ROBERT GIBBS (CONTRACTING) COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-19 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-05
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+22.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+4.2% vs 2024
Employees
80
+9.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
-52.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ROBERT GIBBS (CONTRACTING) COMPANY LIMITED 2000-09-29 → present
- ROBERT GIBBS CONTRACTING COMPANY LIMITED 1986-12-09 → 2000-09-29
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £28,346,691 | £28,851,837 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,618,828 | £2,365,974 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £5,253,245 | £2,503,395 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £4,005,656 | £1,940,560 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,157,125 | £1,417,694 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £20,003,973 | £20,765,351 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £17,741,626 | £18,482,186 | |
| Equity | £9,113,193 | £10,140,850 | £17,741,626 | £18,482,186 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 73 | 80 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,908,927 | £3,935,066 |
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 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 16.3% | 8.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 14.1% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 23.1% | 11.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 5.13x | 6.13x |
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
- Gravita Essex Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 and 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
- ROBERT GIBBS (CONTRACTING) COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Cobury Limited 100%
- Eurobrass Limited
- E & J Properties Limited
- Pinns Wharf Limited 50%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date the group purchased plant and machinery totalling €1,800,000 and acquired additional premises for £1,000,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELVIDGE, Barry Albert | Secretary | 2011-09-21 | — | British |
| JONES, Howard Victor | Secretary | — | — | British |
| ELVIDGE, Luke Adam | Director | 2026-02-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| MASKELL, Chelsie Leanne | Director | 2026-02-01 | Aug 1990 | British |
| MASKELL, David | Director | 2011-09-21 | Aug 1966 | British |
| TURNER, Michael | Director | 2026-02-01 | Feb 1979 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATCHELOR, Paul Anthony | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2016-10-28 |
| ELVIDGE, Barry Albert | Director | — | 2011-10-11 |
| ELVIDGE, Luke Adam | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2014-05-31 |
| JONES, Howard Victor | Director | — | 2011-10-11 |
| LACEY, Michael John | Director | — | 2008-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Anthony Batchelor | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-28 |
| Mr Howard Victor Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Barry Albert Elvidge | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr David Maskell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-09-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
+1.8%
£28,346,691 £28,851,837
-
Cash
+22.5%
£1,157,125 £1,417,694
-
Net assets
+4.2%
£17,741,626 £18,482,186
-
Employees
+9.6%
73 80
-
Operating profit
-48.8%
£4,618,828 £2,365,974
-
Profit before tax
-52.3%
£5,253,245 £2,503,395
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Wages
+0.7%
£3,908,927 £3,935,066
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