GOODING GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-24 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+79.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+15.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
65
-7.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+9.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £11,085,608 | £11,011,846 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,986,915 | £2,189,188 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,187,796 | £1,148,569 | £1,857,356 | £2,036,636 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £882,775 | £1,422,862 | £1,496,897 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,189,417 | £530,151 | £1,577,159 | £2,837,618 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £6,025,272 | £5,524,174 | £7,717,807 | £8,529,764 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £5,858,772 | £5,197,924 | £6,048,978 | £6,960,044 | |
| Equity | £2,984,344 | £4,093,974 | £4,915,546 | £5,858,772 | £5,197,924 | £6,048,978 | £6,960,044 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 73 | 74 | 70 | 65 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,785,272 | £2,555,522 | £2,533,215 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 17.9% | 19.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.8% | 13.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 25.7% | 25.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.97x | 1.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 14.30x | 13.40x |
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
- BHP LLP
- 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.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODING, Lloyd | Director | 2003-12-01 | May 1967 | British |
| GOODING, Russell | Director | 2002-11-21 | Aug 1960 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLWELL, Joanne | Secretary | 2001-09-01 | 2002-11-30 |
| GOODING, Lloyd | Secretary | 2002-11-30 | 2010-01-01 |
| GOODING, Lloyd | Secretary | 1997-12-03 | 2000-11-20 |
| MUFFITT, Martin Andrew | Secretary | 2000-12-18 | 2001-09-01 |
| VANDRILL, Paul | Secretary | 1996-07-25 | 1997-12-03 |
| FILBUK (SECRETARIES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-07-02 | 1996-07-25 |
| BOLWELL, Joanne | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2002-11-30 |
| DURHAM, Daniel Kenneth | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2001-08-28 |
| GOODING, Alfred Joseph, Dr | Director | 1996-07-25 | 2000-10-02 |
| GOODING, Lavinia | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2001-09-24 |
| GOODING, Lloyd | Director | 1996-07-25 | 2000-11-20 |
| GOODING, Russell | Director | 1996-07-25 | 2000-11-20 |
| MUFFITT, Martin Andrew | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2001-09-01 |
| SMITH, Roy Alexander | Director | 1998-10-01 | 1999-09-06 |
| TYLDESLEY, Robert John Ross | Director | 2001-09-19 | 2013-01-31 |
| FILBUK NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-07-02 | 1996-07-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gooding Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, Appoints directors | 2018-01-29 | Active |
| Mr Alfred Joseph Gooding | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-05 | Ceased 2018-01-29 |
| Mrs Lavinia Florence Gooding | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-02 | Ceased 2016-07-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-01-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-01-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-0.7%
£11,085,608 £11,011,846
-
Cash
+79.9%
£1,577,159 £2,837,618
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+15.1%
£6,048,978 £6,960,044
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-7.1%
70 65
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+10.2%
£1,986,915 £2,189,188
-
Profit before tax
+9.7%
£1,857,356 £2,036,636
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-0.9%
£2,555,522 £2,533,215
lowest in 3 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