GANDER AND WHITE SHIPPING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-02 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£16M
+2.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£22M
-1.1% vs 2023
Employees
312
-5.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£488K
-120.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GANDER AND WHITE SHIPPING LIMITED 1977-12-31 → present
- GANDER & WHITE LIMITED 1943-04-09 → 1977-12-31
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £53,082,279 | £49,586,367 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,719,098 | -£1,309,661 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,343,657 | -£487,923 | |
| Net profit | £411,100 | — | £585,863 | — | £361,312 | — | £1,135,702 | — | £1,627,507 | -£227,232 | |
| Cash | £5,489,499 | — | £7,074,846 | — | £7,107,314 | — | £8,935,434 | — | £15,910,507 | £16,251,479 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,547,404 | — | £9,168,714 | — | £9,388,020 | — | £10,616,203 | — | £23,378,871 | £23,555,999 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | £10,323,355 | — | £22,171,326 | £21,936,420 | |
| Equity | £8,113,727 | £8,113,727 | £8,806,197 | £8,806,197 | £9,062,633 | £9,062,633 | £10,323,355 | £10,323,355 | £22,171,326 | £21,936,420 | |
| Average employees | 93 | — | 88 | — | 78 | — | 80 | — | 331 | 312 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £21,235,537 | £20,585,650 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2% | -2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.4% | -5.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.12x | 5.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138.76x | -76.45x |
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
- Sayers Butterworth LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Royal Warrant in the name of HM The King granted at the end of 2024.”
- “Cost optimisation plan implemented.”
- “The Group is a party to claims and litigation arising in the normal course of business. Legal advice indicates that it is probable the Group will be required to settle the matter.”
- “The Group invested in a new infrastructure for networking and communications that was to be shared globally. The system was never put into service and the project was aborted by the Group in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Sarah | Secretary | 2023-01-01 | — | — |
| BRADFORD, Francelle Andree | Director | — | Feb 1950 | British |
| CANNON, Paul Adrian | Director | 2008-01-21 | Apr 1969 | British |
| HOWELL, Oliver Varian Harrington | Director | 1998-04-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANNON, Paul Adrian | Secretary | 1995-06-27 | 1995-11-01 |
| DIVALL, Gerald | Secretary | 1994-06-01 | 1995-06-27 |
| ROSS, Wayne Watson | Secretary | — | 1994-06-01 |
| WONG, Peter | Secretary | 1995-11-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| DIVALL, Gerald | Director | 1994-06-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| GARRATT, Neal John | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1995-04-01 |
| JAQUE, Michael | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| ROSS, Wayne Watson | Director | — | 1994-09-07 |
| TAYLOR, John | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| WHITE, Andree Francie | Director | — | 2005-05-31 |
| WHITE, Patrick Frank Alain | Director | — | 2005-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Patrick Frank Alain White | Individual | Voting 50–75% | 2017-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-17 | OC | miscellaneous | Court order | |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-01-20 | 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
-
Turnover
-6.6%
£53,082,279 £49,586,367
-
Cash
+2.1%
£15,910,507 £16,251,479
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-1.1%
£22,171,326 £21,936,420
-
Employees
-5.7%
331 312
-
Operating profit
-176.2%
£1,719,098 -£1,309,661
-
Profit before tax
-120.8%
£2,343,657 -£487,923
-
Wages
-3.1%
£21,235,537 £20,585,650
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