GRIMME (U.K.) LIMITED

1. GRIMME (U.K.) LIMITED 1993-09-28 → present
2. BACKFLOW LIMITED 1993-08-20 → 1993-09-28

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Hawsons Chartered Accountants

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”

Significant events

• “Trading conditions in 2025 have seen a reduction on the back of a record year in 2024.”
• “During the next couple of years we will consolidate our dealer network to facilitate machinery sales from our own retail areas only and not through the dealer network.”
• “A key objective to manage these fluctuations is through the introduction of a "full lifecycle care" approach to the equipment we specialise in.”
• “From an operating performance point of view, we plan to keep a close eye on operating cost control as inflation continues to be higher than usual in recent years.”
• “The company remains dependent on retaining customer loyalty with a decreasing customer base. The current customer base is still seeing further consolidation as rising costs mean some small farms/customers struggle to survive.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -6.2%

  £76,847,653 → £72,070,471

• Cash

  -42%

  £1,733,022 → £1,005,871

• Net assets

  +11.9%

  £15,561,004 → £17,409,827

• Employees

  +5%

  100 → 105

• Operating profit

  +36%

  £2,249,713 → £3,060,122

• Profit before tax

  +121.4%

  £1,133,977 → £2,510,447

• Wages

  +7.7%

  £4,777,480 → £5,145,413

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