GEISMAR (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£509k
+56% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2.9m
-7.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
25
-26.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£177k
+77.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £5,471,479 | £5,278,768 | £8,163,654 | £4,778,477 | £3,082,393 | -35.5% | |
| Operating profit | £387,995 | -£55,460 | £532,564 | -£697,682 | £327,655 | +147% | |
| Profit before tax | £312,754 | -£120,570 | £434,707 | -£785,002 | -£176,781 | +77.5% | |
| Net profit | £311,816 | -£155,796 | £422,800 | -£718,676 | -£237,151 | +67% | |
| Cash | £471,000 | £352,227 | £196,931 | £326,032 | £508,736 | +56% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,047,605 | £5,409,415 | £5,537,178 | £4,506,492 | £3,335,471 | -26% | |
| Net assets | £3,905,635 | £3,449,839 | £3,872,639 | £3,153,963 | £2,916,812 | -7.5% | |
| Equity | £3,905,635 | £3,449,839 | £3,872,639 | £3,153,963 | £2,916,812 | -7.5% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 25 | -26.5% | |
| Wages | £1,814,291 | £1,766,731 | £1,833,791 | £1,707,137 | £1,332,812 | -21.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £172,933 | £90,584 | £27,853 | £127,194 | £134,417 | +5.7% |
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 | 7.1% | -1.1% | 6.5% | -14.6% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | 5.7% | -3.0% | 5.2% | -15.0% | -7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | -1.0% | 9.6% | -15.5% | 9.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.8% | 49.3% | 53.7% | 46.2% | 43.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.70x | 2.03x | 1.69x | |
| Interest cover | 5.07x | -0.83x | 5.41x | -7.93x | 5.05x |
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
- FMCB
- 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
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASTIN, Gaetan | Director | 2025-10-31 | Feb 1969 | Belgian |
| RICHARDSON, Gareth | Director | 2024-04-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CURIEL, Alexandra | Secretary | 2015-04-10 | 2024-04-17 |
| GEISMAR, Daniel | Secretary | 1998-10-01 | 2015-04-10 |
| SETTON, Maurice | Secretary | — | 1998-10-01 |
| BAMBURY, David Frederick | Director | — | 2001-09-28 |
| CURIEL, Alexandra | Director | 2015-04-10 | 2024-04-17 |
| GAFSOU, Robert | Director | — | 2015-04-10 |
| GEISMAR, Claude | Director | — | 2008-12-29 |
| GEISMAR, Daniel | Director | 1994-10-02 | 2020-09-01 |
| GEISMAR, Lucien | Director | — | 1994-07-01 |
| HAYAT, Rudy | Director | 2024-04-16 | 2025-10-31 |
| SETTON, Maurice | Director | — | 1998-10-01 |
| STRONACH, Brian John Frederick | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2024-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gareth Richardson | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2021-04-12 | Ceased 2022-02-02 |
| Mr Michael Jean, Theophane, Joseph, George Ambroselli | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2018-10-04 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
| Mr Antoine Phillippe Marie Rident | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2017-08-11 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
| Mr Raphael Geismar | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-15 |
| Mr Patrick Azoyan | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-02 |
| Mr Brian John Frederick Stronach | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-02 |
| Mr Richard Jean Ane | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-02 |
| Mrs Alexandra Suzanne Curiel | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-02 |
| Mr Xavier Jacques, Marie Gaultier | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
| Mr Daniel Geismar | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-01 |
| Mr Christophe Laurent, Albert, Marie Huet | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-04 |
| Mr Dominique Jacques, Marie Leglouanec | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-07-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.