{"name":"1ST LINE DEFENCE LIMITED","company_number":"07717863","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2011-07-26","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"3 Maple Park, Essex Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0EX","postcode":"EN11 0EX","sic_codes":[{"code":84220,"description":"Defence activities"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":76,"accounts_date":"2025-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-12-31","net_assets":879780,"cash":134041,"average_employees":76},{"financial_date":"2024-12-31","net_assets":665017,"cash":55,"average_employees":100},{"financial_date":"2023-12-31","net_assets":693197,"cash":55,"average_employees":103},{"financial_date":"2022-12-31","net_assets":928042,"cash":137},{"financial_date":"2021-12-31","net_assets":1005688,"cash":234204}],"officers":{"current":2,"resigned":1,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":0,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"1st Line Defence Limited operates as a small specialist subcontractor within the UK defence sector—a market with strong structural demand but challenging payment dynamics. However, the company's financial position has deteriorated significantly since 2020, with net assets declining 40% and cash reserves collapsing to a near-zero £55. The persistent working capital deficit and heavy reliance on trade debtors (likely MoD receivables) create acute liquidity risk. While the sector offers growth opportunities through increased defence spending, the company's current financial fragility—operating with net current liabilities and negligible cash—raises serious questions about its capacity to sustain operations and compete for new contracts without significant refinancing or capital injection.","website":"http://www.1stlinedefence.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/1st-line-defence","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/1st-line-defence/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/1st-line-defence/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07717863","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/1st-line-defence/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/1st-line-defence/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/1st-line-defence/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/1st-line-defence/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/1st-line-defence"}