G. COLLINS & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-18 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-25.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+0.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
39
+2.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
-17.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- G. COLLINS & SONS LIMITED 1998-12-08 → present
- DRAWLANE LIMITED 1998-10-19 → 1998-12-08
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,530,090 | £15,810,488 | — | — | £25,557,784 | £27,177,405 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,712,967 | £3,412,566 | — | — | £5,108,582 | £4,213,713 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,722,847 | £3,412,566 | £6,437,960 | £6,161,095 | £5,104,157 | £4,208,677 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,186,035 | £2,718,268 | £5,193,341 | £4,967,217 | £3,909,199 | £3,095,482 | |
| Cash | — | £1,933,559 | £3,963,921 | £6,900,635 | £4,216,226 | £3,873,313 | £2,893,945 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,838,718 | £12,393,981 | £16,467,930 | £17,478,851 | £17,241,723 | £17,422,494 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,824,562 | £12,217,830 | £16,136,334 | £17,103,551 | £17,012,750 | £17,108,232 | |
| Equity | £9,438,527 | £10,824,562 | £12,217,830 | £16,136,334 | £17,103,551 | £17,012,750 | £17,108,232 | |
| Average employees | — | 37 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 39 | |
| Wages | — | £1,414,412 | £1,286,799 | £1,595,923 | £1,544,601 | £1,701,405 | £1,864,368 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 17.5% | 21.6% | — | — | 20.0% | 15.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 14.1% | 17.2% | — | — | 15.3% | 11.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 25.0% | 27.5% | — | — | 29.6% | 24.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.48x | 5.68x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1071.88x | 711.66x |
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
- DSA Prospect Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Juliette Denise | Secretary | 1999-03-25 | — | British |
| COLLINS, Harry Ian | Director | 1998-11-30 | Jun 1955 | British |
| COLLINS, Joshua Harry Gabriel | Director | 2016-08-24 | Apr 1990 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-19 | 1998-11-30 |
| SMITH PEARMAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-11-30 | 1999-03-25 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-19 | 1998-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Joshua Harry Gabriel Collins | Individual | Voting 75–100% | 2022-04-08 | Active |
| Mr Joshua Harry Gabriel Collins | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-24 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Harry Ian Collins | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+6.3%
£25,557,784 £27,177,405
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-25.3%
£3,873,313 £2,893,945
-
Net assets
+0.6%
£17,012,750 £17,108,232
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+2.6%
38 39
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-17.5%
£5,108,582 £4,213,713
-
Profit before tax
-17.5%
£5,104,157 £4,208,677
-
Wages
+9.6%
£1,701,405 £1,864,368
highest in 6 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