GARADOR LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-08 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-24
Watchouts
Cash
£9M
-56.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£25M
+8.8% vs 2023
Employees
126
-5.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+56.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- GARADOR LIMITED 1999-03-11 → present
- CARADON GARADOR LIMITED 1997-11-03 → 1999-03-11
- STELRAD BATHROOM PRODUCTS LIMITED 1993-11-09 → 1997-11-03
- M.B. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1988-04-13 → 1993-11-09
- ALNERY NO 673 LIMITED 1988-03-01 → 1988-04-13
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 | £27,084,160 | £25,048,152 | |
| Operating profit | £1,352,422 | £2,089,385 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,718,319 | £2,692,401 | |
| Net profit | £1,315,155 | £2,031,609 | |
| Cash | £21,575,972 | £9,335,531 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,761,799 | £26,863,490 | |
| Net assets | £23,074,385 | £25,105,994 | |
| Equity | £23,074,385 | £25,105,994 | |
| Average employees | 133 | 126 | |
| Wages | £4,699,314 | £4,661,301 |
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 | 5.0% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.5% | 7.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.97x | 9.90x |
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
- Auditor
- Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “Garador experienced similar revenues to 2023 and improved profitability for the 2024 financial year. Energy savings (previous investment in PV), material savings and productivity savings contributed to the 2024 financial result. The industry has seen a cautious approach to planned projects this year, in response to economic conditions (interest rates, inflation levels) and their effects within the UK housing market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAXTER, Mark Richard | Secretary | 2019-04-01 | — | — |
| WATSON, Jon Graham | Director | 2023-01-09 | Apr 1967 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACON, Alan | Secretary | 2004-07-27 | 2019-04-01 |
| BHOWMIK, Chandan Kanti | Secretary | — | 1995-11-30 |
| BURNINGHAM, Derek | Secretary | 1997-11-03 | 1999-03-01 |
| CROSBIE, Graeme Douglas | Secretary | 2003-04-24 | 2004-07-27 |
| FIELDER, Alison | Secretary | 2001-02-28 | 2003-04-22 |
| GLASER, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 1999-03-01 | 2001-02-28 |
| CARADON SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-11-30 | 1997-11-03 |
| AYRES, David John | Director | 1997-11-03 | 1998-05-29 |
| BHOWMIK, Chandan Kanti | Director | — | 1995-11-30 |
| CAMERON, Ewen | Director | — | 1993-12-06 |
| CARTER, Gary Robert | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2000-12-15 |
| CONROY, Vince | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2005-01-27 |
| CROSBIE, Graeme Douglas | Director | 1998-06-15 | 2004-07-27 |
| DISCOMBE, Neil | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2022-09-23 |
| GLASER, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2001-02-28 |
| HANNAM, Emma Rachelle | Director | 2022-09-23 | 2023-01-09 |
| HIPGRAVE, Simon Michael | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2018-07-23 |
| HOLLAND, Anthony Edward | Director | 1994-06-09 | 1995-11-30 |
| HOUGHTON, Richard Alexander | Director | 1997-11-03 | 1999-03-01 |
| MOSS, Andrew John | Director | 1997-11-03 | 1998-09-11 |
| SEDDON, Andrew David | Director | 1998-08-03 | 1999-03-01 |
| STUART, Ian | Director | 1998-05-19 | 1999-03-01 |
| CARADON NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1995-11-30 | 1997-11-03 |
| RALLIP HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1995-11-30 | 1997-11-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garador Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-28 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
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Turnover
-7.5%
£27,084,160 £25,048,152
-
Cash
-56.7%
£21,575,972 £9,335,531
-
Net assets
+8.8%
£23,074,385 £25,105,994
-
Employees
-5.3%
133 126
-
Operating profit
+54.5%
£1,352,422 £2,089,385
-
Profit before tax
+56.7%
£1,718,319 £2,692,401
-
Wages
-0.8%
£4,699,314 £4,661,301
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