GAS FAST LIMITED
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Cash
£451k
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£580k
Equity attributable
Employees
48
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.4m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £33,135,638 | £27,044,042 | £10,983,646 | £11,164,466 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,941,043 | £3,129,439 | £525,952 | -£1,483,299 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,943,053 | £3,156,356 | £560,594 | -£1,447,430 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,156,053 | £2,354,647 | £419,215 | -£1,087,430 | — | |
| Cash | £864,288 | £950,783 | £3,545,103 | £3,576,700 | £1,258,616 | £450,956 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £596,603 | £634,576 | £3,809,820 | £6,197,467 | £1,704,780 | £580,350 | — | |
| Net assets | £546,603 | £634,576 | £3,760,820 | £6,115,467 | £1,667,780 | £580,350 | — | |
| Equity | £546,603 | £634,576 | £3,760,820 | £6,115,467 | £1,667,780 | £580,350 | — | |
| Average employees | 4 | 50 | 33 | 48 | 44 | 48 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £944,440 | £1,308,241 | £953,768 | £1,693,943 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £37,345 | £128,287 | £160,117 | £227,597 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £50,661 | £10,188 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | — | £151,331 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 8 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 11.9% | 11.6% | 4.8% | -13.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 9.5% | 8.7% | 3.8% | -9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 103.4% | 50.5% | 30.9% | -255.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.0% | 60.3% | 36.0% | 17.3% | 34.7% | 64.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.83x | 2.79x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 24.88x | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GAS FAST LIMITED 2009-07-29 → present
- GAS FAST (UK) LIMITED 2006-04-19 → 2009-07-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Watson Buckle Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Mark Owen Charles | Director | 2024-05-21 | Oct 1970 | British |
| DRAPER, Alison Lindsey | Director | 2020-12-01 | Sep 1982 | British |
| DRAPER, David Steven | Director | 2006-04-19 | Oct 1979 | British |
| GEORGE, Mark Alexander | Director | 2024-05-21 | Jul 1974 | British |
| KIBBLE, Gary | Director | 2024-05-21 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAPER, David Steven | Secretary | 2006-04-19 | 2024-05-21 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-04-19 | 2006-04-19 |
| DRAPER, Kylie Louise | Director | 2021-04-30 | 2024-05-21 |
| DRAPER, William | Director | 2010-06-16 | 2012-05-01 |
| SHAW, Emma Louise | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2024-05-21 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-04-19 | 2006-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickes Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2024-05-21 | Active |
| Mrs Kylie Louise Draper | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-06-19 | Ceased 2024-05-21 |
| Mr David Steven Draper | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-06-19 | Ceased 2024-05-21 |
| Mr David Steven Draper | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-24 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-05-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-14 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders |
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.