C.d.s. Security Limited

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c.d.s. security limited Company Information

Company Number

02621153

Next Accounts

Apr 2026

Directors

Elaine Dunn

Christopher Abbott

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Shareholders

cds security & fire ltd

Group Structure

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Industry

Security systems service activities

Registered Address

systems house, bowburn north industrial estate, durham, DH6 5PF

Website

www.cdssecurity.co.uk

c.d.s. security limited Estimated Valuation

£966.1k

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of C.D.S. SECURITY LIMITED at £966.1k based on a Turnover of £1.8m and 0.55x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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C.d.s. Security Limited is a live company located in durham, DH6 5PF with a Companies House number of 02621153. It operates in the security systems service activities sector, SIC Code 80200. Founded in June 1991, it's largest shareholder is cds security & fire ltd with a 100% stake. C.d.s. Security Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £1.8m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded C.D.S. Security Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating3out of 5

4 Strong

3 Regular

5 Weak

Size

annual sales of £1.8m, make it smaller than the average company (£2.4m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 9%, show it is growing at a similar rate (9.6%)

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C.D.S. Security Limited's latest turnover from July 2024 is estimated at £1.8 million and the company has net assets of £270.9 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, C.D.S. Security Limited has 30 employees and maintains cash reserves of £145.9 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Jul 2024	Jul 2023	Jul 2022	Jul 2021	Jul 2020	Jul 2019	Jul 2018	Jul 2017	Jul 2016	Jul 2015	Jul 2014	Jul 2013	Jul 2012	Jul 2011	Jul 2010	Jul 2009
Turnover	1,770,226	1,673,520	1,367,607	1,354,619	1,253,976	1,607,451	1,321,972	1,671,026	2,343,118	3,034,479	2,397,711	1,617,646	2,239,254	1,723,781	2,023,469
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	1,098,965	1,060,309	887,208	873,459	813,084	1,019,793	850,128	1,015,016	1,377,342	1,750,863	1,398,525	922,415	1,258,683	988,571	1,124,374
Gross Profit	671,261	613,211	480,399	481,160	440,892	587,657	471,844	656,010	965,776	1,283,616	999,186	695,231	980,570	735,210	899,095
Admin Expenses	637,873	588,743	464,067	426,433	406,361	552,198	456,967	640,553	948,303	1,271,667	981,550	646,762	944,533	726,415	892,890	-45,078
Operating Profit	33,388	24,468	16,332	54,727	34,531	35,459	14,877	15,457	17,473	11,949	17,636	48,469	36,037	8,795	6,205	45,078
Interest Payable	27,205	37,596	32,225	30,900	16,545	2,552	3,852	4,855	4,705	1,915
Interest Receivable	15,045	27,968	6,504	312	294	2,084	709	118	134	168	243	334	466	305	156	59
Pre-Tax Profit	21,228	14,840	-9,390	24,140	18,280	34,991	11,733	10,720	12,901	10,201	17,880	48,803	36,503	9,100	6,361	45,138
Tax	-5,307	-3,710		-4,587	-3,473	-6,648	-2,229	-2,037	-2,580	-2,040	-3,755	-11,225	-8,761	-2,366	-1,781	-12,638
Profit After Tax	15,921	11,130	-9,390	19,553	14,807	28,343	9,504	8,683	10,321	8,161	14,125	37,578	27,742	6,734	4,580	32,499
Dividends Paid
Retained Profit	15,921	11,130	-9,390	19,553	14,807	28,343	9,504	8,683	10,321	8,161	14,125	37,578	27,742	6,734	4,580	32,499
Employee Costs	1,213,803	1,149,519	1,070,121	966,134	875,560	747,302	761,904	653,008	767,295	1,050,006	866,080	510,295	700,196	582,118	684,202
Number Of Employees	30	30	30	28	25	22	21	20	24	35	26	16	21	18	23
EBITDA*	55,832	33,327	25,542	64,184	42,103	39,874	19,164	22,361	20,631	16,354	19,766	50,916	38,120	12,211	9,728	48,755

