GRADUS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-07 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£697K
+82.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£71M
+3.7% vs 2023
Employees
191
-3.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+12.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GRADUS LIMITED 1988-01-01 → present
- VOUCHREVERSE LIMITED 1987-08-03 → 1988-01-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,275,224 | £28,753,660 | |
| Operating profit | £3,409,028 | £3,725,970 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,859,156 | £3,206,311 | |
| Net profit | £2,743,638 | £2,548,922 | |
| Cash | £382,538 | £697,297 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £81,327,951 | £83,287,791 | |
| Net assets | £67,992,378 | £70,541,300 | |
| Equity | £67,992,378 | £70,541,300 | |
| Average employees | 198 | 191 | |
| Wages | £6,701,887 | £7,202,953 |
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 | 12.5% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 8.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.2% | 4.5% | |
| Current ratio | 17.66x | 11.64x | |
| Interest cover | 6.20x | 7.17x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In reaching this conclusion the directors have considered the financial position of the Company, its cash and liquidity position together with its forecasts and projections that take into account reasonably possible changes in trading performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITH, Rheinallt | Secretary | 2024-04-29 | — | — |
| APICELLA, Gianfranco | Director | 2026-01-27 | Aug 1971 | British |
| GRIFFITH, Rheinallt Wyn | Director | 2024-04-29 | Dec 1971 | British |
| LIENHARD, Pierre Marc | Director | 2015-10-30 | Aug 1967 | French |
| PHELIPPEAU, Edouard Jean Michel | Director | 2015-10-30 | Apr 1967 | French |
| PUECH, Philippe Dominique Marie | Director | 2015-10-30 | Jan 1974 | French |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLIER, James Jack | Secretary | 2017-03-31 | 2019-08-23 |
| DUGGAN, Geoffrey Michael | Secretary | 1998-05-19 | 2001-12-21 |
| FLETCHER, Ian Paul | Secretary | 2021-07-07 | 2021-12-31 |
| GREEN, Jeremy John | Secretary | — | 1997-06-30 |
| HEWSON, Christopher Charles | Secretary | 2019-08-23 | 2021-07-30 |
| RICE, Craig William | Secretary | 2001-12-21 | 2017-03-31 |
| SMITH, Deborah | Secretary | 2021-11-01 | 2024-04-29 |
| THROSSELL, Roy | Secretary | 1997-06-30 | 1998-05-19 |
| COLLIER, James Jack | Director | 2018-06-18 | 2019-08-23 |
| CONVERS, Pierre Dominique Denis | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2026-04-04 |
| COTTERILL, Peter William | Director | — | 1994-04-06 |
| FLETCHER, Ian Paul | Director | 2021-07-07 | 2021-12-31 |
| GREEN, Jeremy John | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| HEWSON, Christopher Charles | Director | 2019-08-09 | 2021-07-30 |
| KIRKHAM, Ian | Director | 1997-02-10 | 2000-11-03 |
| NEWSOME, John Frederick | Director | — | 1995-04-30 |
| RICE, Craig William | Director | 1995-02-07 | 2017-04-30 |
| SMITH, Deborah | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2024-04-29 |
| SNAPE, Allan | Director | — | 1994-10-01 |
| SYMONDS, Gunvor Ingegarde | Director | — | 1995-05-11 |
| SYMONDS, John Robert | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1999-01-04 |
| SYMONDS, Kenneth Thomas | Director | — | 1998-09-16 |
| TIERNEY, David | Director | 1994-08-03 | 2016-05-31 |
| WATT, Stephen Andrew | Director | 1997-02-10 | 2026-01-31 |
| WHITELAW, William Leslie | Director | 1995-02-07 | 2003-05-31 |
| WILSON, Stephen Graham | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2001-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gradus Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-11-30 | Active |
| Gradus Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 212 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+5.4%
£27,275,224 £28,753,660
-
Cash
+82.3%
£382,538 £697,297
-
Net assets
+3.7%
£67,992,378 £70,541,300
-
Employees
-3.5%
198 191
-
Operating profit
+9.3%
£3,409,028 £3,725,970
-
Profit before tax
+12.1%
£2,859,156 £3,206,311
-
Wages
+7.5%
£6,701,887 £7,202,953
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