1ST LINE DEFENCE LIMITED
Company number 07717863 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
1st Line Defence Limited operates as a small specialist subcontractor within the UK defence sector—a market with strong structural demand but challenging payment dynamics. However, the company's financial position has deteriorated significantly since 2020, with net assets declining 40% and cash reserves collapsing to a near-zero £55. The persistent working capital deficit and heavy reliance on trade debtors (likely MoD receivables) create acute liquidity risk. While the sector offers growth opportunities through increased defence spending, the company's current financial fragility—operating with net current liabilities and negligible cash—raises serious questions about its capacity to sustain operations and compete for new contracts without significant refinancing or capital injection.
Shareholders' funds
£879,780
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2011-07-26
- Employees
- 76 (2025 accounts · was 100 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 3 Maple Park, Essex Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0EX
- Postcode
- EN11 0EX
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-20
- Next due by
- 2027-08-03
Nature of business (SIC)
- 84220 Defence activities
Officers 2 current · 1 resigned
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z3075942 (Tier 2), registered since 2012.
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Contact details
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 167 TURNERS HILL, CHESHUNT, HERTS, EN8 9BH | 2014-05-27 |
| 167 TURNERS HILL, CHESHUNT, HERTFORDSHIRE, EN8 9BH, UNITED KINGDOM | 2013-09-20 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 54 similar companies in EN — measured against the wider sector
2nd largest employer among its local peers (76 staff).
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 2011.
The class of 2011
20%
of the 450,454 companies incorporated in 2011 are still active today; 77% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2016-06-10
- Price paid, where recorded
- £475,000
- Where
- Hertfordshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD430298 | Hertfordshire | Freehold | 2016-06-10 | £475,000 |
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