GARD (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
+0.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.5m
-19.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
55
+1.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£889k
+5.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,056,571 | £13,827,878 | £14,824,694 | +7.2% | |
| Operating profit | £700,228 | £740,163 | £794,005 | +7.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £778,968 | £844,966 | £889,293 | +5.2% | |
| Net profit | £645,134 | £640,566 | £654,484 | +2.2% | |
| Cash | £817,851 | £1,257,086 | £1,261,664 | +0.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,113,150 | £2,053,730 | £1,708,234 | -16.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,866,725 | £1,807,305 | £1,461,809 | -19.1% | |
| Equity | £1,866,725 | £1,807,305 | £1,461,809 | -19.1% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 54 | 55 | +1.9% | |
| Wages | £5,814,604 | £6,249,115 | £7,072,906 | +13.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £322,825 | £388,965 | £434,346 | +11.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | £63,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £322,825 | £388,965 | £434,346 | +11.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.1% | 36.0% | 46.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.0% | 43.3% | 50.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.75x | 1.67x | 1.53x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- GARD (UK) LIMITED 2004-02-20 → present
- GARD SERVICES (LONDON) LIMITED 2000-07-03 → 2004-02-20
- GARD (U.K.) LIMITED 1982-11-19 → 2000-07-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has significant liquid financial resources in excess of its liabilities therefore, the Directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEARY, Helenka | Secretary | 2020-06-24 | — | — |
| ANDRESEN, Bjornar Anker | Director | 2025-01-01 | Mar 1966 | Norwegian |
| GREHAN, Paul | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1981 | British |
| GUDDAL, Christen, Mr. | Director | 2022-07-04 | May 1967 | Norwegian |
| LISLEGARD-BAEKKEN, Lars, Mr. | Director | 2019-02-06 | Jun 1977 | Norwegian |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTON, Colin Gordon | Secretary | — | 1991-10-28 |
| MILBURN, Peter Hamilton | Secretary | 1991-10-28 | 1994-07-28 |
| WILSON, Karen Anne Lilly | Secretary | 1997-07-09 | 2019-12-13 |
| YONGE, Katherine Olivia | Secretary | 1994-07-28 | 1997-07-09 |
| ANDRESEN, Bjornar, Mr. | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| ANDRESEN, Bjornar Anker | Director | 2007-10-09 | 2008-08-01 |
| BERNANDER, John Gordon | Director | 1996-10-02 | 2001-06-30 |
| BERNANDER, John Gordon | Director | 1994-02-15 | 1996-01-01 |
| BUVIK, Svein | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2022-07-04 |
| CARTER, Mark Risden | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2007-02-06 |
| COMER, Dudley David Swan | Director | — | 2007-05-31 |
| EIVINDSTAD, Kjetil | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2019-02-06 |
| ESKELAND, Oystein | Director | — | 1994-02-15 |
| GUDDAL, Christen | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2010-10-01 |
| HERLOFSON, Nicolai Benjamin | Director | — | 1994-02-15 |
| HJEMSAETER, Morten | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2006-12-31 |
| ISACSON, Claes Christian | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2008-08-01 |
| JOHNSTON, Colin Gordon | Director | — | 1994-04-22 |
| KRONEBERG, Andre Werner, Mr. | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-01-01 |
| NILSEN, Magne, Mr. | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| NORDBERG, Thomas | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| STORIK, Just Arne | Director | 2007-10-09 | 2008-08-01 |
| STORVIK, Just Arne | Director | 1998-06-15 | 2002-09-01 |
| SVENSEN, Sven Henrik | Director | 2007-02-02 | 2007-10-09 |
| WEBBE, Richard Anthony | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1996-02-23 |
| WILMOT, Nicolas | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2007-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gard As | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.