GARELOCH SUPPORT SERVICES (PLANT) LIMITED
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Cash
£268k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£6m
Equity attributable
Employees
64
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£987k
Period ending 2024-09-29
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
However, as the extension of banking facilities beyond 12 months has not yet been finalised, a material uncertainty remains which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-29
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-29 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,021,107 | £13,895,831 | — | |
| Operating profit | £866,177 | £439,075 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£647,499 | -£986,639 | — | |
| Net profit | -£919,467 | -£1,422,484 | — | |
| Cash | £267,725 | £268,293 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,863,947 | £10,369,348 | — | |
| Net assets | £9,939,993 | £6,009,549 | — | |
| Equity | £9,939,993 | £6,009,549 | — | |
| Average employees | 59 | 64 | — | |
| Wages | £2,255,293 | £2,454,306 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £128,925 | £129,215 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 13 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | -6.1% | -10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.2% | 4.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 85.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.20x | 0.21x | |
| Interest cover | 0.46x | 0.19x |
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
- GARELOCH SUPPORT SERVICES (PLANT) LIMITED 1989-07-31 → present
- LOCKMITE LIMITED 1989-05-03 → 1989-07-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“However, as the extension of banking facilities beyond 12 months has not yet been finalised, a material uncertainty remains which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINDLE, Christopher Paul | Secretary | 2024-07-25 | — | — |
| MCGARRY, James | Director | 2005-03-23 | Jul 1976 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AITKEN, Archibald Brian | Secretary | 1991-07-14 | 2005-03-23 |
| GIBSON, Helen Park | Secretary | 2010-05-21 | 2018-02-23 |
| MCGINELY, Linda Louise | Secretary | 2018-02-26 | 2024-07-25 |
| MILLER, Julia Easton | Secretary | — | 1992-08-25 |
| NEWLANDS, Carolyn Louise | Secretary | 2005-06-15 | 2010-05-20 |
| NEWLANDS, Carolyn Louise | Secretary | 2005-06-15 | 2010-05-20 |
| ROBB, Carol | Secretary | — | 1991-07-14 |
| SF SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-03-23 | 2005-06-15 |
| FERGUSON, Donald | Director | 2007-08-27 | 2010-06-10 |
| MACNEIL, Angus | Director | — | 2005-03-23 |
| MOORE, Colin John | Director | 2007-08-27 | 2010-06-10 |
| ROBERTSON, Angus | Director | — | 1991-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sf2004 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-04-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.