GPI CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
-35.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£17M
-12.6% vs 2023
Employees
114
-13.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3M
-70.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GPI CAMBRIDGE LIMITED 2022-09-01 → present
- AR PACKAGING CAMBRIDGE LIMITED 2021-03-12 → 2022-09-01
- FIRSTAN LIMITED 1976-04-27 → 2021-03-12
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,379,169 | £25,070,706 | £26,421,295 | £24,262,000 | £17,059,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,166,582 | £3,180,504 | £3,158,179 | -£1,752,000 | -£3,387,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,089,508 | £3,131,773 | £3,206,906 | -£1,736,000 | -£2,961,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,715,871 | £2,573,648 | £2,659,992 | -£1,623,000 | -£2,512,000 | |
| Cash | £664,151 | £2,220,896 | £4,933,409 | £8,013,000 | £5,140,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,203,967 | £18,399,842 | £20,108,575 | £20,369,000 | £17,408,000 | |
| Net assets | £15,236,356 | £16,900,414 | £19,560,406 | £19,896,000 | £17,384,000 | |
| Equity | £15,236,356 | £16,900,414 | £19,560,406 | £19,896,000 | £17,384,000 | |
| Average employees | 151 | 153 | 137 | 132 | 114 | |
| Wages | £4,331,462 | £4,701,203 | £5,023,468 | £5,277,000 | £4,735,000 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 12.7% | 12.0% | -7.2% | -19.9% | |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 10.3% | 10.1% | -6.7% | -14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.6% | 17.3% | 15.7% | -8.6% | -19.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.13x | 3.34x | |
| Interest cover | 28.11x | 65.27x | 64.81x | -1752.00x | — |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“No material uncertainties that cast doubt about the ability of the company to continue as a going concern have been identified by the directors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-08-27 | — | — |
| DICK, Alan Norman | Director | 2026-02-24 | Apr 1979 | British |
| GARSED, Thomas Anthony Duncan | Director | 2026-01-28 | Mar 1980 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAMFORD, Philip Ian | Secretary | 1992-12-31 | 1997-02-27 |
| BRIALEY, Patricia Ann | Secretary | 1997-02-27 | 2002-01-11 |
| KEEPING, Norman Albert Leslie | Secretary | — | 1992-12-31 |
| MUTTER, Dawn | Secretary | 2002-02-11 | 2022-11-30 |
| CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-03-24 | 2025-08-27 |
| ANDREWS, Neil Thomas | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2023-08-24 |
| ASP, Leif Inge | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2023-07-26 |
| BRICE, Anthony | Director | — | 1997-02-28 |
| COOPER, Clive David | Director | — | 1997-09-18 |
| FORSGÅRD, Tomas | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2024-03-01 |
| GRAY, David John | Director | 1997-09-18 | 1999-12-16 |
| HARTWIG, Andrew Thomas | Director | — | 2021-01-15 |
| HARTWIG, Paul Terence | Director | 1997-01-27 | 2022-09-01 |
| HARTWIG, Sally | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2021-01-15 |
| HUNTER, Andrew Pennington Havard | Director | 1997-09-18 | 1999-12-16 |
| KERRIDGE, Mark Gavin | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-01-15 |
| LACEY, Simon | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2024-01-09 |
| MCCLUSKEY, John Mcconnachie | Director | 2024-01-09 | 2025-04-01 |
| MUTTER, Dawn | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2024-01-09 |
| OAKLEY, Jeffrey | Director | 1997-01-27 | 2010-01-14 |
| PAYNE, John Derek | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1997-09-18 |
| PEARCE, Peter Edwin | Director | — | 1998-01-31 |
| SCHERGER, Stephen Richard | Director | 2024-01-09 | 2025-11-07 |
| TEACHER, Michael John | Director | 1993-01-26 | 1996-09-02 |
| TRAPNELL, Daniel Ian | Director | 2025-04-22 | 2026-03-02 |
| VAN MOESEKE, Hilde | Director | 2024-01-09 | 2026-01-28 |
| WEST, Colin | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2011-10-24 |
| FIRSTAN LTD | Corporate Director | 2011-07-01 | 2011-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gpi Cambridge Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 230 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-10-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
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Turnover
-29.7%
£24,262,000 £17,059,000
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-35.9%
£8,013,000 £5,140,000
-
Net assets
-12.6%
£19,896,000 £17,384,000
-
Employees
-13.6%
132 114
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-93.3%
-£1,752,000 -£3,387,000
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-70.6%
-£1,736,000 -£2,961,000
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-10.3%
£5,277,000 £4,735,000
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