HALL & KAY FIRE SERVICES LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† HALL & KAY FIRE SERVICES 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
2024Sector comparison
SIC 84250Where the company stands among the 1,733 active companies whose first SIC code is 84250 (Fire service activities).
- HALL & KAY FIRE SERVICES LIMITED£63.5m
- CHUBB FIRE LIMITED£63.5m
- JLA FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED£9m
- ACORN FIRE & SECURITY LTD£8.6m
- BABCOCK FIRE SERVICES (SW) LIMITED£6.6m
- VENTRO LTD£5.6m
- EFECTIS UK/IRELAND LIMITED£4.5m
- OFR HOLDINGS LIMITED£3.6m
- GEM GROUP 365 LIMITED£3.6m
- NATIONAL FIRE CHIEFS COUNCIL LIMITED£3.5m
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 1,733. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: HALL & KAY FIRE SERVICES LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
HALL & KAY FIRE SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05211559. It was incorporated on 20 Aug 2004. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC2M). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is fire service activities (84250).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £110,777,000. Profit for the year was £12,606,000. Net assets were £63,547,000, up 24.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,290,000. Total assets were £114,000,000 and total liabilities £50,347,000. The company had an average of 376 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 1,733 active companies whose first SIC code is 84250: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £12,904). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £54,357). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £24,382). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 94% of them (median age 4.0 years).
Does it supply the public sector?
The company is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2018. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £1.5m. 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 31.1% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 3 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 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 1 Nov 2026.
Filed accounts2023–2024
| 2023 † | 2024 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 98,212,000 | 110,777,000 |
| Profit for the year | 7,696,000 | 12,606,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 837,000 | 1,290,000 |
| Total assets | 99,385,000 | 114,000,000 |
| Total liabilities | 48,338,000 | 50,347,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 50,941,000 | 63,547,000 |
| Average number of employees | 373 | 376 |
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.
Public contracts
5 contractsHALL & KAY FIRE SERVICES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2018. The 3 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £1.5m. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.
- The Royal Mint
- 1 contract · £530k
- London Borough of Hackney
- 1 contract · £529.2k
- London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
- 1 contract · £418.3k
- Dartford Borough Council
- 1 contract
- PROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 1 contract
- Orchard Theatre Sprinkler System 2025‡Dartford Borough Council · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £37,526 in total
- Building Access Management System Replacement and Modernisation‡London Borough of Hackney · £529,168
- Contract for Wet Riser Upgrade at Edward Woods EstateLondon Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham · £418,343
- Design , installation and commissioning of the Hall & Kay sprinkler system for building 2.The Royal Mint · £530,000
- Framework Agreement for Fire Risk and MitigationPROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITED · shared by 46 suppliers, up to £163,000,000 in total
From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.
Statutory reporting
- Median hourly pay
- women 31.1% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 29.6% lower
- Median bonus pay
- women 71.4% lower
- Employer size
- 250 to 499 employees
Earlier years (8)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 30.9% lower
- women 29.4% lower
- 2023/24
- women 29.7% lower
- women 31.6% lower
- 2022/23
- women 30.1% lower
- women 32% lower
- 2021/22
- women 31.4% lower
- women 36.7% lower
- 2020/21
- women 32.8% lower
- women 34.6% lower
- 2019/20
- women 37.2% lower
- women 37.2% lower
- 2018/19
- women 35.1% lower
- women 37.1% lower
- 2017/18
- women 39.3% lower
- women 38.5% 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
- 2026
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JONES LANG LASALLE LIMITED)
- 2025
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JONES LANG LASALLE LIMITED)
- 2024
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JONES LANG LASALLE LIMITED)
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
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, 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
6 events- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £110.8m, net assets £63.5m, 376 employees
- Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £98.2m, net assets £50.9m, 373 employees
- Name changed to HALL & KAY FIRE SERVICES LIMITEDPreviously SFS FIRE SERVICES LIMITED
- Hall And Kay Fire Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Name changed to SFS FIRE SERVICES LIMITEDPreviously STAVELEY FIRE SERVICES LIMITED
- Company 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.