F.A. GATES & SON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-19 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£712K
+190.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+8.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
193
+1.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+0.3% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £10,753,159 | £15,100,497 | £15,657,722 | £16,012,456 | £16,617,409 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £804,383 | £1,568,761 | £960,537 | £1,375,758 | £1,330,158 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £720,747 | £1,467,981 | £759,980 | £1,027,389 | £1,030,326 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £716,478 | £1,337,248 | £384,811 | £832,252 | £747,601 | |
| Cash | — | — | £613,142 | £613,472 | £56,144 | £245,083 | £712,244 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £10,625,223 | £11,452,257 | £12,439,233 | £12,750,596 | £13,218,505 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £6,051,000 | £7,388,248 | £7,773,059 | £8,605,311 | £9,352,912 | |
| Equity | — | — | £6,051,000 | £7,388,248 | £7,773,059 | £8,605,311 | £9,352,912 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 148 | 167 | 199 | 190 | 193 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,368,622 | £2,863,045 | £3,432,248 | £3,547,246 | £3,749,212 |
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 | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 7.5% | 10.4% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 8.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.7% | 8.9% | 2.5% | 5.2% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 7.6% | 13.7% | 7.7% | 10.8% | 10.1% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 9.62x | 15.28x | 4.79x | 3.95x | 4.43x |
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
- Robert Whowell & Partners LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “During January 2025 the company acquired the lease of an existing garden centre, the commitment for which is included within the operating lease disclosures in note 21. The new site commenced trading during February 2025 and the early indications are showing this to be a great success.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES, Nigel Anthony | Secretary | 1999-01-12 | — | British |
| GATES, Jack Arthur | Director | 2025-05-31 | Feb 1996 | British |
| GATES, Jancis Elizabeth | Director | 1999-01-12 | Oct 1935 | British |
| GATES, Nigel Anthony | Director | 1999-01-12 | Jun 1963 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAMOS, Gwenydd Patricia | Secretary | 1999-01-05 | 1999-01-12 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-01-05 | 1999-01-05 |
| CARRUTHERS, John Malcolm | Director | 1999-01-05 | 1999-01-12 |
| GATES, Brian Edward | Director | 1999-01-12 | 2016-07-23 |
| GATES, Kathryn Grace | Director | 2025-04-24 | 2025-05-30 |
| GATES, Kathryn Grace | Director | 1999-01-12 | 2025-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Family Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-02-01 | Active |
| Mrs Kathryn Grace Gates | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-01 |
| Mr Nigel Anthony Gates | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
+3.8%
£16,012,456 £16,617,409
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+190.6%
£245,083 £712,244
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.7%
£8,605,311 £9,352,912
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+1.6%
190 193
-
Operating profit
-3.3%
£1,375,758 £1,330,158
-
Profit before tax
+0.3%
£1,027,389 £1,030,326
-
Wages
+5.7%
£3,547,246 £3,749,212
highest in 5 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