G M A WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORT LIMITED
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Cash
£122K
-17.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.7M
-36.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
122
+0.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£206K
-174.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,497,752 | — | £16,991,227 | £19,788,367 | +16.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,144,027 | — | £325,640 | -£132,787 | -140.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,127,032 | £542,446 | £277,403 | -£205,970 | -174.2% | |
| Net profit | £861,178 | £430,545 | £197,781 | -£165,845 | -183.9% | |
| Cash | £151,638 | £80,007 | £147,663 | £122,343 | -17.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,926,200 | £4,167,048 | £4,361,000 | £3,248,226 | -25.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,587,741 | £2,566,036 | £2,763,817 | £1,747,972 | -36.8% | |
| Equity | £2,587,741 | £2,566,036 | £2,763,817 | £1,747,972 | -36.8% | |
| Average employees | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | +0.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,963,113 | £5,264,979 | +6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £512,561 | £757,671 | £627,082 | £576,388 | -8.1% |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.2% | — | 1.9% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | 4.7% | — | 1.2% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.1% | — | 7.5% | -4.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.52x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | 67.32x | — | 6.75x | -1.81x |
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
- G M A WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORT LIMITED 1989-03-28 → present
- G.M.A. SHIPPING LIMITED 1985-09-25 → 1989-03-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ensors Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Global economic conditions, in particular any impact from the war in Ukraine and unrest in the Middle East causing increased transit times from the Far East”
- “Competition, both on a local level from similar companies, and on a national level in relation to new Ports competing against Felixstowe.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Andrew Adrian | Director | 2019-07-01 | Dec 1966 | British |
| HALL, Liam | Director | 2023-11-13 | Sep 1985 | British |
| HAMMOND, Gary Peter | Director | 2021-01-01 | Dec 1975 | British |
| KAMAT, Jay | Director | 2011-09-08 | Apr 1983 | Indian |
| KAMAT, Kiran Madhukar, Captain | Director | 2011-09-08 | Apr 1952 | Indian |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLEBY, Gillian Mary | Secretary | — | 2007-02-28 |
| SHERIDAN, James Gerard Damian | Secretary | 2007-02-28 | 2015-09-30 |
| APPLEBY, Glenn Martin | Director | — | 2007-02-28 |
| BARNES, Anthony Graham | Director | 2015-02-09 | 2024-03-28 |
| BINGE, Mark Stephen | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| DAY, Steven Kenneth | Director | — | 2015-08-01 |
| GREENHALGH, Philip John | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2015-06-05 |
| OLIVER, Stephen Richard | Director | 2011-09-08 | 2018-10-31 |
| SHERIDAN, James Gerard Damian | Director | 1997-03-01 | 2015-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gma Warehousing And Transport Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type 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.