GL DAMECK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-24 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+80.8% vs 2024
Net assets
-£120K
+90.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
38
-67.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+85.4% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £63,796,221 | £25,890,081 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £67,651 | £1,435,648 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £594,518 | £1,102,281 | |
| Net profit | -£2,086,640 | -£2,980,276 | -£200,120 | £921,081 | £1,099,274 | |
| Cash | £6,536,207 | £5,005,124 | £2,475,300 | £1,854,492 | £3,352,812 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £925,101 | -£120,241 | |
| Net assets | -£1,985,200 | -£1,940,476 | -£2,685,507 | -£1,308,231 | -£120,241 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | -£1,308,231 | -£120,241 | |
| Average employees | 138 | 148 | 151 | 117 | 38 | |
| Wages | £3,310,761 | £3,913,803 | £4,136,447 | £3,751,755 | £1,220,818 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
-59.4%
£63,796,221 £25,890,081
-
Cash
+80.8%
£1,854,492 £3,352,812
-
Net assets
+90.8%
-£1,308,231 -£120,241
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-67.5%
117 38
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+2,022.1%
£67,651 £1,435,648
-
Profit before tax
+85.4%
£594,518 £1,102,281
-
Wages
-67.5%
£3,751,755 £1,220,818
lowest in 5 filed years
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 0.1% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.4% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 7.3% | -1194.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 106.0% | 100.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.01x | 0.95x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 0.07x | 2.00x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GL DAMECK LIMITED 2010-03-25 → present
- BAFIZ UK LIMITED 2007-01-10 → 2010-03-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has completed scenario forecasting and stress testing for the period to 31 January 2027. As part of this exercise the directors have assessed that the banking facilities avai able and the actions and strategies available to them to mitigate business threats under stress testing. The forecasts demonstrate that the group could operate within its available funding arrangements. The directors have assessed the company's ability to be able to continue as a going concern. In their opinion adequate facilities are in place at present, and there is no reason to expect that adequate facilities will not continue to be in place following the facility review in January 2027.”
Group structure
- GL DAMECK LIMITED · parent
- Diamond Sport Retail Limited 100%
- GLD (Europe) GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “Following the comprehensive restructure completed on 31 January 2024, the company has transitioned to a performance-led strategy with a clear focus on Return on Investment (ROI) and debt management.”
- “On 31 January 2024 the company transferred the business relating to certain sports brands to a fellow subsidiary company of the Dameck Holdings group, Ardblair Sports Importers Limited. The company also entered into an arrangement with a third party relating to its sponsorship business.”
- “On 31 January 2024 the company transferred its shareholding in the subsidiary undertakings, GLD Brands Limited, Swallowtail Lifestyle Limited and Addict Holdings Limited to a fellow subsidiary company of the Dameck Holdings group, Ardblair Sports Importers Limited.”
- “On 31 January 2024 the company transferred certain elements of its business to a fellow subsidiary company of the Dameck Holdings group, Ardblair Sports Importers Limited and its subsidiaries. This included stock net of provisions totalling £3,837,146, debtors totalling £969,466 and creditors totalling £153,664. Intangible assets with a net book value of £12,333 were disposed of for a consideration of £12,133 and tangible fixed assets with a net book value of £9,167 were disposed of for a consideration of £4,766 to Ardblair Sports Importers Limited and its subsidiaries.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN, Kirsten Margaret | Secretary | 2007-01-10 | — | British |
| RYAN, Kirsten Margaret | Director | 2007-01-10 | Jul 1974 | British |
| SCOTT, Craig Winton | Director | 2021-08-27 | Nov 1969 | British |
| SCOTT, Ewan Charles | Director | 2007-01-10 | Feb 1972 | British |
| SCOTT, Murray Arnold Ferrier | Director | 2021-08-27 | Aug 1967 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZRAK-BAMBER, Elizabeth Cristina | Director | 2007-01-10 | 2022-12-08 |
| BAMBER, Simon Peter | Director | 2007-01-10 | 2021-05-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Peter Bamber | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-22 |
| Dameck Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-16 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-09-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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