GAILARDE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£837K
+4% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
-3.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
69
+6.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£536K
+72.3% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £60,245,966 | £15,503,166 | — | £15,627,695 | £14,773,042 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £24,076,190 | £609,006 | — | -£1,559,263 | -£188,417 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £24,057,690 | £615,507 | — | -£1,937,396 | -£536,184 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £19,461,005 | £480,620 | — | -£1,913,975 | -£536,184 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,352,871 | £1,588,982 | — | £804,309 | £836,868 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £18,932,361 | £18,960,481 | — | £20,089,807 | £19,512,982 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £16,916,734 | £16,380,550 | |
| Equity | — | £1,801,356 | £18,932,361 | £18,960,481 | — | £16,916,734 | £16,380,550 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 61 | 64 | — | 65 | 69 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,540,849 | £2,908,047 | — | £3,492,742 | £3,419,531 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 40.0% | 3.9% | — | -10.0% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 32.3% | 3.1% | — | -12.2% | -3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 127.2% | 3.2% | — | -7.8% | -1.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.28x | 3.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1301.42x | 87.18x | — | -2.87x | -0.26x |
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
- Gerald Edelman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result of these projections, the directors are confident that the company's access to working capital and future profit generation will be sufficient to support the business in the foreseeable future, and accordingly, consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “A new ERP system was implemented in 2024.”
- “In May 2025, the company reached an agreement to settle the dilapidations provision with the former landlord. A payment of £370,000 was agreed and subsequently paid.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSTON, Gail Diane | Secretary | — | — | British |
| LEVY, Jonathan Ricky | Director | 2020-11-13 | Dec 1979 | British |
| ROSTON, Benjamin James | Director | 2016-12-30 | Jan 1981 | British |
| ROSTON, Daniel Mark | Director | 2020-11-13 | Oct 1986 | British |
| ROSTON, Gail Diane | Director | — | Aug 1956 | British |
| ROSTON, Richard Simon | Director | 1991-11-14 | Feb 1956 | British |
| THOMAS, Peter | Director | 2003-01-27 | Feb 1966 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSTON, Richard Simon | Director | — | 1993-11-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gail Diane Roston | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Richard Simon Roston | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-10 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-11-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
-5.5%
£15,627,695 £14,773,042
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+4%
£804,309 £836,868
-
Net assets
-3.2%
£16,916,734 £16,380,550
-
Employees
+6.2%
65 69
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+87.9%
-£1,559,263 -£188,417
-
Profit before tax
+72.3%
-£1,937,396 -£536,184
-
Wages
-2.1%
£3,492,742 £3,419,531
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