GL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES UK LTD
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Cash
£11m
+19.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£36m
+41.1% vs 2024
Employees
102
-7.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£12m
+200.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
On 29th September 2025 the remaining part of the business has also been transferred to DNV Services UK Limited. Therefore, as the company is going to be liquidated, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a break up basis.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £58,198,578 | £23,937,265 | £19,472,248 | -18.7% | |
| Operating profit | £5,102,242 | £2,783,037 | £4,013,979 | +44.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £22,388,967 | £3,881,768 | £11,651,377 | +200.2% | |
| Net profit | £20,757,474 | £2,526,113 | £10,632,093 | +320.9% | |
| Cash | £19,465,309 | £9,027,558 | £10,749,420 | +19.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,572,051 | £26,859,807 | £38,306,741 | +42.6% | |
| Net assets | £63,626,133 | £25,852,246 | £36,484,339 | +41.1% | |
| Equity | £63,626,133 | £25,852,246 | £36,484,339 | +41.1% | |
| Average employees | 324 | 110 | 102 | -7.3% | |
| Wages | £19,429,448 | £3,199,537 | £4,126,248 | +29% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £123,915 | £136,076 | £137,777 | +1.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £9,883 | £10,400 | £11,098 | +6.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £71,834 | £79,808 | £77,320 | -3.1% |
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 | 8.8% | 11.6% | 20.6% | |
| Net margin | 35.7% | 10.6% | 54.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.9% | 10.4% | 10.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.1% | 19.2% | 28.7% | |
| Current ratio | 7.14x | 2.99x | 0.93x | |
| Interest cover | 60.49x | 18.27x | — |
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
- GL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES UK LTD 2009-03-31 → present
- ADVANTICA LIMITED 2003-04-01 → 2009-03-31
- ADVANTICA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2000-10-23 → 2003-04-01
- BG TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1997-08-27 → 2000-10-23
- BG LEASING CAPITAL LIMITED 1996-12-18 → 1997-08-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“On 29th September 2025 the remaining part of the business has also been transferred to DNV Services UK Limited. Therefore, as the company is going to be liquidated, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a break up basis.”
Group structure
- GL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES UK LTD · parent
- Advantica Intellectual Property Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 29th of September 2025 business operations have been moved to DNV Services UK Limited, a fellow group company registered in England and Wales.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Kevin | Director | 2021-03-01 | Mar 1982 | British |
| STEBBINGS, Robert Thomas | Director | 2022-02-11 | Apr 1974 | British |
| VAMADEVAN, Pradeep | Director | 2019-02-06 | Apr 1967 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Helen Alice | Secretary | 2006-10-23 | 2007-08-31 |
| DURRANT, Andrew Peter | Secretary | 2006-10-23 | 2007-08-31 |
| EVES, Richard Anthony | Secretary | 2000-09-25 | 2006-10-23 |
| GRIFFIN, John Edward Henry | Secretary | 1999-11-08 | 2000-09-25 |
| GRIFFIN, John Edward Henry | Secretary | 1996-12-18 | 1999-11-08 |
| JAEGER, Thomas Gerhard, Dip Kfm | Secretary | 2007-08-31 | 2009-06-24 |
| MARKHAM, Una | Secretary | 1999-11-08 | 2000-09-25 |
| POOLE, Andrew Philip | Secretary | 2000-09-25 | 2002-10-31 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-12-18 | 1996-12-18 |
| AHILAN, Rajapillai Veluppillai, Dr | Director | 2012-07-09 | 2012-12-21 |
| AINGER, Stephen David | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2002-10-21 |
| ASTLE, Edward Morrison | Director | 2002-12-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| BARRY, Paul | Director | 2008-05-30 | 2008-10-10 |
| BENNETT, John Richard | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2004-03-31 |
| BERG, Hans, Dr | Director | 2008-10-10 | 2009-12-31 |
| BRANDON, Stephen John | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2000-10-20 |
| BROWN, Malcolm Archibald Halliday | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2000-10-20 |
| BURGESS, Brian Robert | Director | 2000-01-17 | 2001-11-02 |
| CHAPMAN, Ronald Eric | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2004-10-18 |
| DAVIES, Jane | Director | 2008-10-10 | 2010-12-31 |
| FERNANDEZ, Mervyn Cajetan | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2022-02-11 |
| FERNANDEZ, Mervyn Cajetan | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2015-03-23 |
| GRIFFIN, John Edward Henry | Director | 1996-12-18 | 1999-11-08 |
| GUNN, Alexander Brian | Director | 2004-10-18 | 2008-05-30 |
| HENNESSY, Michael James Kieran | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2002-10-08 |
| KESZTENBAUM, Michael Arthur | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2000-10-20 |
| KROON, Joseph Robert | Director | 2002-12-01 | 2003-08-26 |
| MARKHAM, Una | Director | 1996-12-18 | 1999-11-08 |
| MOORE, Neil | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2002-10-21 |
| NOLAN, Philip, Doctor | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2001-11-29 |
| PRITCHARD, Michael John, Dr | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2021-05-21 |
| PROWSE, Arthur Mark Collins | Director | 2002-12-01 | 2005-03-15 |
| SHRIEVE, Paul Francis | Director | 2008-10-10 | 2012-12-21 |
| STODDART, Arthur William | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2012-07-09 |
| TISO, David Andrew | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2008-05-30 |
| VAMADEVAN, Pradeep | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2018-04-23 |
| VERRION, Robert Edward | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2003-06-01 |
| WITTENBERG, Lutz Hugo Otto | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-05-30 |
| WITTENBERG, Lutz Hugo Otto | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2008-10-10 |
| WOOLLACOTT, Paul Nicholas | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2002-10-21 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-12-18 | 1996-12-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services Holdings (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-09-03 | Active |
| Mr Mervyn Cajetan Fernandez | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-24 | Ceased 2022-02-11 |
| Mr Pradeep Vamadevan | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-03 |
| Mr Thomas Vogth-Eriksen | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-02 |
| Mr Jason Cosmo Smerdon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-10 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.