GORDIAN STRAPPING LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
+72% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.2M
+5.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
52
+2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£685K
+23.3% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,902,678 | £13,980,469 | £16,258,605 | £13,382,884 | £14,550,710 | +8.7% | |
| Operating profit | £689,161 | £854,049 | £1,084,773 | £625,076 | £773,997 | +23.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £643,101 | £790,428 | £1,025,157 | £555,896 | £685,460 | +23.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £752,276 | £428,150 | £490,045 | +14.5% | |
| Cash | £1,671,272 | £1,846,983 | £1,052,039 | £1,038,169 | £1,785,474 | +72% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,168,900 | £4,696,280 | £5,973,573 | £5,749,371 | £5,779,934 | +0.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,026,003 | £3,630,935 | £4,003,211 | £3,961,361 | £4,181,406 | +5.6% | |
| Equity | £3,026,003 | £3,630,935 | £4,003,211 | £3,961,361 | £4,181,406 | +5.6% | |
| Average employees | 44 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 52 | +2% | |
| Wages | £1,849,765 | £2,106,448 | £2,262,967 | £2,385,662 | £2,396,106 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £230,522 | £209,516 | £265,723 | £382,510 | £415,205 | +8.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 4.7% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.6% | 3.2% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.5% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 10.9% | 13.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 52.2% | 52.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.49x | 2.29x | 2.17x | |
| Interest cover | 14.96x | 13.42x | 9.43x | 5.95x | 8.21x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEBBER, Emma Louise | Secretary | 2014-01-22 | — | — |
| JACKSON, Paul | Director | 2023-12-01 | Jan 1972 | British |
| LEA, Andrew William | Director | 2010-01-04 | Nov 1957 | British |
| NITTA, Asami | Director | 2016-07-01 | Jul 1974 | Japanese |
| SHIMOJIMA, Toshiaki | Director | 2016-07-01 | Aug 1964 | Japanese |
| WEBBER, Emma Louise | Director | 2014-01-22 | Jun 1970 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSH, Paul Vaughan | Secretary | — | 2014-01-22 |
| ANDREWS, Neil Thomas | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2010-12-03 |
| COX, Anthony Bradley | Director | — | 2010-05-31 |
| GOODMAN, Joseph Henry | Director | — | 1995-04-30 |
| HAWLEY, Melvyn | Director | — | 1993-02-01 |
| MARSH, Paul Vaughan | Director | — | 2014-01-22 |
| MAYHEAD, Clive Douglas | Director | — | 1995-09-22 |
| PHILLIPS, John | Director | 2001-10-09 | 2010-07-16 |
| PHILLIPS, John | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1999-10-29 |
| SPICE, Daren Russell | Director | 2011-02-08 | 2020-08-31 |
| YAMAMOTO, Keisho | Director | 1995-09-22 | 2016-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strapack Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.