GARD (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-27 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+53.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-3.2% vs 2023
Employees
54
+3.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£845K
+8.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GARD (UK) LIMITED 2004-02-20 → present
- GARD SERVICES (LONDON) LIMITED 2000-07-03 → 2004-02-20
- GARD (U.K.) LIMITED 1982-11-19 → 2000-07-03
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 | £13,056,571 | £13,827,878 | |
| Operating profit | £700,228 | £740,163 | |
| Profit before tax | £778,968 | £844,966 | |
| Net profit | £645,134 | £640,566 | |
| Cash | £817,851 | £1,257,085 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,113,150 | £2,053,729 | |
| Net assets | £1,866,725 | £1,807,305 | |
| Equity | £1,866,725 | £1,807,305 | |
| Average employees | 52 | 54 | |
| Wages | £5,814,604 | £6,249,115 |
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 | 5.4% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.1% | 36.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.0% | 43.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.75x | 1.67x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has significant liquid financial resources in excess of its liabilities therefore, the directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company entered into a new 10 year office lease for its current premises The Minster Building on 06/02/2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEARY, Helenka | Secretary | 2020-06-24 | — | — |
| ANDRESEN, Bjornar Anker | Director | 2025-01-01 | Mar 1966 | Norwegian |
| GREHAN, Paul | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1981 | British |
| GUDDAL, Christen, Mr. | Director | 2022-07-04 | May 1967 | Norwegian |
| LISLEGARD-BAEKKEN, Lars, Mr. | Director | 2019-02-06 | Jun 1977 | Norwegian |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTON, Colin Gordon | Secretary | — | 1991-10-28 |
| MILBURN, Peter Hamilton | Secretary | 1991-10-28 | 1994-07-28 |
| WILSON, Karen Anne Lilly | Secretary | 1997-07-09 | 2019-12-13 |
| YONGE, Katherine Olivia | Secretary | 1994-07-28 | 1997-07-09 |
| ANDRESEN, Bjornar, Mr. | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| ANDRESEN, Bjornar Anker | Director | 2007-10-09 | 2008-08-01 |
| BERNANDER, John Gordon | Director | 1996-10-02 | 2001-06-30 |
| BERNANDER, John Gordon | Director | 1994-02-15 | 1996-01-01 |
| BUVIK, Svein | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2022-07-04 |
| CARTER, Mark Risden | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2007-02-06 |
| COMER, Dudley David Swan | Director | — | 2007-05-31 |
| EIVINDSTAD, Kjetil | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2019-02-06 |
| ESKELAND, Oystein | Director | — | 1994-02-15 |
| GUDDAL, Christen | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2010-10-01 |
| HERLOFSON, Nicolai Benjamin | Director | — | 1994-02-15 |
| HJEMSAETER, Morten | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2006-12-31 |
| ISACSON, Claes Christian | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2008-08-01 |
| JOHNSTON, Colin Gordon | Director | — | 1994-04-22 |
| KRONEBERG, Andre Werner, Mr. | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-01-01 |
| NILSEN, Magne, Mr. | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| NORDBERG, Thomas | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| STORIK, Just Arne | Director | 2007-10-09 | 2008-08-01 |
| STORVIK, Just Arne | Director | 1998-06-15 | 2002-09-01 |
| SVENSEN, Sven Henrik | Director | 2007-02-02 | 2007-10-09 |
| WEBBE, Richard Anthony | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1996-02-23 |
| WILMOT, Nicolas | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2007-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gard As | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+5.9%
£13,056,571 £13,827,878
-
Cash
+53.7%
£817,851 £1,257,085
-
Net assets
-3.2%
£1,866,725 £1,807,305
-
Employees
+3.8%
52 54
-
Operating profit
+5.7%
£700,228 £740,163
-
Profit before tax
+8.5%
£778,968 £844,966
-
Wages
+7.5%
£5,814,604 £6,249,115
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers