GEMPORIA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-24 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£353K
-74.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
+29.9% vs 2024
Employees
242
-3.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
-45.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GEMPORIA LIMITED 2016-03-09 → present
- THE GENUINE GEMSTONE COMPANY LIMITED 2012-03-20 → 2016-03-09
- COLOURED ROCKS LIMITED 2007-09-10 → 2012-03-20
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £48,993,501 | £43,910,739 | |
| Operating profit | — | £5,344,069 | £3,099,987 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £5,314,269 | £2,883,358 | |
| Net profit | — | £4,195,964 | £2,297,682 | |
| Cash | — | £1,380,777 | £353,347 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,694,370 | £9,992,052 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,694,370 | £9,992,052 | |
| Equity | £3,498,406 | £7,694,370 | £9,992,052 | |
| Average employees | — | 250 | 242 | |
| Wages | — | £6,364,639 | £6,479,111 |
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 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.9% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.6% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 69.5% | 31.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | 175.07x | 14.31x |
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
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- GEMPORIA LIMITED · parent
- Gemporia LLC 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Steve Clifford | Director | 2007-09-10 | Feb 1966 | British |
| FUDGER, Richard Stuart | Director | 2018-08-15 | Apr 1972 | British |
| SMITH, Andrew William | Director | 2010-05-13 | Jun 1984 | British |
| STONE, Scott Robert | Director | 2025-11-11 | Apr 1989 | British |
| THOMPSON, Jake Andrew | Director | 2018-08-15 | Dec 1990 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Donna | Director | 2023-01-06 | Aug 1966 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, John Richard | Secretary | 2007-09-10 | 2007-10-24 |
| WINSPEAR, John Graham | Secretary | 2007-10-24 | 2023-10-31 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-09-10 | 2007-09-10 |
| BENNETT, John Richard | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2023-10-31 |
| BENNETT, Paula Marie | Director | 2013-02-14 | 2023-10-31 |
| BENNETT, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2007-10-24 | 2023-10-31 |
| JACKSON, Mark | Director | 2018-08-15 | 2019-07-12 |
| WAGSTAFFE, Colin Francis | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2023-03-21 |
| WINSPEAR, John Graham | Director | 2008-03-18 | 2023-10-31 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-09-10 | 2007-09-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemporia Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-20 | Active |
| Gemporia Partnership Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
-10.4%
£48,993,501 £43,910,739
-
Cash
-74.4%
£1,380,777 £353,347
-
Net assets
+29.9%
£7,694,370 £9,992,052
-
Employees
-3.2%
250 242
-
Operating profit
-42%
£5,344,069 £3,099,987
-
Profit before tax
-45.7%
£5,314,269 £2,883,358
-
Wages
+1.8%
£6,364,639 £6,479,111
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