GUARDSMAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-24 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+26.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
+392.7% vs 2023
Employees
76
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£4M
-769.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- GUARDSMAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 2011-10-20 → present
- VALSPAR INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED 2001-06-26 → 2011-10-20
- LILLY INDUSTRIES (UK) LTD 1998-12-30 → 2001-06-26
- GUARDSMAN U.K. LIMITED 1989-06-15 → 1998-12-30
- RIMRAIL LIMITED 1989-03-13 → 1989-06-15
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | — | — | £12,568,997 | £13,248,219 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£453,048 | -£3,902,748 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£447,573 | -£3,889,875 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£485,557 | -£3,903,872 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £5,485,509 | £6,953,562 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £7,231,768 | £11,431,296 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £279,158 | £1,375,286 | |
| Equity | £2,186,179 | £2,272,397 | £47,814 | £331,190 | £279,158 | £1,375,286 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 76 | 76 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,649,357 | £2,656,180 |
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 | — | — | — | — | -3.6% | -29.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -3.9% | -29.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -6.3% | -34.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.77x | 3.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -215.63x | -1796.85x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the director has a reasonable expectation that the Group has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the director continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- GUARDSMAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED · parent
- Guardsman Europe Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2024 the Group continued its relationship with its underwriting partner, Fortegra Europe Insurance Company Limited, based in Malta, however the relationship terminated at the end of May 2024. A new partnership has been established with Acasta Europe starting in June 2024.”
- “On 26 September 2024, 5,000,000 ordinary shares were issued for £5,000,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MROTEK, Timothy Paul | Director | 2019-10-21 | Sep 1975 | American |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COULTAS, David Frederick | Secretary | — | 1993-10-22 |
| GRAFF, Stuart Irwin | Secretary | 2010-11-12 | 2016-01-29 |
| ROBB, Timothy Martin | Secretary | 2018-09-20 | 2022-05-01 |
| SHALETTE, Erika, Ms. | Secretary | 2022-05-11 | 2025-04-14 |
| WATSON, Michael | Secretary | 2016-01-29 | 2017-10-26 |
| WILKINS, Deborah Julie | Secretary | 1993-10-22 | 2010-11-12 |
| BENNETT, Charles Edwards | Director | — | 1996-06-06 |
| BRAGGIO, Ezio Nicola Giacomo | Director | 2017-10-26 | 2018-06-25 |
| DOIG, David Graham | Director | 1992-12-01 | 2003-09-30 |
| GRAFF, Stuart Irwin | Director | 2010-11-12 | 2016-01-29 |
| GRAHAM, Michael | Director | 1999-03-01 | 1999-05-31 |
| GRETTON, Richard Martin | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2008-01-02 |
| GRETTON, Richard Martin | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2001-03-16 |
| GRIFFIN, Philip James | Director | 2013-08-30 | 2019-11-01 |
| HENTHORN, Craig | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2005-09-12 |
| KEITH, Stephen | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2011-07-29 |
| KNIGHTS, Stan | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2002-08-31 |
| MIKLICH, Jeffrey James | Director | 2017-10-26 | 2018-06-25 |
| MISTYSYN, Allen Joseph | Director | 2017-10-26 | 2018-06-25 |
| MULLOY, Erin Elizabeth | Director | 2021-08-06 | 2025-10-03 |
| SALMON, Alan Martin | Director | — | 1996-09-12 |
| VANDER-HYDE, Keith | Director | — | 2000-12-20 |
| WATSON, Michael | Director | 2015-01-29 | 2017-10-26 |
| WILKINS, Deborah Julie | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2010-11-12 |
| WRIGHT, David Adrian Lllewellyn | Director | 2011-08-05 | 2013-08-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardsman Holdco Llc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-10-02 | Active |
| Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-02-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-01-07 CC05 Change constitution enactment
- 2023-01-07 CC05 Change constitution enactment
- 2023-01-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-07 | CC05 | change-of-constitution | Change constitution enactment | |
| 2023-01-07 | CC05 | change-of-constitution | Change constitution enactment | |
| 2023-01-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-24 | 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
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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%
£12,568,997 £13,248,219
-
Cash
+26.8%
£5,485,509 £6,953,562
-
Net assets
+392.7%
£279,158 £1,375,286
-
Employees
0%
76 76
-
Operating profit
-761.4%
-£453,048 -£3,902,748
-
Profit before tax
-769.1%
-£447,573 -£3,889,875
-
Wages
+0.3%
£2,649,357 £2,656,180
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