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GRANT PALMER LIMITED
Cash
£3M
+48.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+35.1% vs 2023
Employees
92
+19.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+92.4% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 07183222
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2010-03-09
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-08-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49319
Net assets
8-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £5,559,578 | — | £6,310,082 | £7,951,013 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,053,007 | — | £1,179,329 | £2,293,019 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,026,846 | — | £1,145,469 | £2,203,336 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,196,506 | £1,940,376 | £3,143,984 | — | £2,957,495 | — | £2,127,375 | £3,158,667 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,790,250 | £2,270,967 | £4,069,662 | — | £4,502,126 | — | £5,542,257 | £7,021,036 | |
| Net assets | £1,262,326 | £1,610,316 | £2,059,823 | — | £3,523,998 | — | £4,213,870 | £5,694,203 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £3,523,998 | — | £4,213,870 | £5,694,203 | |
| Average employees | 86 | 74 | 70 | — | 65 | — | 77 | 92 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,660,586 | — | £1,944,834 | £2,334,067 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hillier Hopkins LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months following the approval of these financial statements. The Directors are of the opinion that the Company can meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Subsidiaries
- J.K Developments (Biggleswade) Ltd · 100% held
Significant events
- “The COVID-19 pandemic saw a period of many unforeseen material risks and uncertainties, but the business reacted quickly to ensure financial stability, and to be continue to react to new opportunities to strengthen the business going forward. Consequently, a challenging time was turned into one of expansion and investment.”
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMER, Grant | Director | 2010-03-09 | May 1971 | English |
| SHELLEY, David Edward | Director | 2015-09-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALMER, Grant | Director | 2010-03-09 | 2010-03-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Palmer (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Grant Palmer | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2023-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-06-06 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-05-03 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-05-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-02-08 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2023-09-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-05-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged |
| 2023-05-26 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-05-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2023-05-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2023-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-04-20 | SH10 | capital | capital variation of rights attached to shares |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2022-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-08-31
5.70
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.302 × 6.56 = +1.98
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.262 × 6.72 = +1.76
- Book equity / Total liabilities 1.867 × 1.05 = +1.96
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory