SGC HOLDINGS LIMITED
Company number 05912760 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
SGC Holdings is a mid-tier UK security and facilities management provider navigating a significant revenue contraction from £17.9M to approximately £10M over three years, while simultaneously demonstrating improved operational profitability through gross margin expansion and strategic reinvestment in business development capabilities. The company's recent appointments in commercial leadership, technical security sales, and bid management—coupled with quality accreditations—represent a credible pivot toward higher-value, tender-based procurement channels. However, sustained cash erosion, substantial dividend extraction exceeding profits, and persistent labour market inflation pose material risks that require disciplined execution and potentially moderated shareholder distributions to preserve the financial flexibility necessary for the growth strategy to succeed.
Shareholders' funds
£1,251,440
Balance sheet as at 2025-09-30
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of providing the supply of security services and facilities management.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2006-08-22
- Employees
- 247 (2025 accounts · was 258 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Unit 2 Cherry Tree Farm Wethersfield Road, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, England, CO9 3LZ
- Postcode
- CO9 3LZ
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-09-30
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-25
- Next due by
- 2027-05-09
Nature of business (SIC)
- 80100 Private security activities
- 82990 Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 2 current · 8 resigned
Public contracts won 4
£126,103,804 total awarded value where published.
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Contact details
- Website
- sgcholdings.com
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| MERCURY SECURITY LIMITED | 2016-07-01 |
| GLOBAL WORLD SERVICES LTD | 2010-06-11 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| DEWAR HOUSE CENTRAL ROAD, HARLOW, ESSEX, CM20 2ST | 2016-10-15 |
| RAMILLIES HOUSE, 2 RAMILLIES STREET, LONDON, W1F 7LN | 2014-08-28 |
| 5 CROWNFIELD AVENUE, ILFORD, ESSEX, IG2 7RP | 2007-10-01 |
| ABILITY HOUSE, 121 BROOKER ROAD, WALTHAM ABBEY, ESSEX, EN9 1JH | 2007-02-05 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 43 similar companies in CO
The largest employer among its local peers (247 staff).
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 2006.
No.1 of the largest private security activities companies in Colchester →
Competitors Colchester
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3. PROMONT LTD
This company ranks 1 among private security activities in Colchester.
The class of 2006
21%
of the 373 companies in this sector incorporated in 2006 are still active today; 74% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.