London
N13 5RY

The principal place of business is:
7 Gateway Mews
Ringway
Bounds Green
London
N11 2UT

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 25 September 2026.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the company and rounded to the nearest £.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tas assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits
Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laes that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Land & buildings

Over the term of the lease

Fixtures, fittings & equipment

15% Reducing balance basis

Motor Vehicles

25% Reducing balance basis

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.


Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Turnover

The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Services

12,871,173

12,547,780

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

4

Operating profit/(loss)

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2025
£

2024
£

Depreciation expense

21,977

17,313

Operating lease expense - plant and machinery

50,348

46,306

5

Other interest receivable and similar income

2025
£

2024
£

Interest income on bank deposits

15,373

14,690

Dividend income

252,000

124,500

267,373

139,190

6

Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Wages and salaries

12,021,556

11,898,512

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

201,140

194,883

Redundancy costs

4,750

-

Other employee expense

11,211

12,423

12,238,657

12,105,818

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

2025
No.

2024
No.

Administration and guarding staff

295

322

295

322

7

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Remuneration

240,522

228,136

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

8

Auditors' remuneration

2025
£

2024
£

Audit of the financial statements

9,300

8,600


 

9

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account

2025
£

2024
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

37,046

-

UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods

-

(10,486)

37,046

(10,486)

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

(128)

889

Tax expense/(receipt) in the income statement

36,918

(9,597)

The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2024 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2024 - 25%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2025
£

2024
£

Profit before tax

347,989

26,338

Corporation tax at standard rate

86,999

6,585

Tax increase/(decrease) from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

230

(35)

Tax (decrease)/increase from other short-term timing differences

(128)

889

Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)

12,817

13,429

Tax decrease from effect of dividends from UK companies

(63,000)

(31,125)

Tax increase from other tax effects

-

660

Total tax charge/(credit)

36,918

(9,597)

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

10

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2025

51,384

331,671

2,350

385,405

Additions

-

16,756

29,176

45,932

At 31 December 2025

51,384

348,427

31,526

431,337

Depreciation

At 1 January 2025

50,964

256,276

588

307,828

Charge for the year

420

13,823

7,734

21,977

At 31 December 2025

51,384

270,099

8,322

329,805

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2025

-

78,328

23,204

101,532

At 31 December 2024

420

75,395

1,762

77,577

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £Nil (2024 - £420) in respect of long leasehold land and buildings.
 

11

Investments

2025
£

2024
£

Investments in associates

985,000

985,000

Associates

£

Cost

At 1 January 2025

985,000

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2025

985,000

At 31 December 2024

985,000

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Undertaking

Registered office

Holding

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

     

2025

2024

Associates

Silver Screen Limousines Limited

590 Green Lanes
London N13 5RY

Ordinary Shares

50%

50%

 

England

     

Associates

Silver Screen Limousines Limited

The principal activity of Silver Screen Limousines Limited is the supply of limousine services. Its financial period end is 31 July. The profit for the financial period of Silver Screen Limousines Limited was £585,918 and the aggregate amount of Capital and reserves at the end of the period was £650,588.

12

Debtors

Current

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

 

1,528,722

1,643,928

Other debtors

 

917,269

937,306

Prepayments

 

10,741

13,141

Income tax asset

9

-

10,486

   

2,456,732

2,604,861

13

Cash and cash equivalents

2025
£

2024
£

Cash at bank

877,576

715,361

14

Creditors

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Trade creditors

 

144,851

235,164

Social security and other taxes

 

711,923

831,542

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

38,641

39,021

Other creditors

 

658,071

684,396

Accruals

 

15,800

24,111

Corporation tax liability

9

37,046

-

 

1,606,332

1,814,234

Secured facility

The company has an invoice discounting facility which is secured by a fixed and floating charge over the company's assets

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

15

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2025

15,491

15,491

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

(128)

(128)

At 31 December 2025

15,363

15,363

16

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £201,140 (2024 - £194,883).

17

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2025

2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

20

20

20

20

       

18

Dividends

2025

2024

£

£

Interim dividend of £3,250.00 (2024 - £6,250.00) per ordinary share

65,000

100,000

 

 

19

Commitments

Other financial commitments

Operating lease
The total amount of other financial commitments not provided in the financial statements was £263,465 (2024 - £282,945).

 

United Guarding Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

20

Related party transactions

Summary of transactions with other related parties

During the year the company paid rent on an arms length basis of £36,000 (2024: £36,000) in respect of its trading premises to MSM Asset Management Limited, a company under common control. Included in other debtors is an amount of £135,026 (2024: £135,026) owed by MSM Asset Management Limited. Also included in other debtors is an amount of £127,265 (2024: £127,265) owed by MSK Asset Management Limited, a company under common control. Included in other debtors is an amount of £550,000 (2024: £674,782) owed by Jigsaw Living Limited, a company with common shareholders.