G. & M. PAUL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-02
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-05 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-16.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+26.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
183
+4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+188.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- G. & M. PAUL LIMITED 1994-10-06 → present
- KITEHIGH LIMITED 1994-06-21 → 1994-10-06
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-02
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-01 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-05-03 | 2025-05-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £65,474,182 | £69,773,323 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,628,393 | £1,549,899 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £531,604 | £1,533,423 | |
| Net profit | — | £12,353 | — | -£45,871 | — | £43,126 | — | -£53,468 | £432,548 | £1,239,726 | |
| Cash | — | £27,685 | — | £28,976 | — | £854 | — | £9,599 | £1,359,776 | £1,137,405 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £619,308 | — | £573,437 | — | £616,563 | — | £1,031,048 | £5,075,620 | £6,555,208 | |
| Net assets | — | £619,308 | — | £573,437 | — | £616,563 | — | £1,031,048 | £3,988,175 | £5,057,901 | |
| Equity | £606,955 | £619,308 | £619,308 | £573,437 | £573,437 | £616,563 | £616,563 | £1,031,048 | £3,988,175 | £5,057,901 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 176 | 183 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £6,091,124 | £7,315,524 |
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 | 2019-05-01 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-05-03 | 2025-05-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32.1% | 23.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.97x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.67x | 3.46x |
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
“The Director considers that, based upon the information available, financial projections and the existence of debt facilities available, the Group will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future (being at least 12 months from the approval of these accounts) and consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- G. & M. PAUL LIMITED · parent
- Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Limited 100%
- Northumberland Cheese Company Limited 85%
- Bradburys Cheese EU Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During October 24 Bradburys completed the installation of a 30 month development project with a major international business, to be at the forefront of plastic reduction, the biggest investment since 2016.”
- “On the 24 February 2025, Bradburys Cheese Pty Limited, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, was struck off.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL, George | Director | 1994-06-21 | Jan 1949 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL, Marilyn | Secretary | 1994-06-21 | 2017-10-12 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-06-21 | 1994-06-21 |
| PAUL, Marilyn | Director | 1994-08-12 | 2017-10-12 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-06-21 | 1994-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estera Trust (Jersey) Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2017-08-28 | Active |
| Mrs Marilyn Paul | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-28 |
| Mr George Paul | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-02 vs 2024-05-03
-
Turnover
+6.6%
£65,474,182 £69,773,323
-
Cash
-16.4%
£1,359,776 £1,137,405
-
Net assets
+26.8%
£3,988,175 £5,057,901
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+4%
176 183
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-4.8%
£1,628,393 £1,549,899
-
Profit before tax
+188.5%
£531,604 £1,533,423
-
Wages
+20.1%
£6,091,124 £7,315,524
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