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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-06-08 (in 1mo)

Last made up 2025-05-25

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£1M

-33.8% vs 2023

Net assets

£35M

+1.5% vs 2023

Employees

956

+2.6% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£5M

+37.8% vs 2023

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Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £114,404,497£121,269,151
Operating profit £5,255,598£6,327,993
Profit before tax £3,485,923£4,802,057
Net profit £2,509,876£3,680,588
Cash £1,598,166£1,057,504
Total assets less current liabilities £54,240,041£52,239,577
Net assets £34,356,196£34,871,303
Equity £19,577,682£21,633,009£24,466,610£30,279,015£27,178,167£34,356,196£34,871,303
Average employees 932956
Wages £38,911,331£40,563,997
Directors' remuneration £777,067£815,241

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

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 2018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 4.6%5.2%
Net margin 2.2%3.0%
Return on capital employed 9.7%12.1%
Current ratio 0.93x0.88x
Interest cover 2.41x2.57x

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

  1. GRIPPLE LIMITED 1989-02-27 → present
  2. ESTATE WIRE LIMITED 1984-02-01 → 1989-02-27
  3. STOCKDRIVE LIMITED 1983-11-25 → 1984-02-01

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Hollis and Co Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and the parent 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.”

Group structure

  1. GRIPPLE LIMITED · parent
    1. Gripple Inc 100% · USA · Wire joining, tensioning and suspension systems
    2. Gripple Europe SARL 100% · France · Wire joining, tensioning and suspension systems
    3. Gripple GmbH 100% · Germany · Wire joining, tensioning and suspension systems
    4. Gripple Hanger and Joiner Systems (India) Private Limited 100% · India · Wire joining, tensioning and suspension systems
    5. Gripple Spolka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia (Ltd) 100% · Poland · Wire joining, tensioning and suspension systems
    6. Gripple Canada Inc 100% · Canada · Wire joining, tensioning and suspension systems
    7. Gripple Automation Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Design and manufacture of automated machinery
    8. Gripple PTY Limited 100% · Australia · Dormant
    9. Gripple Australia PTY Limited 100% · Australia · Dormant
    10. Gripple Japan Kabishiki Kaisha 100% · Japan · Wire joining, tensioning and suspension systems
    11. P.M.S. Diecasting Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant company

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

10 active · 24 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CULLEN, Katherine Bernadette Secretary 2014-09-22 British
DAVIES, Robert Andrew Director 2014-04-30 Mar 1954 British
FACEY, Hugh David Director Dec 1945 British
HARTLAND, Peter Conway Director 2024-07-23 Mar 1965 British
KHAN, Shah Nawaz Director 2020-03-24 May 1975 British
LEGG, Clare Frances Director 2025-05-08 Apr 1979 British
OXLEY OBE, Deborah Jean Director 2022-05-05 Jan 1967 British
RITZEMA, Joanne Lesley Director 2025-07-22 Nov 1970 British
ST CLAIR, Kevin John Director 2023-04-04 Jan 1973 British
STUBBS, Edward John Peter Director 2015-01-01 Apr 1983 British
Show 24 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FACEY, Frances Jane Secretary 2014-09-22
ANTHONI, Denis Director 2012-04-19 2014-04-30
BENTLEY, Christopher Paul Director 2022-05-05 2025-05-08
BROADBENT, Peter Director 1998-12-10 2000-06-30
CATON, Timothy J Director 2012-04-19 2014-04-30
CHRISTIAN, Lee Director 2012-04-19 2014-04-30
COOPER, Leslie Director 2000-06-01 2003-12-08
DAVIES, Robert Andrew Director 1998-09-18 2003-12-08
EDMONDS, Mark Director 2011-04-07 2013-03-28
FARQUHAR, Ian Kinrade Director 2013-09-02 2014-10-28
FRY, Richard Greenup Director 1994-04-26 2003-12-08
HADDON, Laurence Lyndon Director 1998-09-18 2014-04-30
HALL, Roger Director 2022-12-31
HESLEGRAVE, John Director 1996-11-22
HODGSON, Michael Director 2021-04-29 2026-05-07
JOYCE, John Director 2012-04-19 2014-04-30
KERSH, Peter Christopher Director 1994-01-01 2003-09-30
MCGEE, John Edward Director 2003-12-08
MIDDLETON, Christopher John Director 2002-04-16 2003-12-08
ROUTLEDGE, David Arthur Director 2013-04-19 2024-05-01
SALLOWS, James David Director 2016-07-13 2021-04-29
SNAPE, Duncan Director 1993-11-01 1995-08-31
TAYLOR, Paul Director 2018-10-16 2025-10-22
WROE, David Director 2012-04-19 2014-04-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Hugh David Facey Individual Shares 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 416 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-05-08 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-24 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-09-10 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-09-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-07-29 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-06-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates
2025-05-21 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-05-09 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-04-15 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-03-28 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-03-25 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-03-25 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-03-25 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-03-25 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-03-25 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-03-25 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-03-25 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-03-25 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-03-25 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-03-25 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
8

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
2

last 12 months

Officers resigned
3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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