GP ACOUSTICS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2m
+137.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£16m
+6.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
156
-1.3% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.1m
+450.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,539,000 | £36,418,000 | £37,264,000 | +2.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£390,000 | -£1,506,000 | -£820,000 | +45.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£316,000 | -£301,000 | £1,054,000 | +450.2% | |
| Net profit | -£326,000 | £86,000 | £982,000 | +1,041.9% | |
| Cash | £960,000 | £1,329,000 | £3,160,000 | +137.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,723,000 | £21,828,000 | £22,563,000 | +3.4% | |
| Net assets | £15,723,000 | £15,504,000 | £16,486,000 | +6.3% | |
| Equity | £15,723,000 | £15,504,000 | £16,486,000 | +6.3% | |
| Average employees | 149 | 158 | 156 | -1.3% | |
| Wages | £7,018,000 | £7,673,000 | £7,906,000 | +3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £231,000 | £271,000 | £227,000 | -16.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £15,000 | £13,000 | -13.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £231,000 | £271,100 | £227,200 | -16.2% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.1% | -4.1% | -2.2% | |
| Net margin | -0.9% | 0.2% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.5% | -6.9% | -3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.0% | 49.3% | 48.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.36x | 1.65x | 1.71x | |
| Interest cover | -1.65x | -2.76x | -2.17x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- GP ACOUSTICS (UK) LIMITED 2001-06-12 → present
- KH INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED 1994-12-14 → 2001-06-12
- KINERGETICS HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED 1992-05-21 → 1994-12-14
- TRUSHELFCO (NO. 1800) LIMITED 1992-04-30 → 1992-05-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Affinia Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these forecasts, and after making appropriate additional enquiries, the directors are confident that the company has access to adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future”
Group structure
- GP ACOUSTICS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- GP Acoustics GmbH 100%
- GP Acoustics (US) Inc 100%
- Celestion International Limited 100%
- KEF Audio (UK) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the company revised its accounting policy for development expenditure. Previously, all development expenditure was expensed as incurred.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCINTYRE, Ian Andrew | Secretary | 2026-04-01 | — | — |
| LAM, Hin Lap | Director | 2016-10-19 | Dec 1961 | Australian |
| LI, Brian Yiu Cheung | Director | 1997-11-20 | Jul 1953 | Canadian |
| LO, Kit Yee Grace | Director | 2016-10-19 | Jul 1971 | Chinese |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHU, William | Secretary | 2004-07-01 | 2006-11-01 |
| FARTHING, Kevin Charles | Secretary | 1992-06-29 | 1995-01-31 |
| FOX, Duncan Peter | Secretary | 1997-09-11 | 2000-01-24 |
| GILBERT, Darren | Secretary | 2000-01-24 | 2002-10-01 |
| LAU, Kam Kuen | Secretary | 2006-11-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| LIU, Katherine Khieu Khim | Secretary | 2002-10-01 | 2004-07-01 |
| MCHATTIE, Frederick, Bcom Dipacc Ca Sa | Secretary | 1995-09-18 | 1997-09-11 |
| RINGROSE, Christopher James | Secretary | 1995-02-01 | 1995-09-18 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-04-30 | 1992-06-29 |
| BANNER, Paul Lancelot | Director | 1992-05-20 | 2000-10-09 |
| CHANDLER, Christine Anne | Nominee Director | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-20 |
| CHUANG, Andrew | Director | 1992-08-03 | 2001-02-15 |
| DAVIES, Graham Martin | Director | 1995-09-18 | 1998-05-31 |
| DI GROLAMO, Frank | Director | 1993-11-25 | 1994-05-25 |
| DICHIRO, Anthony | Director | 1992-05-26 | 1999-01-31 |
| DIGIROLAMO, Frank | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2006-05-01 |
| DRONKERS, Wouter Gerhard | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2017-12-18 |
| FARTHING, Kevin Charles | Director | 1992-08-03 | 1995-01-31 |
| FINCHAM, Laurie | Director | 1992-08-03 | 1993-06-30 |
| LEPPER, Raymond James | Director | 1995-09-18 | 1998-09-15 |
| LEUNG, Pak Chuen | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2003-07-01 |
| MILLER, Paul Robert | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2006-05-22 |
| NG, Siu Kai | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2016-10-19 |
| OSMOND, Andrew John | Director | 1995-01-16 | 1997-02-14 |
| PROVAN, Gordon | Director | 1992-08-03 | 1995-01-31 |
| REEVE, Robert Arthur | Nominee Director | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-20 |
| SMITH, Michael Dean | Director | 1992-05-20 | 1999-01-31 |
| WERNER, Jens William | Director | 1995-09-18 | 2017-12-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 217 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-05-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.