PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Shareholders' funds
£75,046,108
Balance sheet as at 2022-12-31
What it does
The company’s principal activities include the research, manufacture, installation and maintenance of electronic fire and security systems and also fire sprinklers and fire extinguishing systems. The company serves a broad range of clients from commerce, industry, local and national Government mainly in the UK, and also via an increasing number of distributors located throughout the world and served and supported by its Export subsidiary company.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1974-05-16
- Employees
- 778 (2022 accounts · was 866 in 2021)
- Registered office
- Protec House, Churchill Way, Lomeshaye Ind Est, Nelson Lancs, BB9 6RT
- Postcode
- BB9 6RT
- Capital
- 100,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-31
- Next due by
- 2027-02-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 26110 Manufacture of electronic components
Officers 10 current · 23 resigned
Group structure 4 subsidiaries
Controlled by PROTEC FIRE AND SECURITY GROUP LIMITED — since 2017-01-31
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FIREPRO SYSTEMS LIMITED Dissolved
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XL FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS LTD Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 8
£919,769 total awarded value where published.
Showing the 5 most recent of 8.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the ROBERT BOSCH UK HOLDINGS LIMITED group statement — 5 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
19.56%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- protec.co.uk
- Phone
- 03709071710
Protec specialise in fire detection & security solutions for commercial and industrial installations. 50+ years in Business.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| R.M. PROTEC FIRE DETECTION (NELSON) LIMITED | 1984-07-30 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| PROTEC HOUSE,, CHURCHILL WAY,, LOMESHAYE IND. EST., NELSON, LANCASHIRE., BB9 6RT | 1988-10-18 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 37 similar companies in BB — measured against the wider sector
The largest employer among its local peers (778 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1974.
The class of 1974
54%
of the 5,336 companies incorporated in 1974 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 6 titles
- Freehold
- 4
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2013-08-22
- Where
- Staffordshire (2), Kent (1), Hampshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF590967 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2013-08-22 | — |
| K706622 | Kent | Freehold | 2012-05-25 | — |
| HP710062 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2008-11-11 | — |
| WYK678490 | West Yorkshire | Freehold | 2007-12-24 | — |
| SF519910 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2006-11-15 | — |
| LA692951 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 1992-03-09 | — |
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