GIANT U.K. LIMITED
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Cash
£294k
-57.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£15m
+3.7% vs 2024
Employees
36
-21.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£804k
+144.7% first positive since 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £63,686,733 | £66,974,472 | £62,363,470 | £54,511,630 | £50,454,247 | £61,811,758 | +22.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,449,998 | £2,766,809 | £2,624,531 | -£60,886 | -£486,538 | £1,667,190 | +442.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,224,661 | £2,697,340 | £2,198,449 | -£1,375,496 | -£1,798,203 | £804,012 | +144.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,726,135 | £2,184,370 | £2,039,859 | -£1,375,496 | -£1,264,446 | £548,683 | +143.4% | |
| Cash | £9,545,770 | £14,861,697 | £296,007 | £742,222 | £693,463 | £293,568 | -57.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,324,908 | £15,509,278 | £17,549,137 | £16,173,641 | £14,909,195 | £15,457,878 | +3.7% | |
| Net assets | £13,324,908 | £15,509,279 | — | £16,173,641 | £14,909,195 | £15,457,878 | +3.7% | |
| Equity | £13,324,908 | £15,509,278 | £17,549,137 | £16,173,641 | £14,909,195 | £15,457,878 | +3.7% | |
| Average employees | 27 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 36 | -21.7% | |
| Wages | £1,888,749 | £2,675,568 | £1,808,577 | £1,650,950 | £2,019,170 | £2,096,117 | +3.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £294,905 | £460,651 | £263,868 | £79,306 | £121,458 | £234,323 | +92.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £24,161 | £10,423 | £15,810 | +51.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | — | £234,323 | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 4.1% | 4.2% | -0.1% | -1.0% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 3.3% | 3.3% | -2.5% | -2.5% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.7% | 17.8% | 15.0% | -0.4% | -3.3% | 10.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.4% | 72.0% | — | 69.6% | 66.0% | 65.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.39x | 1.42x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | 10.87x | 39.83x | 6.14x | -0.05x | -0.37x | 1.93x |
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
- Wright Vigar Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARGEWELL, Aaron | Secretary | 2005-04-01 | — | British |
| BEASANT, Ian Jeffery | Director | 2005-04-01 | Oct 1968 | British |
| CHENG, Chiu-Chu | Director | 2026-08-01 | Dec 1965 | Taiwanese |
| PAN, Chiaoli | Director | 2025-05-23 | Jan 1983 | Taiwanese |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUXTON, Timothy Michael | Secretary | — | 1995-01-23 |
| HAMSTRA, Jacob | Secretary | 1997-11-01 | 2001-08-31 |
| KAWECKI, John Stephen | Secretary | 2001-10-10 | 2005-04-01 |
| TAYLOR, Ian | Secretary | 1995-01-23 | 1997-10-31 |
| ALLAN, Grant William | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2001-04-01 |
| BUXTON, Timothy Michael | Director | — | 1994-11-01 |
| DERKSEN, Johannes Wilhemus | Director | — | 2005-04-01 |
| HAMSTRA, Jacob | Director | 1997-11-01 | 2001-08-31 |
| KAO, Feng-Neng | Director | 2025-02-19 | 2026-08-01 |
| KAWECKI, John Stephen | Director | 2001-08-14 | 2006-03-31 |
| KOO, John Kam Hoi | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2025-02-19 |
| SCHOORMANS, Leonardus Petrus Johannes | Director | — | 1998-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Ian | Director | 1995-01-23 | 1997-10-31 |
| WANG, Pi-Yu | Director | 2017-08-05 | 2025-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Europe B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-08-24 | Active |
| Mr Ian Jeffery Beasant | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-29 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.