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Jul 2024	Jul 2023	Jul 2022	Jul 2021	Jul 2020	Jul 2019	Jul 2018	Jul 2017	Jul 2016	Jul 2015	Jul 2014	Jul 2013	Jul 2012	Jul 2011	Jul 2010	Jul 2009
Tangible Assets	132,330	145,051	57,069	53,357	54,373	29,284	22,408	19,761	19,761	18,946	12,453	14,583	17,030	8,173	4,946	5,819
Intangible Assets															2,650	5,300
Investments & Other
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	132,330	145,051	57,069	53,357	54,373	29,284	22,408	19,761	19,761	18,946	12,453	14,583	17,030	8,173	7,596	11,119
Stock & work in progress	24,225	32,281	28,231	26,537	20,031	15,255	13,360	7,238	12,506	12,307	12,022	11,519	12,580	14,320	14,843	5,000
Trade Debtors	188,327	220,751	46,752	70,482	187,076	277,969	219,125	388,903	588,865	683,415	513,872	341,410	443,836	379,643	431,609	303,696
Group Debtors	291,698	312,260	377,122	704,013	658,129	194,439	163,196	187,336	124,767
Misc Debtors	404,239	29,628	124,005	368,455	8,123	5,633	2,983	2,597	2,696					8,914	14,387	26,010
Cash	145,871	427,270	691,452	349,141	274,496	313,096	242,553	41,001	53,477		67,093	30,226	103,235	83,044	38,883	23,657
misc current assets
total current assets	1,054,360	1,022,190	1,267,562	1,518,628	1,147,855	806,392	641,217	627,075	782,311	695,722	592,987	383,155	559,651	485,921	499,722	358,363
total assets	1,186,690	1,167,241	1,324,631	1,571,985	1,202,228	835,676	663,625	646,836	802,072	714,668	605,440	397,738	576,681	494,094	507,318	369,482
Bank overdraft	100,000	100,000	100,000	105,588	9,961	24,461	22,407	20,526	20,003	58,934
Bank loan
Trade Creditors	396,085	312,738	451,549	512,165	127,337	340,399	215,011	181,922	287,082	490,549	417,991	255,765	471,831	394,168	402,548	293,796
Group/Directors Accounts						1,131	1,221	1,161	1,096					24,172	36,763	12,292
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities	304,062	282,304	223,200	295,944	315,035	243,752	204,161	210,169	252,602
total current liabilities	800,147	695,042	774,749	913,697	452,333	609,743	442,800	413,778	560,783	549,483	417,991	255,765	471,831	418,340	439,311	306,088
loans	91,805	191,841	291,723	391,667	505,888	2,137	26,597	49,004	65,841
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities											31,853
provisions	23,795	25,336	14,267	13,339	10,278	4,874	3,649	2,979	3,056	3,114	1,686	2,188	2,643	1,289	276	243
total long term liabilities	115,600	217,177	305,990	405,006	516,166	7,011	30,246	51,983	68,897	3,114	33,539	2,188	2,643	1,289	276	243
total liabilities	915,747	912,219	1,080,739	1,318,703	968,499	616,754	473,046	465,761	629,680	552,597	451,530	257,953	474,474	419,629	439,587	306,331
net assets	270,943	255,022	243,892	253,282	233,729	218,922	190,579	181,075	172,392	162,071	153,910	139,785	102,207	74,465	67,731	63,151
total shareholders funds	270,943	255,022	243,892	253,282	233,729	218,922	190,579	181,075	172,392	162,071	153,910	139,785	102,207	74,465	67,731	63,151

