G.T. BUNNING & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-12 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+33.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£17M
+4.5% vs 2023
Employees
114
-2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-48.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- G.T. BUNNING & SONS LIMITED 1996-01-01 → present
- BUNNING M H EQUIPMENT LIMITED 1986-12-10 → 1996-01-01
- EDITRIGHT LIMITED 1986-10-30 → 1986-12-10
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,379,855 | £21,299,676 | |
| Operating profit | £3,025,726 | £1,471,928 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,909,727 | £1,494,950 | |
| Net profit | £2,475,765 | £1,120,584 | |
| Cash | £2,611,385 | £3,494,726 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,327,039 | £18,559,409 | |
| Net assets | £16,573,249 | £17,322,457 | |
| Equity | £16,573,249 | £17,322,457 | |
| Average employees | 117 | 114 | |
| Wages | £4,981,080 | £4,745,632 |
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 | 12.9% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | 10.6% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.5% | 7.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.1% | 19.3% | |
| Current ratio | 4.02x | 4.20x | |
| Interest cover | 22.30x | 38.51x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Larking Gowen LLP
- 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 Group's or the parent 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.”
Group structure
- G.T. BUNNING & SONS LIMITED · parent
- Premier Pallet Systems Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “2024 has been a challenging year for the agricultural industry in the post COVID era, which has resulted in decrease of 8.9% in turnover.”
- “Further investment in both plant and training is planned with focus on efficiency.”
- “The continued development of the sales/service team alongside the integration of modern manufacturing methods aims to strengthen the Group's position in the home market and ensure continued growth abroad.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Sarah | Secretary | 2017-07-31 | — | — |
| BUNNING, David William | Director | — | Feb 1944 | British |
| BUNNING, John Richard | Director | — | Sep 1947 | British |
| BUNNING, Robert Lawrence | Director | 2021-08-25 | Jun 1973 | British |
| DAY, Sarah Michelle | Director | 2019-01-21 | May 1971 | British |
| DRUCE, Christopher Crowther | Director | 2019-04-08 | Jul 1967 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUNNING, Robin George | Secretary | — | 2017-07-31 |
| BUNNING, Robin George | Director | — | 2021-06-29 |
| SHEPHERD, Greg | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2019-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Richard Bunning | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-30 |
| Mr David William Bunning | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-30 |
| Mr Robin George Bunning | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-18 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
-8.9%
£23,379,855 £21,299,676
-
Cash
+33.8%
£2,611,385 £3,494,726
-
Net assets
+4.5%
£16,573,249 £17,322,457
-
Employees
-2.6%
117 114
-
Operating profit
-51.4%
£3,025,726 £1,471,928
-
Profit before tax
-48.6%
£2,909,727 £1,494,950
-
Wages
-4.7%
£4,981,080 £4,745,632
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