G. & B. FINCH LIMITED
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Cash
£231k
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.4m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
63
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£274k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,428,446 | £7,835,488 | £12,053,134 | — | |
| Operating profit | £158,629 | £279,162 | -£50,659 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £26,975 | £259,939 | -£274,025 | — | |
| Net profit | £114,118 | £271,423 | -£308,202 | — | |
| Cash | £661,220 | £912,241 | £231,325 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,057,182 | £6,206,206 | £1,850,509 | — | |
| Net assets | £5,360,007 | £5,631,430 | £1,423,228 | — | |
| Equity | £5,360,007 | £5,631,430 | £1,423,228 | — | |
| Average employees | 70 | 61 | 63 | — | |
| Wages | £2,811,936 | £1,606,433 | £2,644,850 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £210,600 | £118,407 | £158,784 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £18,813 | £11,519 | £18,712 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 7 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 3.6% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 3.5% | -2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.6% | 4.5% | -2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.2% | 28.7% | 61.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.50x | 3.89x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | 1.16x | 10.83x | -1.19x |
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
- Byrd + Link 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINCH, Steven Robert | Secretary | 2013-03-28 | — | — |
| FINCH, Lee Steven | Director | 2006-11-28 | Jun 1980 | British |
| FINCH, Steven Robert | Director | — | Mar 1959 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINCH, Barbara Joy | Secretary | — | 2013-03-28 |
| FINCH, Barbara Joy | Director | — | 2013-03-28 |
| FINCH, Gerald Alfred | Director | — | 2006-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven Robert Finch | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-05-15 | Ceased 2024-05-23 |
| Mr Lee Steven Finch | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-05-15 | Ceased 2024-05-23 |
| G & B Finch Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-31 | Active |
| Mr Steven Robert Finch | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-15 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-15 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.