GORDIAN STRAPPING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-1.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-1% vs 2023
Employees
51
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£556K
-45.8% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £10,719,130 | £10,148,348 | £11,902,678 | £13,980,469 | £16,258,605 | £13,382,884 | |
| Operating profit | — | £449,994 | £352,061 | £689,161 | £854,049 | £1,084,773 | £625,076 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £386,400 | £295,571 | £643,101 | £790,428 | £1,025,157 | £555,896 | |
| Net profit | — | £299,701 | £211,958 | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | — | £869,926 | £959,409 | £1,671,272 | £1,846,983 | £1,052,039 | £1,038,169 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,913,369 | £3,874,774 | £4,168,900 | £4,696,280 | £5,973,573 | £5,749,371 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,651,026 | £2,662,984 | £3,026,003 | £3,630,935 | £4,003,211 | £3,961,361 | |
| Equity | £2,551,325 | £2,651,026 | £2,662,984 | £3,026,003 | £3,630,935 | £4,003,211 | £3,961,361 | |
| Average employees | — | 47 | 46 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 51 | |
| Wages | — | £1,894,892 | £1,902,060 | £1,849,765 | £2,106,448 | £2,262,967 | £2,385,662 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.2% | 3.5% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.8% | 2.1% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.5% | 9.1% | 16.5% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 10.9% | |
| Interest cover | — | 7.01x | 6.21x | 14.96x | 13.42x | 9.43x | 5.95x |
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.
People
6 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEBBER, Emma Louise | Secretary | 2014-01-22 | — | — |
| JACKSON, Paul | Director | 2023-12-01 | Jan 1972 | British |
| LEA, Andrew William | Director | 2010-01-04 | Nov 1957 | British |
| NITTA, Asami | Director | 2016-07-01 | Jul 1974 | Japanese |
| SHIMOJIMA, Toshiaki | Director | 2016-07-01 | Aug 1964 | Japanese |
| WEBBER, Emma Louise | Director | 2014-01-22 | Jun 1970 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSH, Paul Vaughan | Secretary | — | 2014-01-22 |
| ANDREWS, Neil Thomas | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2010-12-03 |
| COX, Anthony Bradley | Director | — | 2010-05-31 |
| GOODMAN, Joseph Henry | Director | — | 1995-04-30 |
| HAWLEY, Melvyn | Director | — | 1993-02-01 |
| MARSH, Paul Vaughan | Director | — | 2014-01-22 |
| MAYHEAD, Clive Douglas | Director | — | 1995-09-22 |
| PHILLIPS, John | Director | 2001-10-09 | 2010-07-16 |
| PHILLIPS, John | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1999-10-29 |
| SPICE, Daren Russell | Director | 2011-02-08 | 2020-08-31 |
| YAMAMOTO, Keisho | Director | 1995-09-22 | 2016-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strapack Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
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Turnover
-17.7%
£16,258,605 £13,382,884
-
Cash
-1.3%
£1,052,039 £1,038,169
-
Net assets
-1%
£4,003,211 £3,961,361
-
Employees
0%
51 51
-
Operating profit
-42.4%
£1,084,773 £625,076
-
Profit before tax
-45.8%
£1,025,157 £555,896
-
Wages
+5.4%
£2,262,967 £2,385,662
highest in 6 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