G & B HOME LIVING LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2m
+31.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.4m
-46.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
179
-8.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£744k
-23.9% first positive since 2023
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 | £59,612,000 | £33,049,000 | £27,796,000 | -15.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,357,000 | £1,434,000 | £874,000 | -39.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,758,000 | £978,000 | £744,000 | -23.9% | |
| Net profit | -£2,790,000 | £799,000 | £2,092,000 | +161.8% | |
| Cash | £3,652,000 | £1,643,000 | £2,164,000 | +31.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,537,000 | £12,101,000 | £6,238,000 | -48.5% | |
| Net assets | £14,336,000 | £9,989,000 | £5,354,000 | -46.4% | |
| Equity | £14,336,000 | £9,989,000 | £5,354,000 | -46.4% | |
| Average employees | 386 | 195 | 179 | -8.2% | |
| Wages | £13,143,000 | £7,247,000 | £6,377,000 | -12% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,052,000 | £688,000 | £834,000 | +21.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £74,000 | £123,000 | £109,000 | -11.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £269,000 | £277,000 | £275,000 | -0.7% |
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 | -5.6% | 4.3% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | -4.7% | 2.4% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -17.2% | 11.9% | 14.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.7% | 66.9% | 73.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.32x | 0.90x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | -6.17x | 3.14x | 6.72x |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-06-17
- G & B HOME LIVING LIMITED 2025-06-17 → present
- 00372481 LIMITED 2025-06-17 → 2025-06-17
- GRAHAM & BROWN LIMITED 1942-02-23 → 2025-06-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate.”
Group structure
- G & B HOME LIVING LIMITED · parent
- Graham & Brown Inc 100%
- Graham & Brown BV 100%
- Graham & Brown Wallcoverings Limited 100%
- Graham & Brown Deutschland GmbH 100%
- Graham & Brown SARL 100%
Significant events
- “On 24 June 2025, G&B Home Living Limited's investments in international subsidiaries and certain trade and assets were transferred to Graham & Brown Holdings Limited, and a dividend in specie of £5,650,002 was declared.”
- “On 5 March 2025, the historic manufacturing site, India Mill, was sold.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, John | Director | — | Mar 1959 | British |
| GLENN, Phillip Richard | Director | 2025-05-28 | Sep 1984 | British |
| GRAHAM, Andrew Harold | Director | 1997-09-04 | Jul 1970 | British |
| MCCAULEY, Mark Jackson | Director | 2016-06-01 | May 1970 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, John | Secretary | 2015-02-04 | 2017-04-30 |
| ROOT, George Robert | Secretary | — | 2004-11-16 |
| VAN LAARHOVEN, Gillian Margaret | Secretary | 2004-11-16 | 2015-02-04 |
| BROWN, David | Director | — | 2018-10-31 |
| BROWN, Henry | Director | — | 1992-09-08 |
| BROWN, Ian Andrew | Director | — | 2020-01-06 |
| DOBSON, Robert Samuel | Director | 2021-03-16 | 2023-10-19 |
| GRAHAM, Roger Hugh | Director | — | 2021-03-12 |
| LONGINOTTI, Peter Andrew | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2011-12-20 |
| MITCHELL, Lisa | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2025-11-23 |
| ROOT, George Robert | Director | — | 2004-11-16 |
| VAN LAARHOVEN, Gillian Margaret | Director | 2004-05-17 | 2015-02-04 |
| WOODS, William S | Director | 1996-05-17 | 1996-05-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham & Brown Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 236 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2025-08-07 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-08-07 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2025-08-07 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-08-07 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-07-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-17 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-06-17 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-07 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-11-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.