GRA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-09 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£159K
+39.2% vs 2023
Net assets
-£1M
+3.1% vs 2023
Employees
18
-10% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£105K
-121.6% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4,051,309 | £3,705,955 | |
| Operating profit | — | £485,942 | -£104,908 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £485,942 | -£104,908 | |
| Net profit | — | £452,119 | £42,096 | |
| Cash | — | £114,145 | £158,891 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£1,303,881 | -£1,286,314 | |
| Net assets | — | -£1,338,410 | -£1,296,314 | |
| Equity | -£1,790,529 | -£1,338,410 | -£1,296,314 | |
| Average employees | — | 20 | 18 | |
| Wages | — | £643,536 | £635,150 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 12.0% | -2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 11.2% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -37.3% | 8.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.18x | 0.38x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Adler Shine LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the company's financial forecasts and expected future cash flows, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Megan Joy | Secretary | 2019-11-20 | — | — |
| KINGSTON, Mark Andrew | Director | 2025-11-21 | Jun 1963 | British |
| NAHUM, Stephane Abraham Joseph | Director | 2022-10-25 | Dec 1975 | French |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROMLEY, Diana Carol | Secretary | 2001-08-03 | 2005-03-04 |
| MCGRATH, Michael Joseph | Secretary | — | 2001-08-03 |
| STAPLEY, Michael Francis | Secretary | 2005-03-04 | 2019-11-20 |
| ASTAIRE, Jarvis Joseph | Director | — | 2003-10-23 |
| CHANDLER, Charles Henry | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| COPPIN, Alan Charles | Director | 1996-09-17 | 1998-09-30 |
| CRUDDACE, Martin John | Director | 2019-10-17 | 2022-02-28 |
| DAWKINS, John Bruce | Director | — | 2001-04-30 |
| ELLIOTT, Mark | Director | 1998-10-13 | 2005-03-04 |
| FELTHAM, Clive Frank | Director | 1992-02-26 | 2020-02-17 |
| HEAVER, James Robert | Director | — | 1993-06-17 |
| HULTMAN, Claes Arthur | Director | 2003-11-06 | 2005-01-06 |
| MAY, Paul Edward | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2019-10-17 |
| MCCRINDLE, Alexander Campbell | Director | — | 1993-06-17 |
| POTTER, Brian Nigel | Director | 1993-04-20 | 2003-09-17 |
| RAPER, Michael John | Director | 1992-02-26 | 2003-08-22 |
| REDMOND, Benedict John | Director | 2005-03-04 | 2013-07-16 |
| ROBERTSON, Kevin Stuart | Director | 2019-10-17 | 2022-02-28 |
| SPINCER, Mark | Director | 2022-02-28 | 2025-11-21 |
| STAPLEY, Michael Francis | Director | 2002-05-16 | 2020-01-31 |
| TRACEY, Eric Frank | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-03-04 |
| WOLFSON, Brian Gordon, Sir | Director | — | 1995-09-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Racing Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-10-17 | Active |
| Mr Clive Frank Feltham | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-09-14 | Ceased 2019-10-17 |
| Mack 5855 (2016) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-09-14 | Ceased 2016-09-14 |
| Mack5855 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-09-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-15 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-18 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2020-12-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
-8.5%
£4,051,309 £3,705,955
-
Cash
+39.2%
£114,145 £158,891
-
Net assets
+3.1%
-£1,338,410 -£1,296,314
-
Employees
-10%
20 18
-
Operating profit
-121.6%
£485,942 -£104,908
-
Profit before tax
-121.6%
£485,942 -£104,908
-
Wages
-1.3%
£643,536 £635,150
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