G BRUCE & CO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-26 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£335K
-38.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+1.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
39
+18.2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£27K
-94.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £14,678,898 | — | £18,667,405 | £18,588,666 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £725,497 | — | £588,660 | £129,783 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £714,335 | £554,921 | £466,962 | £26,925 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £590,577 | £451,834 | £357,264 | £33,795 | |
| Cash | £275,965 | — | £449,194 | £274,450 | £542,785 | £334,794 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £731,863 | — | £1,747,682 | £2,092,444 | £3,145,018 | £3,610,992 | |
| Net assets | £730,682 | — | £1,546,475 | £1,933,309 | £2,290,573 | £2,324,368 | |
| Equity | £730,682 | £1,084,898 | £1,546,475 | £1,933,309 | £2,290,573 | £2,324,368 | |
| Average employees | 14 | — | 20 | 29 | 33 | 39 | |
| Wages | — | — | £622,852 | £667,358 | £1,106,706 | £1,551,684 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £19,500 | £14,625 | £19,500 | £19,500 |
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
-0.4%
£18,667,405 £18,588,666
-
Cash
-38.3%
£542,785 £334,794
-
Net assets
+1.5%
£2,290,573 £2,324,368
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+18.2%
33 39
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-78%
£588,660 £129,783
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-94.2%
£466,962 £26,925
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+40.2%
£1,106,706 £1,551,684
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.9% | — | 3.2% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.0% | — | 1.9% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 41.5% | — | 18.7% | 3.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.02x | 1.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 64.16x | — | 4.84x | 1.22x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- G BRUCE & CO LIMITED 2024-02-28 → present
- OLIDOR GROUP LIMITED 2024-02-28 → 2024-02-28
- G BRUCE & CO LIMITED 1995-09-18 → 2024-02-28
- WORLD OF TASTE LIMITED 1993-04-02 → 1995-09-18
- MIDSUMMER FOODS LIMITED 1987-05-11 → 1993-04-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Turnover for 2024 was broadly level with 2023 as the business maintained relationships with key customers. Margins declined year on year as food inflation fell and with the business operating in a competitive market. Coupled with continued investment in people in alignment with our long-term strategic growth plan this resulted in a reduction in operating profit. The business believes that it is well positioned for growth in 2025 without adding significant costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBY, Andrew David Smith | Director | 2015-05-27 | Jul 1974 | British |
| SMITH, Gillian | Director | 2015-06-25 | Jun 1943 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE, Norma | Secretary | 1995-08-17 | 2005-03-01 |
| CHADWICK, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2005-03-08 | 2020-10-15 |
| MOSES, Anthony Glyn | Secretary | — | 1995-08-17 |
| WALSH, Dawn Jane | Secretary | 2020-10-15 | 2022-07-08 |
| BRUCE, Gerald | Director | — | 2015-05-27 |
| BRUCE, Norma | Director | 1995-08-17 | 2006-12-30 |
| CHADWICK, Nicholas John | Director | 2004-01-30 | 2015-06-02 |
| GOODE, John | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2015-05-27 |
| WINTERBURN, Allison | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2003-12-04 |
| WINTERBURN, William John | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2003-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olidor Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-24 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2024-02-28 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-02-28 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.