GRAYS OF CAMBRIDGE (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-17% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
-2.4% vs 2023
Employees
155
+3.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
-43.9% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £39,965,599 | £34,518,511 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £6,664,713 | £3,694,388 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £6,912,988 | £3,876,489 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,489,063 | — | £5,569,126 | £3,104,160 | |
| Cash | — | £6,544,507 | — | £8,820,414 | £7,323,994 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £17,301,798 | — | £22,131,587 | £22,832,007 | |
| Net assets | — | £14,510,895 | — | £16,443,387 | £16,041,505 | |
| Equity | £13,021,832 | £14,510,895 | £14,510,895 | £16,443,387 | £16,041,505 | |
| Average employees | — | 135 | — | 150 | 155 | |
| Wages | — | £5,532,812 | — | £6,700,051 | £6,782,132 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 16.7% | 10.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 13.9% | 9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 30.1% | 16.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.83x | 4.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 875.78x | 66.96x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- GRAYS OF CAMBRIDGE (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED · parent
- Grays Sports Limited 100%
- Rugby 1823 SARL 100%
- Hockey 1890 BV 100%
- Gray-Nicolls Limited 100%
- James Gilbert Limited 100%
- Grays of Cambridge Limited 100%
- H J Gray & Sons Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Paul Douglas | Secretary | 2001-10-31 | — | British |
| GRAY, Jason Charles | Director | 2000-12-13 | Apr 1964 | British |
| GRAY, Neil Douglas James | Director | 1994-03-29 | Feb 1960 | British |
| GRAY, Nicholas John | Director | 2004-09-19 | Dec 1957 | British |
| GRAY, Paul Douglas | Director | 1997-10-29 | Feb 1961 | British |
| GRAY, Richard William | Director | 1997-03-04 | Mar 1965 | British |
| NOYES, David Michael | Director | 2018-05-23 | Sep 1962 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKE, Ronald George | Secretary | — | 2001-10-31 |
| BLAKE, Ronald George | Director | — | 2001-10-31 |
| GEORGE, Martin Peter | Director | 2013-05-09 | 2018-01-26 |
| GRAVATT, Valerie Ruth | Director | — | 1993-08-04 |
| GRAY, Harold John | Director | — | 2003-10-15 |
| GRAY, Nicholas John | Director | 1997-10-29 | 2000-12-13 |
| GRAY, William | Director | — | 2002-10-23 |
| HOPPER, Paul Edward | Director | 2007-10-31 | 2013-05-16 |
| PURVIS, Neville, Sir | Director | 2001-04-25 | 2007-10-31 |
| SPINK, Kenneth George Edwin | Director | 1994-03-29 | 1997-10-31 |
| WILDMAN, Peter | Director | — | 2001-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard William Gray | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Neil Douglas James Gray | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Nicholas John Gray | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Jason Charles Gray | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Paul Douglas Gray | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-24 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-13.6%
£39,965,599 £34,518,511
-
Cash
-17%
£8,820,414 £7,323,994
-
Net assets
-2.4%
£16,443,387 £16,041,505
-
Employees
+3.3%
150 155
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-44.6%
£6,664,713 £3,694,388
-
Profit before tax
-43.9%
£6,912,988 £3,876,489
-
Wages
+1.2%
£6,700,051 £6,782,132
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers