Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/10/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/01/2025Due 30/10/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/01/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/01/2025
ESSENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Security House, 3 Industrial Estate Weald Hall Lane, Thornwood, Epping CM16 6NR
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Other software publishing (58.29 - SIC 2007)Other business support service activities n.e.c. security (82.99 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 06/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Emily Jane Slade as a person with significant control on 2026-04-20
- 06/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Stephen William Smith as a person with significant control on 2026-04-20
- 06/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Jodie Smith as a person with significant control on 2026-04-20
- 13/07/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-25 with updates
Coming soon
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 27 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
09/07/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 25/06/2026Due 09/07/2027
- Next statement date
- 25/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 25/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures ESSENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£351.20K2025
9.60%vs 20242024: £320.43K
Total Assets
£954.62K2025
23.84%vs 20242024: £770.83K
Cash in Bank
£50.01K2025
-14.64%vs 20242024: £58.60K
Total Liabilities
£603.43K2025
33.97%vs 20242024: £450.41K
Employees
02025
0vs 20242024: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 23.84% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for ESSENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through ESSENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -1% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -21 |
| 2023 | 21 | -1 |
| 2022 | 22 | +3 |
| 2021 | 19 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 19 in 2021 to 0 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 12/12/2007–29/01/2008 | 9552 | |
| Nominee Director | 12/12/2007–29/01/2008 | 9112 | |
| Director | 20/04/2026–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 29/01/2008–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 11/03/2019–Present | 22 | |
| Director | 20/04/2026–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 29/01/2008–12/01/2012 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 20/04/2026–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 4 | |
| 20/04/2026–Present | 1 | |
| 28/11/2016–Present | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 9
- Since 20/12/2007
- Last 12 months
- 4
- Most recent filing
- 06/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (3)Latest 06/08/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 13/07/2026
Filing timeline
- 06/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Emily Jane Slade as a person with significant control on 2026-04-20
- 06/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Stephen William Smith as a person with significant control on 2026-04-20
- 06/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Jodie Smith as a person with significant control on 2026-04-20
- 13/07/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-25 with updates
- 29/10/2021View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from , Aquila House Waterloo Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1BN, England to Security House, 3 Industrial Estate Weald Hall Lane Thornwood Epping CM16 6NR on 2021-10-29
- 05/06/2018View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from , Cambridge House 27 Cambridge Park, Wanstead, London, E11 2PU to Security House, 3 Industrial Estate Weald Hall Lane Thornwood Epping CM16 6NR on 2018-06-05
- 27/03/2009View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office changed on 27/03/2009 from, sterling house, langston road, loughton, essex, IG10 3FA
- 20/02/2008View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office changed on 20/02/08 from:\85 doulton close, church langley, harlow, essex, CM17 9RH
- 20/12/2007View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office changed on 20/12/07 from:\85 dalton close, church langley, harlow, essex, CM179RH
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About ESSENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
ESSENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Security House, 3 Industrial Estate Weald Hall Lane, Thornwood, Epping CM16 6NR. Companies House classifies its business as Other software publishing, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 18 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £351.20K and 0 employees.
ESSENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records ESSENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Other software publishing (58.29 - SIC 2007) and Other business support service activities n.e.c. security (82.99 - SIC 2007).
ESSENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 12/12/2007.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £351.20K, total assets of £954.62K, cash in bank of £50.01K and total liabilities of £603.43K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 06/08/2026: Change of details for Emily Jane Slade as a person with significant control on 2026-04-20, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/10/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 09/07/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (4 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control.