GIBSON BROS LIMITED
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Cash
£7.8m
-14.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£27m
+10.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
63
-6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3m
-29.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 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
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £20,342,791 | £25,435,310 | £16,729,784 | -34.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,690,543 | £4,109,534 | £2,897,215 | -29.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,796,073 | £4,255,925 | £2,981,821 | -29.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,948,514 | £3,362,715 | £2,331,357 | -30.7% | |
| Cash | £7,141,973 | £9,105,447 | £7,808,404 | -14.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,741,241 | £25,932,916 | £28,702,492 | +10.7% | |
| Net assets | £21,357,231 | £24,499,119 | £27,128,790 | +10.7% | |
| Equity | £21,357,231 | £24,499,119 | £27,128,790 | +10.7% | |
| Average employees | 63 | 67 | 63 | -6% | |
| Wages | £2,366,849 | £2,643,414 | £2,528,221 | -4.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £188,248 | £188,248 | £284,639 | +51.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £249,013 | £89,494 | -£90,189 | -200.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £83,778 | £113,658 | £101,668 | -10.5% |
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 | 18.1% | 16.2% | 17.3% | |
| Net margin | 14.5% | 13.2% | 13.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.2% | 15.8% | 10.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.8% | 27.6% | 13.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.74x | 3.09x | 8.00x |
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
- GMcG PORTADOWN
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties”
Group structure
- GIBSON BROS LIMITED · parent
- Gibson Bros (Ireland) Limited 100%
- M P Coleman Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 November 2025, the company sold its entire shareholding in Court Finance Limited. No gain or loss arose on disposal, as the sale proceeds equalled the carrying value of the underlying business assets and attributable goodwill.”
- “On 1 April 2026, the existing shareholders sold 100% of their shareholding in the group to CRH (UK) Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURPHY, Denise | Secretary | 2026-04-01 | — | — |
| MORGAN, Dermot | Director | 2020-09-01 | Jun 1990 | Irish |
| MURPHY, Denise | Director | 2026-04-01 | May 1975 | British |
| MURPHY, Noel | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jan 1974 | Irish |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERRING, Justin | Secretary | 2017-12-11 | 2026-04-01 |
| GIBSON, William Stephens | Secretary | 1986-09-22 | 2017-12-10 |
| FISHER, Pamela Mary | Director | 2021-03-13 | 2026-04-01 |
| GERRING, Justin Alfred | Director | 2000-03-22 | 2026-04-01 |
| GERRING, Rosemary Elaine | Director | 2021-03-13 | 2026-04-01 |
| GIBSON, John Elliott | Director | 2000-03-22 | 2026-04-01 |
| GIBSON, John | Director | 1986-09-22 | 2020-07-22 |
| GIBSON, William Stephens | Director | 1986-09-22 | 2017-12-10 |
| STEVENSON, Dorothea Elizabeth | Director | 2021-03-13 | 2026-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crh (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-01 | Active |
| Mr John Elliott Gibson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-03-01 | Ceased 2026-04-01 |
| Mrs Rosemary Elaine Gerring | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-01 |
| Mr John Gibson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 6
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.