GM SPECIALITY VEHICLES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8m
EUR 2,101,000
+16.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.7m
EUR 10,017,000
+396% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
45
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
EUR 2,741,000
+2,818.9% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £41,568,662 | £40,811,214 | £31,050,061 | -23.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,495,701 | £2,420,372 | £4,464,504 | +84.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £290,107 | -£87,923 | £2,390,546 | +2,818.9% | |
| Net profit | £4,521,845 | -£3,365,129 | £11,839,351 | +451.8% | |
| Cash | £225,832 | £1,575,149 | £1,832,374 | +16.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,885,521 | £15,642,004 | £30,738,706 | +96.5% | |
| Net assets | £433,423 | -£2,951,228 | £8,736,264 | +396% | |
| Equity | £433,423 | -£2,951,228 | £8,736,264 | +396% | |
| Average employees | 24 | 42 | 45 | +7.1% | |
| Wages | £2,879,354 | £4,315,693 | £5,937,555 | +37.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.872 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 3.6% | 5.9% | 14.4% | |
| Net margin | 10.9% | -8.2% | 38.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.8% | 15.5% | 14.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.5% | 103.3% | 91.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.41x | 0.33x | 0.44x | |
| Interest cover | 1.24x | 0.96x | 2.04x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- GM SPECIALITY VEHICLES UK LIMITED 2021-05-05 → present
- GLOBAL TOOLING SERVICE COMPANY EUROPE LIMITED 2006-12-21 → 2021-05-05
- GLOBAL TOOLING COMPANY EUROPE LIMITED 2006-05-26 → 2006-12-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as; after making appropriate inquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- GM SPECIALITY VEHICLES UK LIMITED · parent
- GM Finance Co. Holdings LLC 40%
Significant events
- “The funding of €88.0 million through GMGTC was approved on 31 March 2026 to be extended through 30 September 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDC NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-11-01 | — | — |
| DE MESQUITA WILLISCH, Marina | Director | 2022-09-07 | Jan 1979 | Brazilian |
| DUNSTAN, Andrew James | Director | 2026-09-09 | May 1967 | British |
| KHARE, Vikas | Director | 2021-02-03 | Jun 1971 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAGI, Rabiya Sultana | Secretary | 2006-05-26 | 2017-07-31 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-07-31 | 2023-10-23 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-05-26 | 2006-05-26 |
| BENJAMIN, Keith John | Director | 2006-05-26 | 2009-02-27 |
| BORLAND, David | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2017-07-31 |
| BOSMA, Thomas John | Director | 2010-01-28 | 2015-07-01 |
| BOYCE, Kevin Patrick | Director | 2021-02-03 | 2024-05-03 |
| BRANSTON, Giles Winthorpe | Director | 2009-04-16 | 2010-01-28 |
| BRUGAL SERRAT, Pere | Director | 2024-12-17 | 2025-10-14 |
| CRANE, Justin | Director | 2017-07-31 | 2018-06-04 |
| DIERNAZ, Jean-Pierre | Director | 2024-12-17 | 2026-08-06 |
| DIGIROLAMO, Enrico Peter | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2010-07-31 |
| FREEBURG, Colleen Mcbrien | Director | 2017-07-31 | 2022-07-12 |
| FULCHER, John Robert | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2015-10-01 |
| GILSON, Andrew Robert | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2014-09-25 |
| HAMMONDS, Timothy John | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2017-07-31 |
| HIGHNAM, James Charles | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| HOPE, Peter Thomas | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-07-31 |
| JASINKIEWICZ, Paul | Director | 2019-02-27 | 2020-12-15 |
| KIBE, Alfred Kamanja | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2015-12-18 |
| MAESTRI, Luca | Director | 2007-04-19 | 2008-10-01 |
| MANGIARINO, Massimo | Director | 2017-07-31 | 2020-02-25 |
| MELINE, David Walter | Director | 2006-06-06 | 2007-04-19 |
| MERCHANT, Robert Stephen | Director | 2008-10-24 | 2009-09-29 |
| MOLYNEUX, Richard John | Director | 2008-04-24 | 2011-04-30 |
| PARFITT, Christopher William | Director | 2010-01-28 | 2013-06-30 |
| PITTMAN, Jerome Thomas | Director | 2007-08-23 | 2008-10-24 |
| SHEPHERD, Peter Edward | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2010-07-13 |
| WARD, Keith Geoffrey | Director | 2006-06-06 | 2008-04-24 |
| WINKLEY, Rich Jeffrey | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2007-06-01 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-05-26 | 2006-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Motors Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-18 | Active |
| General Motors Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-03-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.