GOLLEY SLATER GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£8.2M
+11.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£14M
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
148
-9.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4M
-7.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £24,008,655 | £22,261,540 | -7.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,033,196 | £1,009,186 | -2.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,468,493 | £1,355,207 | -7.7% | |
| Net profit | £867,492 | £1,116,984 | £1,162,546 | +4.1% | |
| Cash | £4,666,326 | £7,381,540 | £8,211,433 | +11.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,251,377 | £13,552,504 | £14,463,050 | +6.7% | |
| Net assets | £13,478,977 | £13,059,504 | £14,080,050 | +7.8% | |
| Equity | £13,478,977 | £13,059,504 | £14,080,050 | +7.8% | |
| Average employees | 171 | 163 | 148 | -9.2% | |
| Wages | £5,472,647 | £7,219,192 | £6,215,014 | -13.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £979,653 | £731,100 | -25.4% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.3% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.7% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 7.6% | 7.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.49x | 2.86x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GOLLEY SLATER GROUP LIMITED 1986-12-01 → present
- GOLLEY SLATER & PARTNERS LIMITED 1957-05-16 → 1986-12-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the use of the going concern basis in the preparation of the financial statements and have concluded that it was appropriate. More information is provided in note 1 of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- GOLLEY SLATER GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Golley Slater Media Limited 100%
- Golley Slater London Limited 100%
- Margaret Street Communications Limited 100%
- Voices For Change Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, two wholly owned subsidiaries, Golley Slater London Ltd and Voices For Change Ltd, were formally dissolved on 17 June 2025. Another wholly owned subsidiary, Margaret Street Communications Limited was formally dissolved on 10 June 2025.”
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, on 26 June 2025, 100% of the share capital of Golley Group Limited was purchased by Golley Slater Trustee Company Limited, a private company limited by guarantee, forming an Employee Ownership Trust”
- “On 26 June 2025, Golley Slater Trustee Company Limited became the controlling party.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUITY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-01-31 | — | — |
| GOLLEY, Jonathan Charles Alastair | Director | 2016-04-26 | Apr 1969 | British |
| JESSEN, Timothy Peter | Director | 2012-02-07 | Feb 1968 | British |
| LONGDEN, David Richard | Director | 2012-02-07 | Jan 1964 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Michael Anthony | Director | 2012-11-06 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, David Gavin | Secretary | — | 2006-01-31 |
| BAILEY, Gwendoline Ridgeway | Director | — | 1996-05-31 |
| BROOKER, Barry | Director | 1992-11-01 | 2004-10-03 |
| FREETHY, Simon Julian | Director | 2004-10-03 | 2013-11-26 |
| GILBERT-HARRIS, Anthony Edmund | Director | 1996-09-12 | 2003-03-31 |
| GOLLEY, Alastair Owen | Director | — | 2022-10-02 |
| GOLLEY, Margaret Helen | Director | — | 2003-04-01 |
| GRAY, Ian Archie | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| JONES, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2006-06-05 | 2008-03-31 |
| KER, Patrick Maccarthy | Director | 1996-09-12 | 2002-04-14 |
| LLOYD, David | Director | — | 1996-05-03 |
| LOVELL, Christopher Charles | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2013-11-26 |
| POWELL, Stephen Roy | Director | 2008-06-24 | 2011-02-16 |
| SMITH, Michael John | Director | — | 1997-02-28 |
| THOMAS, David Gavin | Director | — | 2006-01-31 |
| TILLARD, Andrew John | Director | 2004-10-03 | 2013-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golley Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.