G.B.FARRAR & CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-02 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-18
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+33.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+25% vs 2024
Employees
48
+11.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+19.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £27,878,523 | £38,629,172 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,418,945 | £4,113,262 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,557,266 | £4,239,700 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,647,478 | £3,161,215 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £3,721,700 | £4,965,924 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £5,466,732 | £6,690,905 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £4,896,732 | £6,120,905 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £4,896,732 | £6,120,905 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 48 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,626,661 | £2,984,609 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £426,265 | £462,223 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
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Turnover
+38.6%
£27,878,523 £38,629,172
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Cash
+33.4%
£3,721,700 £4,965,924
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Net assets
+25%
£4,896,732 £6,120,905
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Employees
+11.6%
43 48
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Operating profit
+20.3%
£3,418,945 £4,113,262
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Profit before tax
+19.2%
£3,557,266 £4,239,700
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Wages
+13.6%
£2,626,661 £2,984,609
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.3% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5% | 8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 62.5% | 61.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.74x | 1.60x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 135.12x | 206.18x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Bryden Johnson Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “Turnover increasing by 38% £38.6m (2024: £27.9m), predominantly organic growth.”
- “Reduction in gross margin from 22.2% (2024) to 18.6% due to higher value projects with lower margins and inability to pass on inflationary cost increases.”
- “Balance sheet in an excellent position with working capital at the year-end of £6.37m (2024: £5.13m) and a ratio of current assets to current liabilities of 1.60 (2024: 1.73).”
- “Continued uncertainty surrounding the economy within the UK.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORDEROY, Keith John | Secretary | 2017-01-01 | — | — |
| CLACK, David | Director | 2019-09-30 | Apr 1985 | British |
| CORDEROY, Keith John | Director | 2017-01-01 | Dec 1960 | English |
| JACOBS, Alfie John | Director | 2019-09-30 | Apr 1990 | British |
| SMITH, Paul Steven | Director | — | Jun 1962 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN, John Edwin | Secretary | — | 2004-03-10 |
| SMITH, Paul Steven | Secretary | 2004-03-01 | 2017-01-01 |
| BAKER, Lee Robert | Director | 2020-06-15 | 2023-12-15 |
| CHAPMAN, John Edwin | Director | — | 2004-03-10 |
| JACOBS, Edgar John | Director | — | 1991-10-01 |
| JACOBS, John Michael | Director | — | 2020-09-30 |
| LAY, Dennis | Director | 2007-10-02 | 2010-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.B. Farrar Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2026-01-06 | Active |
| Mr John Michael Jacobs | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-06 |
| Miss Carole Jacobs | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-06 |
| Miss Janice Jacobs | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-04-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-04-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2021-04-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-04-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.