I.GRUNWERG LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-27 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+97.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-9.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
44
+4.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£695K
-235.9% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £6,987,140 | £8,613,392 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £730,289 | -£472,749 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £511,790 | -£695,459 | |
| Net profit | £2,368,803 | — | £353,509 | -£654,070 | |
| Cash | £3,577,515 | — | £768,279 | £1,515,179 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £11,972,659 | £10,294,334 | |
| Net assets | £11,924,578 | — | £8,620,286 | £7,762,866 | |
| Equity | — | £8,365,271 | £8,620,286 | £7,762,866 | |
| Average employees | 46 | — | 42 | 44 | |
| Wages | £1,532,931 | — | £838,677 | £1,210,415 |
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 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 10.5% | -5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.1% | -7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 6.1% | -4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 38.1% | 38.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 6.65x | 5.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 3.34x | -1.84x |
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
- UHY Hacker Young
- 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 and 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
- I.GRUNWERG LIMITED · parent
- Knives from Japan Ltd 100%
- IGL Commerce Ltd 100%
- I Grunwerg EU Limited 100%
- I Grunwerg Corporation 100%
Significant events
- “Our 2024 accounts reflect another challenging year for the industry. Continued high inflation, high interest rates and a depressed housing market affected sales negatively. However, we have seen an improvement in factory lead times and shipping rates becoming more predictable which offer positive signs for our business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEATTIE, Alexander James | Director | 2022-04-29 | May 1987 | British |
| GRUNWERG, Adam Robert | Director | 2021-09-01 | Feb 1989 | British |
| GRUNWERG, Anna Elizabeth | Director | 2022-04-29 | Jan 1992 | British |
| GRUNWERG, Benjamin James | Director | 2021-08-23 | Jan 1987 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRUNWERG, David Anthony | Secretary | — | 2022-05-03 |
| BASFORD, Thomas | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2025-05-30 |
| GRUNWERG, Charles | Director | — | 2018-03-19 |
| GRUNWERG, David Anthony | Director | — | 2022-05-03 |
| GRUNWERG, Grete | Director | — | 1998-01-28 |
| MIDDLETON, John | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Benjamin James Grunwerg | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-05-03 | Active |
| Mr Adam Robert Grunwerg | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-05-03 | Active |
| Miss Anna Elizabeth Grunwerg | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-05-03 | Active |
| Mr David Anthony Grunwerg | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-03 |
| Mr Charles Grunwerg | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-09 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-24 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-09-09 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-06-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-06-08 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+23.3%
£6,987,140 £8,613,392
-
Cash
+97.2%
£768,279 £1,515,179
-
Net assets
-9.9%
£8,620,286 £7,762,866
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+4.8%
42 44
-
Operating profit
-164.7%
£730,289 -£472,749
-
Profit before tax
-235.9%
£511,790 -£695,459
-
Wages
+44.3%
£838,677 £1,210,415
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