GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES RACING LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2m
+12.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£12m
+32.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
257
+6.6% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£3.3m
+101.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,667,366 | £22,284,781 | £17,949,663 | £20,463,467 | £27,334,401 | £37,955,914 | +38.9% | |
| Operating profit | £525,619 | -£264,549 | -£1,009,951 | £1,033,077 | £1,576,789 | £3,306,666 | +109.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £524,546 | -£205,714 | -£1,013,446 | £1,039,916 | £1,643,890 | £3,312,493 | +101.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,056,895 | £460,661 | £12,074 | £1,400,952 | £1,889,479 | £3,304,659 | +74.9% | |
| Cash | £2,616,702 | £1,666,580 | £1,578,261 | £3,485,492 | £1,943,274 | £2,181,107 | +12.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,171,179 | £6,592,594 | £6,338,557 | £7,488,863 | £9,208,761 | £12,220,204 | +32.7% | |
| Net assets | £5,953,779 | £6,240,440 | £6,066,514 | £7,201,466 | £8,871,945 | £11,777,104 | +32.7% | |
| Equity | £5,953,779 | £6,240,440 | £6,066,514 | £7,201,466 | £8,871,945 | £11,777,104 | +32.7% | |
| Average employees | 214 | 255 | 272 | 248 | 241 | 257 | +6.6% | |
| Wages | £7,447,725 | £9,322,472 | £10,638,605 | £9,920,604 | £8,941,006 | £9,586,313 | +7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £21,667 | £21,200 | £21,200 | £34,400 | £35,600 | £35,600 | 0% |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | -1.2% | -5.6% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 2.1% | 0.1% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.5% | -4.0% | -15.9% | 13.8% | 17.1% | 27.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.6% | 35.6% | 44.6% | 47.8% | 46.7% | 35.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.82x | 1.82x | 2.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 55.88x | — | — |
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
- Martlet Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Significant events
- “Since the year-end the company has entered into a commitment to acquire a new machine at a cost of £1,264,400, after conversion into Sterling.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIDDLECOMBE, John | Director | 2003-03-10 | Mar 1949 | British |
| DOVE, Richard Anthony | Director | 2026-05-07 | Jul 1958 | British |
| KINGDON BUTCHER, Simon | Director | 2003-01-16 | Apr 1956 | British |
| PALLETT, Robin Jeremy | Director | 2026-05-07 | Nov 1972 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KINGDON BUTCHER, Rebecca Lucy | Secretary | 2003-01-16 | 2026-05-07 |
| HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-10 | 2003-01-14 |
| HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-10 | 2003-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Biddlecombe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Simon Kingdon Butcher | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company | |
| 2026-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-02-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-03 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-10-03 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.