GPS MARINE CONTRACTORS LIMITED
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Cash
£552k
+330.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2.5m
+19.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
60
-21.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£569k
+291.7% first positive since 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,874,413 | £12,776,400 | £14,618,572 | £13,484,038 | £10,091,036 | -25.2% | |
| Operating profit | £536,556 | £728,473 | £596,599 | -£292,433 | £601,233 | +305.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £531,935 | £728,376 | £596,610 | -£296,862 | £569,227 | +291.7% | |
| Net profit | £429,636 | £647,025 | £464,352 | -£245,193 | £410,560 | +267.4% | |
| Cash | £522,465 | £332,122 | £511,449 | £128,267 | £551,903 | +330.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,280,455 | £1,925,325 | £2,371,554 | £2,121,066 | £2,549,679 | +20.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,254,504 | £1,901,907 | £2,366,259 | £2,121,066 | £2,531,626 | +19.4% | |
| Equity | £1,254,504 | £1,901,907 | £2,366,259 | £2,121,066 | £2,531,626 | +19.4% | |
| Average employees | 83 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 60 | -21.1% | |
| Wages | £3,555,092 | £4,140,755 | £4,459,772 | £4,296,959 | £3,405,996 | -20.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £307,110 | £309,540 | £296,331 | £300,587 | £96,062 | -68% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £3,746 | £5,180 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £83,949 | £85,564 | — | — |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 5.7% | 4.1% | -2.2% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 5.1% | 3.2% | -1.8% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 41.9% | 37.8% | 25.2% | -13.8% | 23.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.5% | 61.2% | 52.4% | 48.5% | 43.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.83x | 1.96x | 2.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -66.03x | 18.79x |
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
- Brebners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of the above and after making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the director continues to adopt the going concern basis”
Significant events
- “The October 2024 budget caused the business to pause all planned investment, and the directors are very pessimistic about the budget's likely effects on the UK economy and the UK markets in which the business operates.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPENCER, Daniel James John | Director | 2013-09-03 | Jul 1987 | British |
| SPENCER, Gary John | Director | 2017-08-18 | May 1963 | British |
| SPENCER, John Francis | Director | 2017-08-18 | Jan 1990 | British |
| SPENCER, John Bernard | Director | 2007-05-09 | Apr 1959 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Fiona | Secretary | 2006-01-20 | 2007-06-01 |
| SHOTTER, Deborah Jane | Secretary | 2000-08-04 | 2006-01-20 |
| SPENCER, Gary John | Secretary | 2007-06-01 | 2014-12-23 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-08-04 | 2000-08-04 |
| SPENCER, Gary John | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2014-12-23 |
| WOODROOF, Gary | Director | 2000-08-04 | 2007-06-01 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-08-04 | 2000-08-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.P.S Marine Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.