Metro Security (GB) PLC

Reference number: 620365

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When metrosecurity.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01708 377477 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RM3 8UJ
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
02661496
Company status
Active
Company type
Public limited company
Incorporated
8 November 1991 (34 years old)
Registered office
Create Business Hub, Ground Floor 5 Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 1AB, England
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stephanie Wallace Director Mar 1970 1 May 2005 1 other company
Neil Roofe Director Jul 1967 24 Apr 2023 1 other company
Michael Lomotey Secretary Not published 1 Jan 2015 –

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£50.7k

−108% from £620k

Net assets

£2.69m

−6.2% from £2.87m

Cash at bank

£921k

+2.6% from £897k

Owed within a year

£893k

−29% from £1.27m

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2026 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £5.26m, for the year to 31 March 2024.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02661496. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Metro Security (GB)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (14)

2023

8 January 2023

  • Stephanie Wallace took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Trevor Richard Wallace gave up control

Companies House

2016

7 April 2016

  • Trevor Richard Wallace took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

18 June 2014

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1991

8 November 1991

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Metro Security (GB) PLC FCA authorised?
Yes, Metro Security (GB) PLC (FRN 620365) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2014 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Metro Security (GB)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01708 377477 and the website metrosecurity.co.uk for Metro Security (GB). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Metro Security (GB) a scam or clone?
Metro Security (GB) is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Metro Security (GB)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Metro Security (GB) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Metro Security (GB) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Metro Security (GB)?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Metro Security (GB): Mrs Stephanie Wallace (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Trevor Richard Wallace.
Who runs Metro Security (GB)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Metro Security (GB): Stephanie Wallace and Neil Roofe.
How long has Metro Security (GB) been in business?
The company was formed on 8 November 1991, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2014.
What do Metro Security (GB)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show profit before tax of −£50.7k (−108% from £620k) and net assets of £2.69m (−6.2% from £2.87m).

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