GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES U.K. LIMITED
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Cash
£13m
+120.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£96m
+3% vs 2024
Employees
210
-3.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.4m
+73.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £51,027,000 | £45,437,000 | £46,799,000 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,184,000 | £1,097,000 | £3,223,000 | +193.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,963,000 | £1,977,000 | £3,433,000 | +73.6% | |
| Net profit | £656,000 | £983,000 | £2,753,000 | +180.1% | |
| Cash | £25,507,000 | £5,708,000 | £12,603,000 | +120.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £128,699,000 | £103,840,000 | £107,022,000 | +3.1% | |
| Net assets | £119,119,000 | £93,302,000 | £96,055,000 | +3% | |
| Equity | £119,119,000 | £93,302,000 | £96,055,000 | +3% | |
| Average employees | 218 | 218 | 210 | -3.7% | |
| Wages | £10,037,000 | £9,704,000 | £9,763,000 | +0.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £168,000 | £125,000 | £184,000 | +47.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £8,000 | £9,000 | £7,000 | -22.2% |
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 | 4.3% | 2.4% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 2.2% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.7% | 1.1% | 3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.4% | 15.4% | 14.8% | |
| Current ratio | 4.46x | 1.97x | 3.70x | |
| Interest cover | 19.16x | 13.89x | 23.36x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe the company is well placed to manage its financing and other business risks satisfactorily, and have a reasonable expectation that Company will have adequate resources to continue in operation for at least twelve months from the signing date of the financial statements. They therefore consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On May 8 2025, all 93,578,000 ordinary shares in the share capital of the Company (the "Shares") were transferred by Guardian Industries UK Holding Limited (the "Transferor") to Guardian Europe S.à.r.l. (the "Transferee") and the Transferee was registered as the legal and beneficial owner of the Shares.”
- “In February 2026, the United States commenced direct military operations against Iran. The impacts to the Company's businesses are ongoing relative to various global markets, including supply chain disruptions, input costs, financial market volatility, and the potential for heightened economic sanctions imposed by the US and other countries. Management will continue to monitor developments to assess potential future impacts that may arise as a result of the ongoing conflict.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER, James Andrew | Secretary | 2019-03-31 | — | — |
| SAN MARTIN ARROITA, Jesús | Director | 2025-02-18 | Dec 1970 | Spanish |
| SILVESTER, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jan 1978 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLASS, David Selig | Secretary | 2001-01-11 | 2002-05-01 |
| PRINGIERS, Vincent | Secretary | 2002-05-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| AIZPURU, Enrique Martinez | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2025-02-18 |
| BLETSO, Bryan Edward | Director | 2001-01-11 | 2001-01-22 |
| BOEKHOUDT, Gustav | Director | 2015-01-16 | 2019-03-31 |
| BRAUN, Jean | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2008-06-12 |
| DE BONHOME, Jean Pierre | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2013-04-04 |
| DUGUID, Christopher Stuart | Director | 2019-03-31 | 2025-07-01 |
| GILVRAY, Derek | Director | 2019-03-31 | 2022-04-01 |
| HARAKALY, Gabor | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2019-03-31 |
| ISASMENDI, Pablo | Director | 2008-06-12 | 2009-09-24 |
| PITSCH, Jean Luc | Director | 2009-01-29 | 2012-10-22 |
| PITSCH, Jean Luc | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2002-12-20 |
| SAPI, Lajos | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2015-01-16 |
| SCHNEIDER, Leo Edward | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2004-05-12 |
| THEIS, Luc Joseph Emile | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2011-07-19 |
| VAN NIMMEN, Patrick Josse | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2013-10-29 |
| ALAVESA DE PROMOCIONES EMPRESARIALES S A | Corporate Director | 2002-12-20 | 2007-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian Industries Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-10-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-10-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-11 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-10-11 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-11 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.