GPS MARINE CONTRACTORS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-12 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£128K
-74.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-10.4% vs 2023
Employees
76
-6.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£297K
-149.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £10,874,413 | £12,776,400 | £14,618,572 | £13,484,038 | |
| Operating profit | — | £536,556 | £728,473 | £596,599 | -£292,433 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £531,935 | £728,376 | £596,610 | -£296,862 | |
| Net profit | — | £429,636 | £647,025 | £464,352 | -£245,193 | |
| Cash | — | £522,465 | £332,122 | £511,449 | £128,267 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,280,455 | £1,925,325 | £2,371,554 | £2,121,066 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,254,504 | £1,901,907 | £2,366,259 | £2,121,066 | |
| Equity | £824,868 | £1,254,504 | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | — | 83 | 83 | 81 | 76 | |
| Wages | — | £3,555,092 | £4,140,755 | £4,459,772 | £4,296,959 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.9% | 5.7% | 4.1% | -2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.0% | 5.1% | 3.2% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 41.9% | 37.8% | 25.2% | -13.8% | |
| Interest cover | — | 116.11x | 7510.03x | 54236.27x | -66.03x |
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
- Brebners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company's management accounts show the company has continued to trade profitably subsequent to 31 December 2024 and the forecasts prepared by the directors' demonstrate that the company has sufficient working capital for a period exceeding 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. On the basis of the above and after making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the director continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company has guaranteed the borrowings of various group undertakings amounting to £1,591,000 (2023: £941,000). The guarantees are supported by a fixed and floating charge over the assets and undertakings of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPENCER, Daniel James John | Director | 2013-09-03 | Jul 1987 | British |
| SPENCER, Gary John | Director | 2017-08-18 | May 1963 | British |
| SPENCER, John Francis | Director | 2017-08-18 | Jan 1990 | British |
| SPENCER, John Bernard | Director | 2007-05-09 | Apr 1959 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Fiona | Secretary | 2006-01-20 | 2007-06-01 |
| SHOTTER, Deborah Jane | Secretary | 2000-08-04 | 2006-01-20 |
| SPENCER, Gary John | Secretary | 2007-06-01 | 2014-12-23 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-08-04 | 2000-08-04 |
| SPENCER, Gary John | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2014-12-23 |
| WOODROOF, Gary | Director | 2000-08-04 | 2007-06-01 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-08-04 | 2000-08-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.P.S Marine Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-7.8%
£14,618,572 £13,484,038
-
Cash
-74.9%
£511,449 £128,267
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-10.4%
£2,366,259 £2,121,066
-
Employees
-6.2%
81 76
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-149%
£596,599 -£292,433
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-149.8%
£596,610 -£296,862
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-3.7%
£4,459,772 £4,296,959
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