GALILEO PORTUGAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-01 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-17
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+47.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+23.6% vs 2023
Employees
70
-6.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+68.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As stated in note 1, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 1, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,277,219 | £31,826,456 | |
| Operating profit | £805,305 | £998,613 | |
| Profit before tax | £778,433 | £1,312,413 | |
| Net profit | £735,957 | £1,158,114 | |
| Cash | £3,808,946 | £5,611,997 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,799,584 | £7,959,431 | |
| Net assets | £6,436,373 | £7,955,964 | |
| Equity | £6,436,373 | £7,955,964 | |
| Average employees | 75 | 70 | |
| Wages | £8,339,979 | £7,291,089 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.8% | 12.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.1% | 55.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 1.80x | |
| Interest cover | 25.81x | — |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As stated in note 1, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 1, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”
Significant events
- “We note the emerging situation in the Middle East. This is having an impact on air travel in the region and will therefore have some impact on the Group's business, however it is too early to assess the scale of any impact at this stage.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, James | Director | 2025-01-31 | Jan 1982 | British |
| ALMEIDA, Nelson Bruno Neto De, Mr. | Director | 2022-04-21 | Jun 1973 | Portuguese |
| MANNING, John | Director | 2025-01-31 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFSHAR, Natalie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2006-10-20 | 2007-07-26 |
| BOCK, Eric John | Secretary | 2006-08-22 | 2006-10-20 |
| BOCK, Eric John | Secretary | 2001-10-01 | 2005-05-24 |
| DADSWELL, Geoff John | Secretary | 2007-07-26 | 2010-05-20 |
| LUSBY TAYLOR, Pamela Jean | Secretary | 1999-06-30 | 2003-09-23 |
| MARCHANT, Maria | Secretary | 2010-05-20 | 2014-12-19 |
| NASTA, Marius Ion | Secretary | 2005-05-24 | 2006-08-22 |
| REDGRAVE, Shaun Robert Garth | Secretary | 2003-09-23 | 2005-05-25 |
| RENNIE, Jane Mary | Secretary | 1995-01-11 | 1999-06-30 |
| STARK, Gavin Jonathan | Secretary | 2016-01-06 | 2017-01-13 |
| THOMAS, Howard | Nominee Secretary | 1995-01-11 | 1995-01-11 |
| WENMAN, Helen | Secretary | 2014-12-19 | 2020-08-05 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-06-30 | 2005-05-24 |
| BALLENGER, Cheryl Mae | Director | 2000-11-02 | 2001-10-01 |
| BIBB, Dean Richard | Director | 1997-09-24 | 2000-05-16 |
| BINGHAM, Christopher James | Director | 2022-04-21 | 2025-01-31 |
| BOCK, Eric John | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2011-09-19 |
| CLARKE, Jason Robert | Director | 2011-09-19 | 2020-04-01 |
| ECK, Rosemarie R | Director | 1997-10-03 | 1999-01-04 |
| EMERY, Philip John | Director | 2006-09-18 | 2011-09-19 |
| FOULKES, Christine Amy | Director | 1999-01-04 | 2000-01-21 |
| GRAY, Babetta Ruth | Director | 2000-11-02 | 2001-10-01 |
| GRAY, Simon | Director | 2011-09-19 | 2012-07-26 |
| HAMPTON, Timothy James | Director | 2012-07-26 | 2020-04-01 |
| HENSON, Neil Stuart | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2005-06-10 |
| KOZIELSKI, Christie Ann | Director | 2006-02-10 | 2006-09-18 |
| LOUREIRO, Antonio | Director | 2011-09-19 | 2022-04-21 |
| LUSBY TAYLOR, Pamela Jean | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2003-10-01 |
| MEEHAN, Mark John | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2009-05-01 |
| PEREIRA BRITO ALVES BARATA, Pedro | Director | 1996-11-01 | 1999-11-30 |
| RODGER, Alistair | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| SAAB, Mohamad Rabih Khaled | Director | 2011-09-19 | 2018-03-28 |
| SEARLE, Philip Andrew | Director | 2005-06-10 | 2005-12-31 |
| TESTER, William Andrew Joseph | Nominee Director | 1995-01-11 | 1995-01-11 |
| THOMSON, William Craig | Director | 1995-01-11 | 1997-02-28 |
| VAN WELY, Dick | Director | 1995-01-11 | 1997-03-31 |
| WILSON, Gordon Alexander | Director | 2000-11-02 | 2011-09-19 |
| WILSON, Gordon Alexander | Director | 1995-01-11 | 1996-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Mangelaars | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-03-31 | Active |
| Mr Gregory Tod Webb | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-02-11 | Ceased 2026-03-31 |
| The Galileo Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
+16.7%
£27,277,219 £31,826,456
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Cash
+47.3%
£3,808,946 £5,611,997
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Net assets
+23.6%
£6,436,373 £7,955,964
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Employees
-6.7%
75 70
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Operating profit
+24%
£805,305 £998,613
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Profit before tax
+68.6%
£778,433 £1,312,413
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Wages
-12.6%
£8,339,979 £7,291,089
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers