GLOBE UNION (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£75k
+97.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24m
-8.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
582
-1.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.7m
-373.1% lowest 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 | £176,442,000 | £172,057,000 | £179,875,000 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £5,622,000 | £1,687,000 | -£1,488,000 | -188.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,944,000 | £979,000 | -£2,674,000 | -373.1% | |
| Net profit | £3,392,000 | £414,000 | -£2,511,000 | -706.5% | |
| Cash | £31,000 | £38,000 | £75,000 | +97.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,029,000 | £28,057,000 | £27,141,000 | -3.3% | |
| Net assets | £28,514,000 | £26,604,000 | £24,360,000 | -8.4% | |
| Equity | £28,514,000 | £26,604,000 | £24,360,000 | -8.4% | |
| Average employees | 606 | 592 | 582 | -1.7% | |
| Wages | £20,185,000 | £21,070,000 | £22,275,000 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £714,000 | £701,000 | £619,000 | -11.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £52,000 | £60,000 | £64,000 | +6.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £388,000 | £391,000 | £346,000 | -11.5% |
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 | 3.2% | 1.0% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 0.2% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.4% | 6.0% | -5.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.8% | 58.4% | 62.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 1.50x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | 8.29x | 2.30x | -1.25x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have received a letter of support from the ultimate parent company. The letter issued to confirm the parent's intention to provide financial support if this becomes required and intended to provide comfort regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- GLOBE UNION (UK) LIMITED · parent
- P.J.H. Group Limited 100%
- PJH Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Business also completed the move to a new purpose built 200k sq ft distribution centre during 2025.”
- “During the year the Group was notified that a key logistics services contract would not be renewed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW, Jason David, Mr. | Secretary | 2012-08-29 | — | — |
| GEORGE, Richard Ian | Director | 2016-08-30 | Apr 1970 | British |
| LEE, Lei-Hui | Director | 2018-10-15 | Nov 1981 | Taiwanese |
| OUYANG, Shane | Director | 2024-12-20 | Oct 1978 | Taiwanese |
| SHAW, Jason David | Director | 2016-10-27 | Mar 1971 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERRINGTON, Mark, Mr. | Secretary | 2007-03-28 | 2012-08-29 |
| COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-02-02 | 2007-03-28 |
| CHEN, Chung-Fang | Director | 2008-04-21 | 2013-10-30 |
| CHEN, Tsung-Min | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2024-12-31 |
| CHOU, Horng Yih | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2013-10-30 |
| CHOU, Yu-Li | Director | 2013-10-30 | 2018-10-14 |
| OUYOUNG, Scott | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2019-12-31 |
| SPARKES, Peter Anthony | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2008-05-05 |
| YATES, Andrew | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2019-12-31 |
| YEN, Kuo-Chi | Director | 2013-12-27 | 2018-10-15 |
| YOUNG, Robert Derhan | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2007-10-31 |
| COBBETTS (DIRECTOR) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-02-02 | 2007-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Ian George | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Jason David Shaw | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Globe Union Industrial Corp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-12-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.