GRATNELLS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+43.1% highest in 7 filed years
Net assets
£9M
-2.6% vs 2023
Employees
69
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£713K
-54% vs 2023
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £16,625,696 | £16,199,389 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,565,224 | £793,893 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,548,784 | £713,150 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £332,636 | — | £400,786 | — | £305,504 | — | £1,130,605 | £315,892 | |
| Cash | £1,186,418 | £692,497 | £1,139,009 | — | £1,902,574 | — | £1,323,078 | — | £2,220,454 | £3,176,556 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £8,969,885 | — | £9,104,173 | — | £9,042,309 | — | £10,261,951 | £11,036,956 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £8,374,037 | — | £8,433,969 | — | £8,487,975 | — | £9,648,254 | £9,398,423 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £8,374,037 | £8,433,969 | £8,433,969 | £8,487,975 | £8,487,974 | £9,648,254 | £9,398,423 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 66 | — | 65 | — | 72 | — | 69 | 69 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,192,572 | — | — | — | — | — | £3,507,793 | £3,171,239 |
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 | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.4% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.8% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.3% | 7.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.32x | 1.80x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95.21x | 9.61x |
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
- Haslers
- 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
- GRATNELLS LIMITED · parent
- Gratnells LLC 100%
- Gratnells International LDA 100%
Significant events
- “Post year end Gratnells made significant structural changes to locate manufacturing operations in Europe and plan to open a new distribution site within the UK.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, Murray Mccrone | Director | 2003-07-01 | Mar 1967 | British |
| MARAGH, Gavin Anthony | Director | 2021-05-21 | May 1984 | British |
| WILSON, Andrew David | Director | 2024-05-03 | Aug 1965 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAYO, Peter Errol | Secretary | 1995-06-01 | 2019-09-21 |
| COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1995-06-01 |
| BURROWS, Sharon Ann | Director | — | 2003-06-30 |
| HUDSON, Enid Katherine Falconer | Director | — | 2013-04-18 |
| HUDSON, Kate Mary | Director | 2012-11-16 | 2013-04-18 |
| HUDSON, Neville Agnew | Director | 2013-04-18 | 2013-10-10 |
| HUDSON, Neville Agnew | Director | — | 2012-10-18 |
| HUDSON, Trevor Gordon, Dr | Director | — | 2012-04-11 |
| MAYO, Peter Errol | Director | 1994-01-12 | 2019-09-21 |
| MINOWA, Paula | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| PEARCH, Nicholas Keith | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2024-09-04 |
| SCOTT, Carol | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2018-10-04 |
| SHEA, John Brian | Director | 2021-04-06 | 2025-10-20 |
| SHEA, John Brian | Director | 2019-10-31 | 2021-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adrian Wilson | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-06-07 | Active |
| Mr Paul Roy Campbell | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-06-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-11-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-03-31 vs 2023-03-31
-
Turnover
-2.6%
£16,625,696 £16,199,389
-
Cash
+43.1%
£2,220,454 £3,176,556
highest in 7 filed years
-
Net assets
-2.6%
£9,648,254 £9,398,423
-
Employees
0%
69 69
-
Operating profit
-49.3%
£1,565,224 £793,893
-
Profit before tax
-54%
£1,548,784 £713,150
-
Wages
-9.6%
£3,507,793 £3,171,239
lowest 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