GRF SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£32m
+12.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.2m
+19.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
254
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6m
0% vs 2024
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 | £69,585,000 | £72,988,000 | £81,139,000 | +11.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,025,000 | £814,000 | £884,000 | +8.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,487,000 | £1,574,000 | £1,574,000 | 0% | |
| Net profit | £1,164,000 | £1,181,000 | £1,180,000 | -0.1% | |
| Cash | £27,386,000 | £28,109,000 | £31,593,000 | +12.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,839,000 | £6,020,000 | £7,200,000 | +19.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,839,000 | £6,020,000 | £7,200,000 | +19.6% | |
| Equity | £4,839,000 | £6,020,000 | £7,200,000 | +19.6% | |
| Average employees | 234 | 243 | 254 | +4.5% | |
| Wages | £43,012,000 | £44,399,000 | £49,077,000 | +10.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £12,000 | £15,000 | £16,000 | +6.7% |
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 | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.2% | 13.5% | 12.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.0% | 80.6% | 79.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.22x | 1.23x |
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
- GRF SERVICES LIMITED 2007-10-01 → present
- FARADAY GROUP SERVICES LIMITED 2001-10-31 → 2007-10-01
- D P MANN VENTURES LIMITED 1997-09-12 → 2001-10-31
- D P M VENTURES LIMITED 1996-03-06 → 1997-09-12
- LONDON STREET ADVISORS LIMITED 1993-08-03 → 1996-03-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having made enquiries, have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the going concern basis continues to be adopted in preparing the Annual Report and Financial Statements.”
Significant events
- “Following the decision by the Court of Appeal to uphold the High Court's ruling in Virgin Media Ltd vs NTL Pension Trustees II, the Company has commenced the process of investigation into identifying the potential impact to benefits and the associated accounting liabilities for the defined benefit pensions scheme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, Elisabeth Anne | Secretary | 1996-03-29 | — | British |
| CORTESE, Vincenzina | Director | 2018-01-01 | May 1974 | British |
| D'ARCY, Andrew Michael | Director | 2014-08-18 | Feb 1983 | British,Irish |
| HARKER, Kevin James | Director | 2018-01-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| HOSKING, Michael Christopher | Director | 2026-01-19 | Dec 1982 | British |
| TEMPLE, Peter John | Director | 2016-11-11 | Jun 1971 | South African |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORBES, Christopher David | Secretary | 1993-08-03 | 1996-03-29 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-08-03 | 1993-08-03 |
| CEURVORST, Paul Norman Edward, Mr. | Director | 2013-07-16 | 2016-04-30 |
| CEURVORST, Paul Norman Edward | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2007-11-12 |
| FORBES, Christopher David | Director | 1993-08-03 | 2000-12-31 |
| FORBES, Jane Sara | Director | 1993-08-03 | 1993-09-07 |
| GASDASKA JR, William George | Director | 2007-11-12 | 2016-09-01 |
| HARDIE, Charles Jeremy Mawdesley | Director | 1996-03-29 | 1999-06-30 |
| LORD ASHTON OF HYDE, Thomas Henry, The Honourable | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2013-05-16 |
| MACKENZIE, Malcolm Seaforth | Director | 1996-03-29 | 1996-11-25 |
| MACKENZIE, Robert Chase | Director | 1994-02-10 | 1999-07-08 |
| MANN, David Preston | Director | 1996-03-29 | 2002-05-20 |
| MERRICK, Joanne | Director | 2005-07-05 | 2007-11-12 |
| MICHAEL, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2017-12-31 |
| O'DEA, Michael Patrick | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2014-08-15 |
| OREJAS GONZALEZ, Joaquin | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-12-12 |
| PARK, Jeffrey Joseph | Director | 1993-08-10 | 1994-02-10 |
| SAUNDERS, Angela Rosemary | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2017-12-31 |
| TOFFANELLO, Pietro Andrea | Director | 2015-11-03 | 2020-12-11 |
| VOCKE, Damon Nicholas | Director | 2007-11-12 | 2016-05-13 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-08-03 | 1993-08-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faraday Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.