GOLDEN BEAR PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-03 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+48.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+6.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
53
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£527K
+234.4% first positive since 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GOLDEN BEAR PRODUCTS LIMITED 1994-12-13 → present
- GOLDEN BEAR TOYS LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1994-12-13
- AJENA TOY COMPANY (U.K.) LIMITED (THE) 1979-02-12 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £20,107,000 | — | £25,085,000 | — | £21,995,000 | — | £16,986,000 | £18,840,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,234,000 | — | £2,239,000 | — | £1,803,000 | — | -£398,000 | £527,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,140,000 | — | £2,202,000 | — | £1,761,000 | £122,000 | -£392,000 | £527,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £979,000 | — | £1,978,000 | — | £1,524,000 | £148,000 | -£135,000 | £340,000 | |
| Cash | — | £346,000 | — | £2,417,000 | — | £1,394,000 | £1,436,000 | £1,223,000 | £1,818,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,966,000 | — | £5,444,000 | — | £5,315,000 | £5,531,000 | £5,384,000 | £5,710,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,366,000 | — | £4,344,000 | — | £5,315,000 | £5,423,000 | £5,288,000 | £5,628,000 | |
| Equity | £2,387,000 | £3,366,000 | £3,366,000 | £4,344,000 | £4,344,000 | £5,315,000 | £5,423,000 | £5,288,000 | £5,628,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 48 | — | 53 | — | 54 | 52 | 55 | 53 | |
| Wages | — | £1,746,000 | — | £2,333,000 | — | £2,071,000 | — | £2,305,000 | £2,344,000 |
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.1% | — | 8.9% | — | 8.2% | — | -2.3% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.9% | — | 7.9% | — | 6.9% | — | -0.8% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 24.8% | — | 41.1% | — | 33.9% | — | -7.4% | 9.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31.3% | 30.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.95x | 3.13x | |
| Interest cover | — | 12.34x | — | 21.74x | — | 43.98x | — | -15.31x | 18.82x |
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)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “In a sad year for the Company, Co-Founder and Chairman John Hales passed away in January 2025.”
- “The Group was very proud to win Circana's award for the fastest growing Sports and Outdoor Brand in Europe, at The Nuremberg Toy Fair in January 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD, Andrew David Livingstone | Secretary | 2025-05-31 | — | — |
| DONALD, Andrew David Livingstone | Director | 2019-01-03 | Feb 1962 | British |
| HALES, Lisa Janette | Director | 1998-10-06 | Mar 1968 | British |
| HALES, Robert Harold | Director | 1994-11-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| HENCHEY, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2021-10-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| HUGHES, John Barry | Director | 2011-06-06 | Jun 1970 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Rebecca Lori | Director | 2021-10-01 | Mar 1978 | British |
| NICHOLLS, Christine Anne | Director | 1979-02-12 | Aug 1952 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLLS, Christine Anne | Secretary | — | 2025-05-31 |
| HALES, John Richard | Director | 1979-02-12 | 2025-01-30 |
| JONES, Clive Richard | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2007-07-18 |
| O'LEARY, Elizabeth Kate | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2013-05-10 |
| OCONNOR, Eamonn Gerard | Director | 1994-11-01 | 2000-12-08 |
| OSBORNE, Linda | Director | 1994-11-01 | 2004-07-31 |
| SLATER, Wendy Jane | Director | 2001-01-08 | 2019-03-31 |
| TAYLOR, Julie Michelle | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2021-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Julie Michelle | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2012-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Bear Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+10.9%
£16,986,000 £18,840,000
-
Cash
+48.7%
£1,223,000 £1,818,000
-
Net assets
+6.4%
£5,288,000 £5,628,000
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-3.6%
55 53
-
Operating profit
+232.4%
-£398,000 £527,000
first positive since 2024
-
Profit before tax
+234.4%
-£392,000 £527,000
first positive since 2024
-
Wages
+1.7%
£2,305,000 £2,344,000
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