H.G. GLADWELL & SONS LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-11-17 (in 6mo)

Last made up 2025-11-03

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£122K

-60.7% vs 2024

Net assets

£5M

+4.9% highest in 5 filed years

Employees

190

-2.1% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£340K

+947.8% first positive since 2024

Net assets

8-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median

H.G. GLADWELL & SONS LIMITED·Consumer Staples median · n=348

Accounts

8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric	2019-04-01	2020-03-31	2021-03-31	2022-04-01	2023-03-31	2023-04-01	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Turnover	—	—	—	—	£36,782,266	—	£38,143,142	£35,844,398
Operating profit	—	—	—	—	-£524,431	—	£167,879	£531,270
Profit before tax	—	£85,329	£1,237,896	—	-£670,476	—	-£40,142	£340,322
Net profit	—	£48,517	£1,037,582	—	-£594,702	—	-£29,026	£299,792
Cash	£100,270	£153,472	£6,791	£183,269	£156,540	£156,540	£310,480	£122,156
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£2,536,454	£4,304,030	—	£4,798,121	—	£6,200,355	£5,735,464
Net assets	—	£1,358,291	£3,865,920	—	£3,296,941	—	£4,484,262	£4,706,054
Equity	£1,348,438	£1,358,291	£3,865,920	£3,969,643	£3,296,941	£3,296,941	£4,484,262	£4,706,054
Average employees	—	158	172	—	187	—	194	190
Wages	—	£3,390,097	£3,807,384	—	£4,426,782	—	£4,821,152	£5,179,843

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	2019-04-01	2020-03-31	2021-03-31	2022-04-01	2023-03-31	2023-04-01	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Operating margin	—	—	—	—	-1.4%	—	0.4%	1.5%
Net margin	—	—	—	—	-1.6%	—	-0.1%	0.8%
Return on capital employed	—	—	—	—	-10.9%	—	2.7%	9.3%
Interest cover	—	—	—	—	-3.59x	—	0.81x	2.78x

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 · 3 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
GLADWELL, Mark Gordon John	Secretary	—	—	British
GLADWELL, Mark Gordon John	Director	—	Feb 1946	British
GLADWELL, Simon James, Doctor	Director	2002-12-23	Dec 1972	British
GLADWELL, Yvonne Lesley	Director	1996-06-12	Jan 1947	British
LADBROOK, Derrick John	Director	2012-01-05	Sep 1966	British
STRACHAN, Darrel John	Director	2025-04-01	Dec 1984	British

Show 3 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
BURL, Andrew Gilbert	Director	—	1992-02-09
GLADWELL, John Herbert	Director	—	1996-06-10
PAYNE, Douglas Randall	Director	1996-07-11	2007-09-11

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Mrs Yvonne Lesley Gladwell	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%	2016-04-06	Active
Dr Simon James Gladwell	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%	2016-04-06	Active
Mr Mark Gordon John Gladwell	Individual	ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 130 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-11-14	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-10-03	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-10-03	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-10-03	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-10-03	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-10-03	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-09-25	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-07-24	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2025-04-02	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2024-12-17	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-11-06	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-01-10	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2023-11-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-11-25	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2022-11-22	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-11-19	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2021-11-19	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2021-11-19	PSC04	persons-with-significant-control	Change to a person with significant control	PDF
2021-11-19	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2021-11-19	PSC04	persons-with-significant-control	Change to a person with significant control	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 8
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31

Turnover

-6%

£38,143,142 £35,844,398

lowest in 3 filed years
Cash

-60.7%

£310,480 £122,156
Net assets

+4.9%

£4,484,262 £4,706,054

highest in 5 filed years
Employees

-2.1%

194 190
Operating profit

+216.5%

£167,879 £531,270

highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax

+947.8%

-£40,142 £340,322

first positive since 2024
Wages

+7.4%

£4,821,152 £5,179,843

highest in 5 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

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