GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED
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Cash
£1m
+222.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2.8m
+20.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
98
+4.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£513k
+61.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,575,916 | £15,920,869 | £11,735,448 | £10,711,312 | £11,255,093 | +5.1% | |
| Operating profit | £198,805 | £50,643 | £246,848 | £459,574 | £621,108 | +35.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £113,996 | £7,245 | £107,659 | £318,327 | £513,006 | +61.2% | |
| Net profit | £91,216 | -£5,243 | £54,287 | £263,757 | £487,298 | +84.8% | |
| Cash | £257,717 | £269,726 | £167,104 | £311,212 | £1,003,822 | +222.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,975,292 | £2,813,275 | £2,560,388 | £2,793,391 | £3,390,618 | +21.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,342,362 | £2,337,119 | £2,079,058 | £2,342,815 | £2,830,113 | +20.8% | |
| Equity | £2,342,362 | £2,337,119 | £2,079,058 | £2,342,815 | £2,830,113 | +20.8% | |
| Average employees | 159 | 171 | 112 | 94 | 98 | +4.3% | |
| Wages | £3,460,525 | £3,732,420 | £3,003,356 | £2,921,840 | £3,177,965 | +8.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £152,500 | £152,500 | £152,500 | £152,500 | £152,500 | 0% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 0.3% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | -0.0% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.7% | 1.8% | 9.6% | 16.5% | 18.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.0% | 69.5% | 70.0% | 62.0% | 58.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.05x | 1.18x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | 2.34x | 0.80x | 1.58x | 2.85x | 4.83x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- 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”
Group structure
- GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED · parent
- Novo Europe BV 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBERTINI, John | Director | 2012-08-28 | Oct 1966 | Spanish |
| VAN DONGEN, Marcel | Director | 2012-08-28 | Sep 1961 | Dutch |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Patricia Anne | Secretary | 1995-01-25 | 1998-02-01 |
| EVANS, Rachel Mari | Secretary | 1998-02-01 | 1999-03-01 |
| FITCH, Simon | Secretary | 1999-03-01 | 2007-03-27 |
| KENTOR, Zeev | Secretary | 2007-03-27 | 2009-01-01 |
| PALMER, Rachel Laureen | Secretary | 2009-01-01 | 2012-12-14 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-01-25 | 1995-01-25 |
| EVANS, Glyndwr Arthur | Director | 1995-01-25 | 1998-06-01 |
| FELICITA, Juan Carlos | Director | 2017-02-10 | 2019-02-01 |
| KENTOR, Paul | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2012-08-28 |
| RECHTMAN, Alan Malcolm | Director | 1999-03-03 | 2007-06-29 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-01-25 | 1995-01-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Albertini | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Marcel Van Dongen | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Global Mergers & Acquisitions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.