GLJ RECYCLING LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-05-31 (this month)

Last filed for 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-08-13 (in 3mo)

Last made up 2025-07-30

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£278

-100% lowest in 5 filed years

Net assets

£4M

-3.7% vs 2023

Employees

-2.6% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£158K

-11.5% first positive since 2020

Net assets

7-year trend · vs Industrials median

GLJ RECYCLING LIMITED·Industrials median · n=6236

Accounts

7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31

Metric	2018-08-31	2019-08-31	2020-08-31	2021-08-31	2022-08-31	2023-08-31	2024-08-31
Turnover	—	—	£13,575,306	£23,817,535	—	—	—
Operating profit	—	—	-£483,783	£670,741	—	—	—
Profit before tax	—	—	-£547,836	£597,877	£881,128	£178,529	£158,066
Net profit	—	—	-£465,010	£597,196	£883,166	£142,747	£87,446
Cash	—	—	£125,043	£349,962	£1,508,680	£643,354	£278
Total assets less current liabilities	—	—	£4,285,131	£4,607,634	£5,349,833	£5,937,537	£5,484,698
Net assets	—	—	£2,970,978	£3,450,974	£4,114,140	£4,156,887	£4,004,333
Equity	£3,020,124	£3,605,749	£2,970,978	£3,450,974	£4,114,140	£4,156,887	£4,004,333
Average employees	—	—	35	37	39	39	38
Wages	—	—	£821,336	£910,083	£868,078	£835,583	£777,864

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	2018-08-31	2019-08-31	2020-08-31	2021-08-31	2022-08-31	2023-08-31	2024-08-31
Operating margin	—	—	-3.6%	2.8%	—	—	—
Net margin	—	—	-3.4%	2.5%	—	—	—
Return on capital employed	—	—	-11.3%	14.6%	—	—	—
Interest cover	—	—	-7.18x	8.89x	—	—	—

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: UHY Hacker Young
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The director has prepared group cash flow forecasts and is confident that the company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future and hence it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of these financial statements.”

Significant events

“Investment in new industrial building and downstream sorting facility completed, leading to increased sorting capacity, reduced waste, and a new process for separating copper cable and stainless steel, driving further income.”
“Unlimited Cross Company Guarantee to be given by all companies in the EJ Industries Limited group to secure all HSBC debt.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

1 active · 1 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
JONES, Gareth Lyndon	Director	2007-08-17	Jun 1983	British

Show 1 resigned officer

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
JONES, Pauline Ann	Secretary	2007-08-17	2011-09-06

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Ej Industries Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%	2016-08-17	Active
Mr Gareth Lyndon Jones	Individual	Significant influence	2016-08-17	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 62 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-07-30	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-05-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-08-06	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-07-05	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-09-27	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-05-31	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-10-18	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2022-09-29	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2022-08-25	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-07-14	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2022-04-26	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2021-12-23	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2021-09-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-06-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2020-09-01	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-09-01	PSC05	persons-with-significant-control	Change to a person with significant control	PDF
2020-06-03	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2019-09-05	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2018-12-11	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2018-09-05	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 2
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31

Turnover

—

Not reported
Cash

-100%

£643,354 £278

lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets

-3.7%

£4,156,887 £4,004,333
Employees

-2.6%

39 38
Profit before tax

-11.5%

£178,529 £158,066

first positive since 2020
Wages

-6.9%

£835,583 £777,864

lowest 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

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