How much does Aegis Defence Services Limited make?

Aegis Defence Services Limited reported revenue of £29.3m and £8m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Aegis Defence Services Limited have?

Aegis Defence Services Limited reported an average of 11 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is Aegis Defence Services Limited profitable?

Yes — Aegis Defence Services Limited reported a profit of £8m in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. 04541965 · Incorporated 23 Sep 2002

Aegis Defence Services Limited

Registered name: AEGIS DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Gardaworld Consulting (UK) Limited group

Aegis Defence Services Limited made £29.3m revenue and £8m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025. read from filing text

Aegis Defence Services Limited’s revenue fell 35% to £29.3m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £8m profit and 11 employees. The company is classified under “private security activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 80100Private security activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate parent company is GardaWorld Consulting (UK) Limited, a company registered in the England and Wales. The ultimate parent company and controlling party is Garda World Security Corporation”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Boring industry

Revenue

£29.3m

Growth ▼35.4%

Profit

£8m

Growth ▲83.4%

Profit margin

27.2%

Gross −6.6%

Employees

Change ▲10%

Profit / employee

£724k

Revenue/employee £2.7m

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jan 2022	31 Jan 2023	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£35.1m	£40.5m	£45.4m	£29.3m
Cost of sales	£32.1m	£37.8m	£38.8m	£31.3m
Gross profit	£3m	£2.7m	£6.6m	−£1.9m
Operating profit	−£6.1m	−£5.7m	−£2m	−£13.9m
Profit before tax	—	£75.1m	£4.3m	£8m
Profit (best available)	−£6.1m	£75.1m	£4.3m	£8m
Staff costs	£2.8m	£1.8m	£636k	£446k
Employees (average)	19	15	10	11
Ratios
Profit margin	−17.3%	185.4%	9.6%	27.2%
Gross margin	8.6%	6.7%	14.5%	−6.6%
Revenue per employee	£1.8m	£2.7m	£4.5m	£2.7m
Profit per employee	−£319k	£5m	£434k	£724k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲15.5%	▲12%	▼35.4%
Profit growth	—	—	▼94.2%	▲83.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼21.1%	▼33.3%	▲10%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£863k	£1m	£561k
Net assets	£2.5m	£737k	−£687k	−£11.7m
Debtors	£5.1m	£6.1m	£7.4m	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 27.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: −6.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £2.7m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £724k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: —; Now −£11.7m
Cash at bank: ▼45%; Now £561k
Headcount: ▲10%; Now 11
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Gardaworld Consulting (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Aegis Defence Services Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (3)

Gardaworld Recruitment LimitedRev. £334k · Profit £62k
Firegap LimitedFigures not disclosed
Rubicon International Services LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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