GRAND VIEW CONTAINER TRADING (UK) LTD
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Cash
£735k
-2.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.1m
+14.7% vs 2024
Employees
3
-25% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,257,041 | £2,212,627 | £858,617 | £464,822 | £750,348 | £734,937 | -2.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £639,394 | £1,174,309 | £654,601 | £811,984 | £950,729 | £1,101,205 | +15.8% | |
| Net assets | £634,480 | £1,173,436 | £654,601 | £802,363 | £947,170 | £1,086,717 | +14.7% | |
| Equity | £634,480 | £1,173,436 | £654,601 | £802,363 | £947,170 | £1,086,717 | +14.7% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -25% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.1% | 75.5% | 78.2% | 74.0% | 74.3% | 63.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.29x | 1.50x |
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
- GRAND VIEW CONTAINER TRADING (UK) LTD 2009-05-08 → present
- CONTAINER TRADING LIMITED 2001-02-12 → 2009-05-08
- CONTAINER TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 2000-10-23 → 2001-02-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAYDEN, Martin Terence | Secretary | 2012-03-31 | — | British |
| CRAYDEN, Martin Terence | Director | 2009-04-20 | Sep 1961 | British |
| CRAYDEN, Nicholas William | Director | 2024-01-01 | Feb 1994 | British |
| DU, Jing | Director | 2013-05-06 | Apr 1974 | Chinese |
| TANG, Lily | Director | 2014-02-03 | Apr 1977 | Chinese |
| ZHANG, Huai Sheng | Director | 2025-04-08 | Sep 1965 | Chinese |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARVEY, Gry Haave | Secretary | 2000-10-23 | 2012-03-31 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-23 | 2000-10-23 |
| BATEMAN, Simon Andrew | Director | 2012-03-31 | 2021-08-10 |
| CHENG, Zhitu | Director | 2009-04-08 | 2014-02-03 |
| HARVEY, Gry Haave | Director | 2000-10-23 | 2009-04-20 |
| HARVEY, Keith Alexander | Director | 2000-10-23 | 2012-03-31 |
| TANG, Lili | Director | 2009-04-08 | 2013-05-06 |
| WANG, Gloria | Director | 2013-05-06 | 2025-04-01 |
| ZENG, Wei | Director | 2009-04-08 | 2013-05-06 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-23 | 2000-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin Terence Crayden | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-03-01 | Ceased 2020-04-08 |
| Mr Huaisheng Zhang | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-03-01 | Active |
| Mr Martin Terence Crayden | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-01 |
| Grand View Container Trading (Hk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-23 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type small | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.