GLOBAL BRANDS (GBL) HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£611K
+175.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£27M
-4.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
432
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£985K
-920.8% 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 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £82,982,000 | £78,619,000 | £81,267,000 | +3.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,488,000 | £1,607,000 | £187,000 | -88.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,552,000 | £120,000 | -£985,000 | -920.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,168,000 | -£106,000 | -£997,000 | -840.6% | |
| Cash | £382,000 | £222,000 | £611,000 | +175.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,036,000 | £38,902,000 | £39,296,000 | +1% | |
| Net assets | £32,590,000 | £28,269,000 | £27,084,000 | -4.2% | |
| Equity | £32,590,000 | £28,269,000 | £27,084,000 | -4.2% | |
| Average employees | 417 | 408 | 432 | +5.9% | |
| Wages | £11,026,000 | £12,370,000 | £13,284,000 | +7.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £293,000 | £387,000 | — | — |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 2.0% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | -0.1% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.7% | 4.1% | 0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.7% | 57.6% | 59.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.25x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | 2.66x | 1.08x | 0.16x |
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
- GLOBAL BRANDS (GBL) HOLDINGS LIMITED 2012-07-26 → present
- BRMCO (184) LIMITED 2012-05-24 → 2012-07-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. On that basis, the directors have prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- GLOBAL BRANDS (GBL) HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Global Brands Limited 70%
- Bradbury Hall Developments Limited 100%
- Casa Hotel Holding Limited 100%
- Casa Hotel Limited 100%
- Casa Property Limited 100%
- Peak Edge Hotel Limited 100%
- Inspirit Drinks Limited 70%
- The Sustainable Spirit Co Ltd 70%
- Corky's Brand Limited 70%
- Furnance Hill Management Services 70%
- Global Brands US Inc 70%
- Crossco 1465 Limited 70%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACON, Shaun | Director | 2012-08-02 | Jul 1965 | British |
| GARCIA PEREZ, Steven James | Director | 2012-08-02 | Dec 1956 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES, Mark Peter | Director | 2012-08-02 | 2024-05-09 |
| MCGOWAN, Peter James | Director | 2012-05-24 | 2012-08-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sebastian Garcia Perez | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-11-25 | Active |
| Mr Julian Atkins | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2024-10-25 | Active |
| Mr Shaun Bacon | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2024-10-25 | Active |
| Mr Steven James Garcia Perez | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2017-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 73 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-25 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-11-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-30 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-06-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.