	Jul 2024	Jul 2023	Jul 2022	Jul 2021	Jul 2020	Jul 2019	Jul 2018	Jul 2017	Jul 2016	Jul 2015	Jul 2014	Jul 2013	Jul 2012	Jul 2011	Jul 2010	Jul 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	33,388	24,468	16,332	54,727	34,531	35,459	14,877	15,457	17,473	11,949	17,636	48,469	36,037	8,795	6,205	45,078
Depreciation	22,444	8,859	9,210	9,457	7,572	4,415	4,287	6,904	3,158	4,405	2,130	2,447	2,083	766	873	1,027
Amortisation														2,650	2,650	2,650
Tax	-5,307	-3,710		-4,587	-3,473	-6,648	-2,229	-2,037	-2,580	-2,040	-3,755	-11,225	-8,761	-2,366	-1,781	-12,638
Stock	-8,056	4,050	1,694	6,506	4,776	1,895	6,122	-5,268	199	285	503	-1,061	-1,740	-523	9,843	5,000
Debtors	321,625	14,760	-595,071	289,622	375,287	92,737	-193,532	-137,492	32,913	169,543	172,462	-102,426	55,279	-57,439	116,290	329,706
Creditors	83,347	-138,811	-60,616	384,828	-213,062	125,388	33,089	-105,160	-203,467	72,558	162,226	-216,066	77,663	-8,380	108,752	293,796
Accruals and Deferred Income	21,758	59,104	-72,744	-19,091	71,283	39,591	-6,008	-42,433	252,602
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	-1,541	11,069	928	3,061	5,404	1,225	670	-77	-58	1,428	-502	-455	1,354	1,013	33	243
Cash flow from operations	-159,480	-57,831	486,487	132,267	-477,808	104,798	232,096	15,414	34,016	-81,528	4,770	-73,343	54,837	60,440	-9,401	-4,550
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-9,723	-96,841	-12,922	-8,441	-32,661	-11,291	-6,934	-6,904	-3,973	-10,898			-10,940	-3,993		-14,796
Change in Investments
cash flow from investments	-9,723	-96,841	-12,922	-8,441	-32,661	-11,291	-6,934	-6,904	-3,973	-10,898			-10,940	-3,993		-14,796
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts					-1,131	-90	60	65	1,096				-24,172	-12,591	24,471	12,292
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans	-100,036	-99,882	-99,944	-114,221	503,751	-24,460	-22,407	-16,837	65,841
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities										-31,853	31,853
share issue																30,652
interest	-12,160	-9,628	-25,721	-30,588	-16,251	-468	-3,143	-4,737	-4,571	-1,747	243	334	466	305	156	59
cash flow from financing	-112,196	-109,510	-125,665	-144,809	486,369	-25,018	-25,490	-21,509	62,366	-33,600	32,096	334	-23,706	-12,286	24,627	43,003
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-281,399	-264,182	342,311	74,645	-38,600	70,543	201,552	-12,476	53,477	-67,093	36,867	-73,009	20,191	44,161	15,226	23,657
overdraft			-5,588	95,627	-14,500	2,054	1,881	523	-38,931	58,934
change in cash	-281,399	-264,182	347,899	-20,982	-24,100	68,489	199,671	-12,999	92,408	-126,027	36,867	-73,009	20,191	44,161	15,226	23,657

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Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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C.D.S. SECURITY LIMITED group structure

C.D.S. Security Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

CDS SECURITY & FIRE LIMITED

06801694

1 parent

C.D.S. SECURITY LIMITED

02621153

C.D.S. SECURITY LIMITED Shareholders

cds security & fire ltd

100%

C.D.S. Security Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mrs Elaine Dunn (Jun 1992) and Mr Christopher Abbott (Sep 2008).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mrs Elaine Dunn	England	75 years	Jun 1992	-	Director
Mr Christopher Abbott	England	45 years	Sep 2008	-	Director
Mr Stephen Dunn	England	56 years	Sep 2008	-	Director
Mrs Rosalind Potts	England	42 years	Sep 2008	-	Director
Mr Wayne Potts	England	48 years	Jul 2009	-	Director
Mr Robert Taylor	England	55 years	Nov 2015	-	Director

P&L

July 2024

turnover

1.8m

+6%

operating profit

33.4k

gross margin

38%

+3.49%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

July 2024

net assets

270.9k

+0.06%

total assets

1.2m

+0.02%

cash

145.9k

-0.66%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

80200 - Security systems service activities

incorporation date

June 1991

ultimate parent company

CDS SECURITY & FIRE LIMITED

previous names

N/A

address

systems house, bowburn north industrial estate, durham, DH6 5PF

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