FIRST GRADE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-12 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+717.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+23.4% vs 2023
Employees
41
-2.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+212.2% vs 2023
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 | £64,771,840 | £71,379,618 | |
| Operating profit | £1,773,671 | £6,000,412 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,351,160 | £4,218,618 | |
| Net profit | £975,733 | £3,143,901 | |
| Cash | £194,994 | £1,594,804 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,174,304 | £12,678,623 | |
| Net assets | £10,011,852 | £12,355,753 | |
| Equity | £10,011,852 | £12,355,753 | |
| Average employees | 42 | 41 | |
| Wages | £1,972,505 | £2,252,529 |
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 | 2.7% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.9% | 47.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 1.46x | |
| Interest cover | 4.11x | 15.69x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months.”
Significant events
- “In 2021 and 2022 the company invested in plant and machinery to increase the production of Cheese, yogurts and milks at a suppliers production facility. Following changes within the supplier organisation the production project was cancelled which has resulted in the plant and equipment becoming obsolete.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, David Peter | Secretary | 2022-02-11 | — | — |
| TAY, Ban Geok | Director | 2003-02-11 | Apr 1945 | Singaporean |
| TAY, Melvin Zhuan Leeh | Director | 2003-02-11 | Nov 1969 | Singaporean |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVENPORT, Graham Francis | Secretary | 2002-11-28 | 2003-02-11 |
| DAVENPORT, Theresa Madelaine | Secretary | 2003-02-11 | 2004-03-26 |
| PARKER, Gary | Secretary | 2004-04-20 | 2007-03-02 |
| WITHERS, Timothy David Nigel | Secretary | 2007-03-02 | 2022-02-11 |
| SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-11-28 | 2002-11-28 |
| DAVENPORT, Graham Francis | Director | 2003-02-11 | 2004-03-26 |
| DAVENPORT, Theresa Madelaine | Director | 2002-11-28 | 2003-02-11 |
| SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-11-28 | 2002-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Melvin Zhuan Leeh Tay | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Ban Geok Tay | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-02-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
+10.2%
£64,771,840 £71,379,618
-
Cash
+717.9%
£194,994 £1,594,804
-
Net assets
+23.4%
£10,011,852 £12,355,753
-
Employees
-2.4%
42 41
-
Operating profit
+238.3%
£1,773,671 £6,000,412
-
Profit before tax
+212.2%
£1,351,160 £4,218,618
-
Wages
+14.2%
£1,972,505 £2,252,529
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