G K R SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-26 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+33.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
+29.5% vs 2023
Employees
255
+10.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£10M
+185.2% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £31,342,178 | £41,233,983 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,314,186 | £9,612,827 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,425,693 | £9,771,162 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,562,663 | £7,247,683 | |
| Cash | — | £4,570,609 | £6,115,748 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £18,783,280 | £24,958,893 | |
| Net assets | — | £18,144,592 | £23,499,646 | |
| Equity | — | £18,144,592 | £23,499,646 | |
| Average employees | — | 230 | 255 | |
| Wages | — | £11,834,467 | £13,437,579 |
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 | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.6% | 23.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.2% | 17.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 17.6% | 38.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.72x | 4.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 238.30x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Partners Audit Limited
- 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. 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.”
Group structure
- G K R SCAFFOLDING LIMITED · parent
- Frindsbury Properties Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROWSWELL, Yvonne | Secretary | 1994-09-22 | — | British |
| ROWSWELL, Lee Oliver | Director | 2003-08-28 | Dec 1973 | British |
| ROWSWELL, Neil Graham | Director | 2003-08-28 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATKINS, Margaret Mary | Nominee Secretary | 1994-08-02 | 1994-09-22 |
| MCCOLLUM, Angela Jean | Nominee Director | 1994-08-02 | 1994-09-22 |
| ROWSWELL, Graham Keith | Director | 1994-09-22 | 2022-06-09 |
| ROWSWELL, Yvonne | Director | 1994-09-22 | 2003-08-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gkr Logistics Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-05-24 | Active |
| Mr Lee Oliver Rowswell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-25 | Ceased 2022-05-24 |
| Mr Neil Graham Rowswell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-25 | Ceased 2022-05-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-19 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
+31.6%
£31,342,178 £41,233,983
-
Cash
+33.8%
£4,570,609 £6,115,748
-
Net assets
+29.5%
£18,144,592 £23,499,646
-
Employees
+10.9%
230 255
-
Operating profit
+190.1%
£3,314,186 £9,612,827
-
Profit before tax
+185.2%
£3,425,693 £9,771,162
-
Wages
+13.5%
£11,834,467 £13,437,579
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