GSE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-20 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+2,032.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+16.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
56
+7.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£660K
+144.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,505,868 | £14,924,040 | £14,907,036 | £17,542,668 | £20,584,508 | |
| Operating profit | £327,387 | £308,914 | £321,253 | £409,318 | £762,241 | |
| Profit before tax | £221,862 | £237,318 | £224,041 | £270,379 | £660,310 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £270,379 | £610,183 | |
| Cash | £223,420 | — | -£367,709 | £101,591 | £2,166,509 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,554,892 | £2,568,914 | £2,660,955 | £2,831,334 | £3,299,517 | |
| Net assets | £2,554,892 | £2,568,914 | £2,660,955 | £2,831,334 | £3,299,517 | |
| Equity | £2,554,892 | £2,568,914 | £2,660,955 | £2,831,334 | £3,299,517 | |
| Average employees | 50 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 56 | |
| Wages | £1,642,113 | £1,964,462 | £1,949,313 | £2,175,349 | £2,342,028 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.5% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.8% | 12.0% | 12.1% | 14.5% | 23.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 71.4% | 76.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.40x | 1.31x | |
| Interest cover | 3.10x | 4.31x | 3.30x | 2.95x | 6.69x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Magee Gammon Corporate Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are pleased to report that the company continues to be profitable. The directors consider the adoption of the going concern basis to be appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWLES, Tony | Director | 2014-05-09 | Apr 1974 | British |
| HEALEY, Joshua Marcus | Director | 2019-07-25 | Jul 1988 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, Venetia Caroline | Secretary | 1992-03-23 | 1992-03-23 |
| FOREMAN, Terence David | Secretary | 2001-01-15 | 2010-10-31 |
| HEALEY, Michelle Claire | Secretary | 1992-03-23 | 2000-08-20 |
| SCOTT, Danielle Anne | Secretary | 2014-08-01 | 2019-07-25 |
| TAYLOR, John | Secretary | 2011-02-01 | 2012-10-05 |
| WILTSHIRE, Paul | Secretary | 2000-08-20 | 2001-01-15 |
| ZIELINSKI, Andrew Michael | Secretary | 2014-02-01 | 2014-07-31 |
| BALDOCK, Sharon | Director | 1992-03-23 | 1999-05-06 |
| COGLEY, Declan Aidan | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2013-01-18 |
| FROST, Danny | Director | 2013-10-07 | 2014-05-06 |
| GILBURT, Derek John | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2012-01-31 |
| HEALEY, Darrell Marcus | Director | 1999-05-06 | 2014-02-01 |
| HEALEY, Michelle Claire | Director | 1992-03-23 | 2002-03-24 |
| LAMB, Keith | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2016-11-30 |
| PARKER, Trevor Andrew | Director | 2014-05-09 | 2014-06-30 |
| SCOTT, Danielle Anne | Director | 2016-09-23 | 2019-07-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gse C & H Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-04-04 | Active |
| Gse Holdings (Kent) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-04-01 | Ceased 2020-04-04 |
| Mr Darrell Marcus Healey | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
+17.3%
£17,542,668 £20,584,508
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+2,032.6%
£101,591 £2,166,509
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+16.5%
£2,831,334 £3,299,517
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+7.7%
52 56
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+86.2%
£409,318 £762,241
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+144.2%
£270,379 £660,310
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+7.7%
£2,175,349 £2,342,028
highest in 5 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