GRIFFIN & BRAND (EUROPEAN) LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4M
+11% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+14.7% vs 2024
Employees
146
+4.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+25.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £61,760,095 | £64,585,643 | +4.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,163,054 | £2,717,831 | +25.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,416,586 | £3,031,247 | +25.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,793,035 | £2,255,109 | +25.8% | |
| Cash | £3,981,135 | £4,417,534 | +11% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,011,390 | £18,357,328 | +14.7% | |
| Net assets | £15,312,285 | £17,567,394 | +14.7% | |
| Equity | £15,312,285 | £17,567,394 | +14.7% | |
| Average employees | 140 | 146 | +4.3% | |
| Wages | £4,688,209 | £5,408,611 | +15.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,178,747 | £1,248,549 | +5.9% |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.5% | 14.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.6% | 30.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.84x | 2.92x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The decision to continue our capital investment in plant and machinery enables us to deliver future growth by improving our capacity and giving new and existing customers an excellent service level.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIOTT, Debbie | Secretary | 2019-06-19 | — | — |
| ELLIOTT, Anthony Joseph | Director | — | Aug 1941 | British |
| ELLIOTT, Joyce | Director | — | Feb 1940 | British |
| ELLIOTT, Mark Andrew | Director | — | Dec 1963 | British |
| SURGEON, Matthew Charles | Director | 2012-03-23 | Apr 1971 | British |
| WEST, Michelle | Director | 1997-03-14 | Feb 1967 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIOTT, Joyce | Secretary | — | 1994-05-12 |
| ELLIOTT, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 1996-02-06 | 1996-06-28 |
| FINN, Duncan William | Secretary | 1994-05-12 | 1995-08-30 |
| INSUA-NAYA, Jesus | Secretary | 1996-06-28 | 2019-06-19 |
| LYONS, Duncan James Anton | Secretary | 1995-08-31 | 1996-02-06 |
| CRAWLEY, Harry Edward | Director | — | 1993-03-19 |
| LYONS, Michael John | Director | — | 2001-09-07 |
| TURNER, Peter Robin | Director | 1994-05-12 | 2014-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Andrew Elliott | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-07-17 | Active |
| Mrs Michelle West | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-07-17 | Active |
| Mr Anthony Joseph Elliott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2018-07-17 |
| Mrs Joyce Elliott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2018-07-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-05-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-06-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2019-06-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.