GARIC LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-22 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£924K
+22.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£26M
+2.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
271
-1.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-50.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GARIC LIMITED 2001-07-25 → present
- SHUTTLEWORTH PLANT HIRE LIMITED 1988-02-12 → 2001-07-25
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £37,284,000 | £37,446,000 | £40,826,000 | £42,789,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £5,634,000 | £5,042,000 | £5,425,000 | £4,399,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,776,000 | £4,275,000 | £4,190,000 | £2,071,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £4,772,000 | £5,562,000 | £5,865,000 | £3,088,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £698,000 | £727,000 | £755,000 | £924,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £29,290,000 | £33,552,000 | £42,788,000 | £48,984,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £14,050,000 | £19,612,000 | £24,990,000 | £25,578,000 | |
| Equity | £6,293,000 | £9,278,000 | £14,050,000 | £19,612,000 | £24,990,000 | £25,578,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 271 | 266 | 274 | 271 | |
| Wages | — | — | £10,135,000 | £9,981,000 | £11,065,000 | £11,406,000 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 15.1% | 13.5% | 13.3% | 10.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 12.8% | 14.9% | 14.4% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 19.2% | 15.0% | 12.7% | 9.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.26x | 2.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 5.88x | 5.95x | 3.69x | 2.59x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making due enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “the decision in Q4 2024 to commit to a 10 year lease for the future Reading depot”
- “the decision to restructure the business in Q3 2024”
- “the decision to reduce capital investment during 2024 in light of market conditions and instead focus on maximising utilisation of existing fleet”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIBBY BROS. & CO. (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-10-23 | — | — |
| BIBBY, Geoffrey Frank Harold, Mr. | Director | 2021-01-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
| LATIEF, Asif | Director | 2025-12-01 | Aug 1977 | British |
| LEWIS, Jonathan Gareth | Director | 2019-09-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| OLIVER, Mary Louise | Director | 2024-11-01 | Aug 1981 | British |
| SHERLOCK, Brian Foster | Director | 2025-05-19 | Mar 1961 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENTWISTLE, Eric Stanley | Secretary | — | 2005-11-03 |
| ENTWISTLE, Lorne | Secretary | 2005-11-03 | 2008-10-23 |
| ALBISTON, Mark | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2025-07-13 |
| ALBISTON, Mark | Director | 2016-11-14 | 2017-09-05 |
| BARKER, Jacqueline | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| BATRA, Gaurav | Director | 2014-10-28 | 2018-07-19 |
| BIBBY, Peter John | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| CRESSWELL, John Harold | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2020-12-31 |
| ENTWISLE, Gary Stuart | Director | — | 2009-04-30 |
| ENTWISTLE, Eric Stanley | Director | — | 2005-11-03 |
| ENTWISTLE, Lorne | Director | — | 2014-04-11 |
| GOODY, Andrew John | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2022-06-01 |
| GOODY, Andrew John | Director | 2008-10-23 | 2013-03-28 |
| GREALLY, Gary Alan | Director | 2009-04-30 | 2015-06-30 |
| GREEN, Cyril Joseph | Director | 2008-10-23 | 2011-12-31 |
| GRESTY, Matthew Daniel | Director | 2011-11-03 | 2016-04-15 |
| HAYMER, Jonathan | Director | 2013-09-05 | 2016-05-03 |
| HOTCHKISS, Colin Archibald | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2018-11-30 |
| LYONS, Mark Joseph | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2019-09-01 |
| MALLOY, Craig | Director | 2023-01-23 | 2024-11-01 |
| QUINN, Nigel Colin Patrick | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| RICHARDSON, Neil Robert, Mr. | Director | 2014-10-28 | 2019-11-01 |
| ROBERTSON, David Albert | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| TYLDSLEY, Mark | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2022-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibby Taurus Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
+4.8%
£40,826,000 £42,789,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+22.4%
£755,000 £924,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.4%
£24,990,000 £25,578,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-1.1%
274 271
-
Operating profit
-18.9%
£5,425,000 £4,399,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-50.6%
£4,190,000 £2,071,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+3.1%
£11,065,000 £11,406,000
highest in 4 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