GENERATOR POWER LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5M
+36.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+1.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
320
+3.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-15.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,021,283 | £49,861,497 | £70,839,487 | £89,084,049 | £73,211,247 | £70,882,711 | -3.2% | |
| Operating profit | £4,197,879 | £2,582,931 | £4,009,464 | £3,630,869 | £2,717,926 | £2,856,226 | +5.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,532,206 | £1,743,252 | £2,907,329 | £2,084,141 | £1,220,784 | £1,031,054 | -15.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,732,284 | £1,187,129 | £2,330,299 | £1,505,147 | £889,342 | £710,705 | -20.1% | |
| Cash | £5,350,225 | £2,831,333 | £734,023 | £1,250,121 | £1,132,661 | £1,549,977 | +36.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,222,920 | £27,123,224 | £25,108,603 | £20,955,694 | £24,643,181 | £27,816,009 | +12.9% | |
| Net assets | £11,091,084 | £11,278,213 | £12,108,512 | £12,613,659 | £13,003,001 | £13,213,706 | +1.6% | |
| Equity | £11,091,084 | £11,278,213 | £12,108,512 | £12,613,659 | £13,003,001 | £13,213,706 | +1.6% | |
| Average employees | 237 | 266 | 286 | 314 | 309 | 320 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | £8,462,065 | £10,309,070 | £11,442,237 | £12,184,076 | £13,194,279 | £14,274,963 | +8.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £209,861 | £239,438 | £236,626 | £305,623 | £271,933 | £165,756 | -39% |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.0% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.9% | 9.5% | 16.0% | 17.3% | 11.0% | 10.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.70x | 0.71x | 0.75x | |
| Interest cover | 6.17x | 2.93x | 3.64x | 2.35x | 1.80x | 1.56x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- GENERATOR POWER LIMITED 1999-10-29 → present
- GENERATOR POWER SUPPLY LIMITED 1998-06-10 → 1999-10-29
- GENERATOR POWER SUPPLIES LIMITED 1997-10-08 → 1998-06-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The director has a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly the going concern basis of accounting continues to be adopted in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- GENERATOR POWER LIMITED · parent
- Trackhire Solutions Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Capital commitments for £4,002,984 (2025) and £4,128,000 (2024) related to the purchase of plant and machinery. Following the year-end the Company has declared dividends of £250,000 on the Ordinary shares.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDWELL, Stephen Keith | Director | 1997-10-08 | Mar 1966 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMITAGE, Roger Stuart | Secretary | 2004-10-15 | 2008-04-25 |
| CARDWELL, Cindy Jayne Tanya | Secretary | 1997-10-08 | 2004-01-28 |
| CARDWELL, Stephen Keith | Secretary | 2004-01-28 | 2004-10-15 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-10-08 | 1997-10-08 |
| CRESSEY, Richard Michael Antony | Director | 1998-11-09 | 2004-10-15 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-10-08 | 1997-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Keith Cardwell | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.