GF FINANCIAL MARKETS (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-15 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-01
Watchouts
Cash
214,073,000
+34.6% vs 2023
Net assets
114,534,000
+11.7% vs 2023
Employees
46
+9.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
15,815,000
+26.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,299,000 | £25,514,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,445,000 | £2,550,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £12,496,000 | £15,815,000 | |
| Net profit | £9,458,000 | £11,900,000 | |
| Cash | £159,077,000 | £214,073,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £150,954,000 | £213,212,000 | |
| Net assets | £102,568,000 | £114,534,000 | |
| Equity | £102,568,000 | £114,534,000 | |
| Average employees | 42 | 46 | |
| Wages | £6,055,000 | £7,250,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 10.0% | |
| Net margin | 46.6% | 46.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.0% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.5% | 74.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.74x | 1.86x | |
| Interest cover | 0.28x | 0.43x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has assessed the firm's financial obligations which fall within the next 12 months, including the continued availability of the facilities, from the date the accounts are approved, and has concluded that the firm has more than adequate liquidity to meet these as they fall due, and sufficient capital to comply with its ongoing regulatory requirements. Further, the Board has reassessed whether there are material uncertainties of the firm's ability to continue as a going concern under the current economic environment and have concluded for the 12 months following the signing of these financial statements that the firm remains a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Despite initial concerns about a global slowdown in early 2024, sustained demand in commodity markets and strategic client diversification supported revenue growth. The Company's revenue reached $25.5m (2023: $20.3m), reflecting improved market conditions. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates in Q3 and Q4 2024, aligned with market expectations. The Company's net interest income reached $13.3m (2023: $11.1m). Drivers to this increase include a higher own funds base from retained profits and new client onboarding during the year, together with a higher average US dollar interest rate in 2024 compared to 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAI, Mei | Director | 2026-01-07 | Jan 1980 | Chinese |
| FORGHAM, Matthew Russell | Director | 2020-02-06 | Feb 1964 | British |
| HUANG, Junming | Director | 2020-05-26 | May 1983 | Chinese |
| LIU, Boya | Director | 2016-07-27 | Jun 1978 | Chinese |
| LIU, Shuanghong | Director | 2026-04-23 | Jul 1980 | Chinese |
| SHI, Shaohui | Director | 2013-10-25 | May 1967 | British |
| XU, Yanwei | Director | 2025-04-24 | Feb 1982 | Chinese |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAINS, Tina | Secretary | 1998-07-01 | 2000-12-29 |
| COORAY, Dilrukshi | Secretary | 2022-12-14 | 2025-07-07 |
| KELLY, Robert William | Secretary | 1997-05-31 | 1998-06-30 |
| MIALL, Philip John | Secretary | — | 1997-05-30 |
| PENNEY, Adrian Paul | Secretary | 2000-12-29 | 2022-12-14 |
| ABOUT, Stephane Jean-Pierre Marie | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2013-07-22 |
| ALLARD, Olivier Jacques Pierre | Director | 2012-10-04 | 2013-07-22 |
| AUBERGER, Luc-Emmanuel | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2013-07-22 |
| BLUNDELL, David Charles | Director | — | 1995-07-12 |
| BRIDEL, Claire Marie Michel | Director | 2011-02-09 | 2012-04-30 |
| BUR, Etienne | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2009-05-27 |
| CAEYMAEX, Thierry Paul Andre Marie | Director | 1995-07-05 | 2000-10-26 |
| CASASSA, Francois | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2009-04-08 |
| CENTNER, Thiery Gerard | Director | — | 1995-07-05 |
| CHANG, Jiu | Director | 2016-07-27 | 2019-08-23 |
| CHAREYRE, Pierre | Director | — | 1997-03-18 |
| CHEMLA, Laurent Albert | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2009-01-29 |
| CHERIF, Taoufik | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2013-07-22 |
| DE BONVOISIN, Herve | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2005-03-01 |
| DE PRET, Arnold Alfred Marie | Director | 1997-03-18 | 2000-10-26 |
| DENAIN, Pierre-Henri | Director | 2009-09-16 | 2013-07-22 |
| DENG, Hui | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2016-08-24 |
| DUBARRY, Danielle Francisca Marie | Director | 2001-03-05 | 2006-06-08 |
| FERY, Catherine | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2002-05-23 |
| FRAISSE, Dominique Francois Marie | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| FRICQUEGNON, Philippe Jacques Bernard | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2008-12-15 |
| GAFFET, Bertrand | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2003-02-26 |
| GARABIGE, Brigitte Antoinette Marie | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2008-03-20 |
| GERVAIS, Gerard | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2004-12-10 |
| GOOCH, Andrew William | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2017-06-15 |
| GORNALL, David Anthony | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2009-04-30 |
| GRYNBERG, Marc | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2003-08-05 |
| JACCARINI, Jean Marie | Director | 2001-03-05 | 2004-12-10 |
| JACKMAN, David | Director | — | 2001-02-28 |
| JEVONS, Philip Mark Sebastian | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2001-07-27 |
| KELLY, Robert William | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| LEIGHTON, Robert Smith | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2019-10-31 |
| LESCAR, Erik | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2004-03-12 |
| LEYSEN, Thomas Andre | Director | 1995-07-05 | 2000-10-26 |
| LEYSEN, Thomas Andre | Director | — | 1993-10-08 |
| LOCQUET, Didier | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2009-11-05 |
| LUO, Mansheng | Director | 2022-03-29 | 2025-11-12 |
| MANNERS, David Neil | Director | — | 2002-07-12 |
| MARTIN, Bruno Roger Jacques | Director | 2009-07-15 | 2011-12-31 |
| MOSER, Michel Jacques Bernard | Director | 1993-10-08 | 2003-08-05 |
| PENNEY, Adrian Paul | Director | 2012-01-11 | 2023-04-30 |
| PRATT, Martin Joel | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2006-07-03 |
| RUSSO, Jean Michel Emmanuel | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2008-03-20 |
| SAWBRIDGE, Edward Henry Ewen | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2011-01-31 |
| SCHATZ, Olivier Michel Jean Pierre | Director | 2003-08-05 | 2009-02-27 |
| VEYS, Pascal Louis Yvonne | Director | — | 1995-07-05 |
| WAREBORN, Henrik Sven Gunnar | Director | 2011-10-12 | 2013-07-22 |
| WILSON, Thomas Randall | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2008-02-08 |
| XIAO, Cheng | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2015-06-24 |
| YE, Mei | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2016-08-25 |
| ZHANG, Wei | Director | 2023-10-13 | 2026-03-31 |
| ZHAO, Guiping | Director | 2015-08-03 | 2021-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 3163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
+25.7%
£20,299,000 £25,514,000
-
Cash
+34.6%
£159,077,000 £214,073,000
-
Net assets
+11.7%
£102,568,000 £114,534,000
-
Employees
+9.5%
42 46
-
Operating profit
+76.5%
£1,445,000 £2,550,000
-
Profit before tax
+26.6%
£12,496,000 £15,815,000
-
Wages
+19.7%
£6,055,000 £7,250,000
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