GRANADA MATERIAL HANDLING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-12 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£795K
+217,012.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-3.4% vs 2023
Employees
112
-2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£81K
-84.2% first positive since 2021
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £16,108,408 | £14,478,457 | — | £21,245,909 | £19,129,738 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £581,217 | -£201,250 | — | £511,597 | £14,854 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £581,241 | -£201,215 | £1,043,223 | £511,597 | £80,719 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £582,178 | -£45,286 | £1,137,672 | £501,597 | £80,719 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,751,528 | £663,549 | £1,671,103 | £366 | £794,632 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,493,166 | £4,117,880 | £4,575,830 | £4,662,703 | £4,472,067 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £4,117,880 | £4,544,014 | £4,590,430 | £4,432,787 | |
| Equity | £3,800,963 | £4,130,988 | £4,493,166 | £4,117,880 | £4,544,014 | £4,590,430 | £4,432,787 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 108 | 106 | 126 | 115 | 112 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,862,898 | £5,519,806 | £6,255,117 | £6,285,832 | £6,280,084 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £637,510 | £497,071 | £621,535 | £642,780 | £580,823 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-10%
£21,245,909 £19,129,738
-
Cash
+217,012.6%
£366 £794,632
-
Net assets
-3.4%
£4,590,430 £4,432,787
-
Employees
-2.6%
115 112
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Operating profit
-97.1%
£511,597 £14,854
first positive since 2021
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Profit before tax
-84.2%
£511,597 £80,719
first positive since 2021
-
Wages
-0.1%
£6,285,832 £6,280,084
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.6% | -1.4% | — | 2.4% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.6% | -0.3% | — | 2.4% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.9% | -4.9% | — | 11.0% | 0.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.75x | 1.87x |
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
- GRANADA MATERIAL HANDLING LIMITED 1981-12-31 → present
- BRIDGECOVER LIMITED 1980-12-30 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barlow Andrews LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- GRANADA MATERIAL HANDLING LIMITED · parent
- Granada Cranes Limited 75%
Significant events
- “On 21 August 2025, the Company disposed of 24% of the ordinary share capital of its subsidiary, Granada Cranes Limited for £119,586. Following the disposal, the Company retains 51% of Granada Cranes Limited's issued share capital and continues to account for its investment as a subsidiary.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANTRELL, Margaret Anne | Secretary | — | — | British |
| CANTRELL, Andrew John | Director | — | Nov 1951 | British |
| SIDWELL, Mark | Director | 2006-01-01 | Jan 1975 | British |
| VEDE, Lynda Jane | Director | 2015-01-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| WIGHT, Dave | Director | 2006-01-01 | Sep 1962 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Jonathan Philip | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2025-06-20 |
| SMITH, John Graham | Director | — | 2021-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whc016 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-08 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Graham Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-01-14 | Ceased 2022-08-08 |
| Ms Norma Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-01-14 | Ceased 2022-08-08 |
| Ms Helen Jane Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-01-14 | Ceased 2022-08-08 |
| Mr John Graham Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-10-30 | Ceased 2021-01-14 |
| Mr Robert Ian Mcloughlin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-08-23 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-01-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-08-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.