APOLLO FIRE DETECTORS LIMITED

Active

Company number 01483208Private limited companyIncorporated 1980

Key figures

£83,200,000+11.8%

Net assets 2025/26

+11.8%

Average annual growth 2024/25–2025/26

† APOLLO FIRE DETECTORS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025/26

81.0%

Equity ratio

5.7×

Current ratio

<0.1×

Cash ratio

29.8%

Profit margin

45.4%

Return on equity

Sector comparison

SIC 27900

Where the company stands among the 2,356 active companies whose first SIC code is 27900 (Manufacture of other electrical equipment).

Turnover£126,836,000

Higher than 95% · median £11,641,000 among 180 that publish turnover

Net assets£83,200,000

Higher than 99% · median £100,133

Total assets£102,722,000

Higher than 99% · median £298,678

Cash£115,000

Lower than 53% · median £131,149

Employees387

Higher than 99% · median 2

Company age46.7 years

Older than 92% · median 15.3 years

Largest in this sector by net assets

CITY ELECTRICAL FACTORS LIMITED£260.7m
JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED£260.6m
DOMINO UK LIMITED£118m
FOCUSRITE PLC£111m
EATON ELECTRIC LIMITED£109m
DEEP SEA ELECTRONICS LIMITED£108.5m
EATON ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS LIMITED£108m
CICOR UK LTD£84m
APOLLO FIRE DETECTORS LIMITED£83.2m
PENNY & GILES CONTROLS LIMITED£82.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 2,356. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: APOLLO FIRE DETECTORS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

APOLLO FIRE DETECTORS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01483208. It was incorporated on 5 Mar 1980. Its status is active. The registered office is in Hampshire (PO9). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other electrical equipment (27900).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £126,836,000. Profit for the year was £37,803,000. Net assets were £83,200,000, up 11.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £115,000. Total assets were £102,722,000 and total liabilities £16,582,000. The company had an average of 387 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,356 active companies whose first SIC code is 27900: By turnover it ranks higher than 95% of the 180 that publish turnover (median £11,641,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £100,133). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £298,678). By cash it ranks lower than 53% of them (median £131,149). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 92% of them (median age 15.3 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 57 days to pay suppliers, and 14% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 17.7% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26

	2024/25^†	2025/26^†
Turnover	124,815,000	126,836,000
Profit for the year	38,016,000	37,803,000
Cash at bank and in hand	70,000	115,000
Total assets	94,892,000	102,722,000
Total liabilities	17,256,000	16,582,000
Net assets / total equity	74,429,000	83,200,000
Average number of employees	381	387

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026

Average time taken to pay invoices: 57 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms: 14%
Standard payment terms: 30–60 days
Member of a payment code: No

Within 30 days 48%
31 to 60 days 30%
After 60 days 22%

Earlier periods (7)

Period ending: Days to pay; Within 30 days; Late
31 Mar 2026: 54; 44%; 18%
30 Sep 2025: 54; 49%; 20%
31 Mar 2025: 55; 30%; 43%
30 Sep 2024: 53; 35%; 26%
31 Mar 2024: 60; 18%; 67%
30 Sep 2023: 51; 34%; 53%
8 Jun 2023: 68; 26%; 51%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26

Median hourly pay: women 17.7% lower
Mean hourly pay: women 22.8% lower
Median bonus pay: women 14.7% lower
Employer size: 250 to 499 employees

Lower pay quarter66.7% womenLower middle53.2% womenUpper middle52.6% womenUpper pay quarter25% women

Earlier years (8)

Year: Median hourly pay; Mean hourly pay
2024/25: women 23.6% lower; women 22.4% lower
2023/24: women 19.1% lower; women 26.6% lower
2022/23: women 17.8% lower; women 28% lower
2021/22: women 21.6% lower; women 30.6% lower
2020/21: women 19.9% lower; women 27% lower
2019/20: women 22.9% lower; women 33.1% lower
2018/19: women 23.3% lower; women 28.7% lower
2017/18: women 17% lower; women 27% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements7

2026: Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (HALMA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY)
2025: Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (HALMA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY)
2024: Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (HALMA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY)

Earlier years (4)

2023: Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (HALMA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY)
2022: Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (HALMA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY)
2021: Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (HALMA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY)
2020: Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (HALMA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence^‡

Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating)
Routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade^‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel articles, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, plastics and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, iron and steel articles and miscellaneous metal articles.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events

31 Mar 2026Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £126.8m, net assets £83.2m, 387 employees
31 Mar 2025Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £124.8m, net assets £74.4m, 381 employees
6 Apr 2016Halma Plc registered as a person with significant control
5 Mar 1980Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.