GAC SERVICES (UK) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-01 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£339K
+51.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-8.9% vs 2023
Employees
268
+3.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-32.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £48,984,620 | £45,293,985 | |
| Operating profit | £3,782,056 | £2,612,810 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,869,736 | £2,612,810 | |
| Net profit | £2,898,274 | £1,931,493 | |
| Cash | £223,809 | £338,953 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,257,197 | £4,788,690 | |
| Net assets | £5,257,197 | £4,788,690 | |
| Equity | £5,257,197 | £4,788,690 | |
| Average employees | 260 | 268 | |
| Wages | £11,366,270 | £11,808,390 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £188,785 | £219,168 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-7.5%
£48,984,620 £45,293,985
-
Cash
+51.4%
£223,809 £338,953
-
Net assets
-8.9%
£5,257,197 £4,788,690
-
Employees
+3.1%
260 268
-
Operating profit
-30.9%
£3,782,056 £2,612,810
-
Profit before tax
-32.5%
£3,869,736 £2,612,810
-
Wages
+3.9%
£11,366,270 £11,808,390
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.7% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 71.9% | 54.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.09x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- GAC SERVICES (UK) LTD 2016-11-09 → present
- GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED 2009-12-16 → 2016-11-09
- OBC SHIPPING LTD. 1993-11-24 → 2009-12-16
- SCOTMAR (AGENCIES) LIMITED 1989-12-11 → 1993-11-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- GAC SERVICES (UK) LTD · parent
- GAC Training and Services Solutions Ltd 50%
- Pelitec Ltd 50%
Significant events
- “During 2024 the Company generated a profit after tax of £1,931,493. Turnover £45,293,985, and operating income fell to £22,759,694. Principally, this was due to losing key customers in the energy space caused by the M&A of a primary customer as well as the Ocean Race not taking place in the year.”
- “In line with group strategic planning (Aurora21), during the year decisions were taken to close the warehouse at London Heathrow, as well as to end the sailing events partnership with Pindar Sporting Partners. Our freight forwarding team was significantly reduced with a focus now on niche logistics, and a concerted effort taken to collaborate across departments, and to cross train staff to make the business more efficient.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNE, Nicholas Stephen Andrew | Director | 2023-01-01 | Feb 1982 | British |
| FREDRIKSSON, Carl Pontus | Director | 2023-10-01 | Jun 1975 | Swedish |
| LEACH, Andrew Manley | Director | 2024-07-01 | Sep 1963 | British |
| OKBO, Thomas Hogh | Director | 2021-01-01 | Feb 1974 | Danish |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROUGH, William Gillespie | Secretary | — | 1993-11-06 |
| GRAHAM, Edward | Secretary | 2016-06-07 | 2019-01-25 |
| GRAHAM, Edward John | Secretary | 2007-03-01 | 2013-05-10 |
| IVANOV, Ilian | Secretary | 2013-05-17 | 2015-11-30 |
| MCNAUGHTON, Duncan Taylor | Secretary | 1993-11-06 | 2006-10-31 |
| BELL, Derek | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2003-08-31 |
| BROUGH, William Gillespie | Director | — | 2008-03-31 |
| CHRISTIE, George | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2011-10-31 |
| COLE, Peter John | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2015-01-30 |
| DAVIDSON, Thomas | Director | — | 1993-02-25 |
| EBBERSTEN, Erland | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2011-05-01 |
| EKSTRAND, Bengt Ake | Director | 2012-10-31 | 2023-10-01 |
| FOTHERINGHAM, William James | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| GRAHAM, Edward John | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2013-05-10 |
| JORGENSEN, Herman Oswald | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| KITSON, Peter | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2003-08-31 |
| LEACH, Andrew Manley | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2012-10-31 |
| LEWIS, Barry | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2002-02-19 |
| MANNION, Nicholas Martin | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2003-08-31 |
| MCNAUGHTON, Duncan Taylor | Director | 1993-11-06 | 2006-10-31 |
| MOSS, Paul Roxburgh | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2003-08-31 |
| ROCKS, John Gerard | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2005-05-31 |
| SAFVERSTROM, Lars Goran | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2011-04-01 |
| VERHEYEN, Ivo Rene Monique | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| WESTER, Hakan Tommy Bo | Director | 2010-10-27 | 2019-01-16 |
| WIGNALL, John Alexander | Director | — | 2008-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Bjorn Engblom | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.