GIRBAU UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-21 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£807K
+81.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£97K
-94% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
64
-4.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-414% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GIRBAU UK LIMITED 2006-12-29 → present
- VIKING LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT LIMITED 2002-07-22 → 2006-12-29
- ANGLOWEST DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 1959-11-16 → 2002-07-22
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £13,241,604 | £11,513,301 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£281,514 | -£1,436,270 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £308,355 | £533,432 | -£292,219 | -£1,502,015 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £244,060 | £438,655 | -£245,701 | -£1,517,067 | |
| Cash | — | — | £566,816 | £1,314,231 | £445,496 | £807,103 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £1,722,308 | £2,196,992 | £3,114,028 | £1,358,038 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,421,501 | £1,860,156 | £1,614,455 | £97,388 | |
| Equity | £360,823 | £1,177,441 | £1,421,501 | £1,860,156 | £1,614,455 | £97,388 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 68 | 66 | 67 | 64 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,762,016 | £3,233,441 | £4,290,605 | £4,333,734 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -2.1% | -12.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -1.9% | -13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -9.0% | -105.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | -1.57x | -1.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -26.30x | -21.85x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore NHC Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. A letter of support has been provided by the parent company confirming they will provide financial support to Girbau UK from 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- GIRBAU UK LIMITED · parent
- JHC Laundry Equipment Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On January 8th 2024 Serge Joris, Group President resigned from the business and the UK Board of Directors.”
- “In October 2024, after Board approval, the business launched an ambitious three-year recovery and growth plan named Project Sunrise.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAMANY, Alex | Secretary | 2019-03-21 | — | — |
| ALAMANY, Alex | Director | 2011-02-10 | Apr 1972 | Spanish |
| GIRBAU JUNYENT, Mercè | Director | 2019-02-18 | Oct 1963 | Spanish |
| RANKIN, Peter John | Director | 2019-02-18 | Nov 1973 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDLER, Philip Raymond | Secretary | 1994-03-08 | 1995-01-19 |
| GEORGESON, Ian Barry | Secretary | — | 1994-03-07 |
| MACDOUGALL, Forbes Duncan Appleton | Secretary | 1996-03-12 | 2018-11-28 |
| TURPIN, Brian Noel | Secretary | 1995-10-26 | 1996-03-12 |
| BENITO PUIGDOMÈNECH, Eva | Director | 2019-02-18 | 2020-11-11 |
| BOSCH, Jordi | Director | 2011-02-15 | 2016-03-03 |
| CARRINGTON, Peter | Director | — | 1995-03-09 |
| CLOFENT, Guillem | Director | 2016-03-03 | 2019-02-18 |
| DIBBEN, John Mervyn Farquhar | Director | — | 1993-05-26 |
| DOBBS, Richard Noel | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| FRANKS, Lionel | Director | — | 1994-03-07 |
| GIRBAU-BOVER, Pere | Director | 1996-01-19 | 2010-06-19 |
| JORIS, Serge Maurice | Director | 2020-03-16 | 2024-01-08 |
| MACDOUGALL, Forbes Duncan Appleton | Director | 1996-01-19 | 2018-11-28 |
| MARSH, Peter Christopher | Director | 2007-06-03 | 2018-11-28 |
| OLLIVER, David John | Director | — | 2007-05-31 |
| TURPIN, Brian Noel | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| VEIGA RIVERO, Josep Ramon | Director | 2019-02-18 | 2022-04-30 |
| WALMSLEY, Anthony Michael | Director | — | 2009-09-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girbau S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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
-13.1%
£13,241,604 £11,513,301
-
Cash
+81.2%
£445,496 £807,103
-
Net assets
-94%
£1,614,455 £97,388
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-4.5%
67 64
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-410.2%
-£281,514 -£1,436,270
-
Profit before tax
-414%
-£292,219 -£1,502,015
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+1%
£4,290,605 £4,333,734
highest in 4 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