EQUATOR (GJ) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-10 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-26
Watchouts
Cash
£150K
+127% vs 2023
Net assets
-£3M
-83.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
127
-3.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1M
+31.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,559,310 | £9,856,958 | £7,658,509 | £8,543,836 | |
| Operating profit | -£66,919 | -£928,121 | -£1,176,649 | -£428,887 | |
| Profit before tax | -£218,596 | -£999,492 | -£1,887,472 | -£1,290,124 | |
| Net profit | -£219,648 | -£901,899 | -£1,887,472 | -£1,290,124 | |
| Cash | £185,695 | £608,667 | £66,025 | £149,904 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,090,878 | £1,113,653 | -£1,385,630 | -£2,740,754 | |
| Net assets | £1,864,342 | £962,443 | -£1,536,840 | -£2,826,964 | |
| Equity | £1,864,342 | £962,443 | -£1,536,840 | -£2,826,964 | |
| Average employees | 207 | 200 | 132 | 127 | |
| Wages | £6,667,051 | £6,714,076 | £4,913,964 | £5,224,100 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+11.6%
£7,658,509 £8,543,836
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Cash
+127%
£66,025 £149,904
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Net assets
-83.9%
-£1,536,840 -£2,826,964
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
-3.8%
132 127
lowest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+63.6%
-£1,176,649 -£428,887
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Profit before tax
+31.6%
-£1,887,472 -£1,290,124
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Wages
+6.3%
£4,913,964 £5,224,100
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.6% | -9.4% | -15.4% | -5.0% | |
| Net margin | -1.9% | -9.1% | -24.6% | -15.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.2% | -83.3% | 84.9% | 15.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 112.7% | 142.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.88x | 0.68x | |
| Interest cover | -0.44x | -13.00x | -1.66x | -0.50x |
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
- EQUATOR (GJ) LIMITED 2013-01-14 → present
- G J CREATIVE LIMITED 2009-06-26 → 2013-01-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Langer & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors therefore have reasonable expectation that there are adequate resources and the support from its ultimate parent company, for the Company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Reported revenues... increased by 11% reflecting organic growth across the business due to a number of global client wins.”
- “In FY23 the company incurred a number of exceptional costs. These were categorised as one-off redundancy costs relating to restructuring of the business.”
- “On 1st May 2025, Matthews International Corporation entered a joint venture with SGS group, where Matthews International Coporation retains 40% interest.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHAUER, Justin Colin | Secretary | 2025-05-14 | — | — |
| BEARD, Richard Paul | Director | 2025-05-14 | Oct 1972 | American |
| BROADBENT, David Charles | Director | 2025-05-14 | Mar 1964 | American |
| KOHL, Gary Raymond | Director | 2025-05-14 | Apr 1963 | American |
| SCHAUER, Justin Colin | Director | 2025-05-14 | Jul 1971 | American |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALTERS, Brian Dixon | Secretary | 2017-03-01 | 2025-05-14 |
| ALLSOPP, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2017-03-01 |
| BARTOLACCI, Joseph Carlo | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2025-05-14 |
| COOK, Mark Richard | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2017-03-01 |
| FLYNN, Gary Anthony | Director | 2009-06-26 | 2017-03-01 |
| MYLOTT, Steven Eric | Director | 2011-03-23 | 2017-03-01 |
| NICOLA, Steven Francis | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2025-05-14 |
| SINGH, Jasbinder | Director | 2009-06-26 | 2017-03-01 |
| WALTERS, Brian Dixon | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2025-05-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula Parent Llc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-01 | Ceased 2025-05-01 |
| Gj Creative Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-01 | Active |
| Gj Creative Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.