GSF SANDYLIGHT LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.4M
+10.8% vs 2024
Employees
508
+35.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£561K
+24.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-05.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £7,755,801 | £11,014,218 | +42% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £377,946 | £467,371 | +23.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £450,229 | £561,391 | +24.7% | |
| Net profit | £511,818 | £490,737 | £437,254 | £343,376 | £344,480 | £426,446 | +23.8% | |
| Cash | £501 | £461 | £883 | £664 | £1 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,481,359 | £4,856,313 | £5,292,894 | £3,633,702 | £3,990,596 | £4,416,963 | +10.7% | |
| Net assets | £4,346,712 | £4,837,449 | £5,274,703 | £3,618,079 | £3,962,559 | £4,389,005 | +10.8% | |
| Equity | £4,346,712 | £4,837,449 | £5,274,703 | £3,618,079 | £3,962,559 | £4,389,005 | +10.8% | |
| Average employees | 397 | 397 | 426 | 418 | 375 | 508 | +35.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,393,533 | £8,063,512 | +49.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £90,020 | £140,020 | £120,611 | £111,734 | £111,869 | £94,306 | -15.7% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.9% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.4% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 9.5% | 10.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.60x | 3.03x |
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
- GSF SANDYLIGHT LIMITED 1988-05-05 → present
- FC8768 LIMITED 1987-11-16 → 1988-05-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HJS Accountants Limited
- 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.”
Group structure
- GSF SANDYLIGHT LIMITED · parent
- GSF (UK) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover increased by 42% year on year.”
- “Gross profit margin declined from 28.54% to 26.55%, primar ly due to ongoing cost pressures within the contract cleaning sector.”
- “Net profit margin decreased marginally from 5.81% to 5.10%, primarily reflecting continued investment in the operational infrastructure required to support a growing, multi-site contract base.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGNEE, Christophe | Director | 2018-02-02 | Oct 1960 | French |
| MERCURIN, Jerome | Director | 2016-03-21 | Oct 1976 | French |
| MOREL, Johann | Director | 2024-01-01 | May 1974 | French |
| NOLEAU, Eric | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1968 | French |
| SOLIA, Jerome | Director | 2022-02-03 | Dec 1976 | French |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINS, Jean | Secretary | 2008-02-29 | 2011-05-01 |
| BERNARD, Lionel | Secretary | 1997-12-18 | 2000-05-24 |
| DAVIS, William George | Secretary | 2003-01-31 | 2004-10-11 |
| EYSSAUTIER, Hubert | Secretary | 2001-04-10 | 2002-04-01 |
| FULLER, Janice | Secretary | 2011-05-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| MARY, Leon | Secretary | — | 1994-03-01 |
| PASHLEY, Nigel James | Secretary | 2004-10-11 | 2008-02-29 |
| RIBE, Jean-Pierre | Secretary | 1994-03-01 | 1997-12-18 |
| RUSHER, Patrica Anne | Secretary | 2002-04-01 | 2003-01-31 |
| RUSHER, Patrica Anne | Secretary | 2000-05-24 | 2001-04-10 |
| BERNARD, Lionel | Director | 1996-04-30 | 2000-05-24 |
| BERNARD, Regis Pierre | Director | 2004-03-04 | 2014-02-06 |
| CHERON, Thierry | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2018-02-02 |
| DAVIS, William George | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-10-11 |
| EYSSAUTIER, Hubert | Director | 2001-04-10 | 2006-01-31 |
| HOWES, David Andrew | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2005-02-28 |
| LASPOUGEAS, Eric | Director | 2001-04-10 | 2003-02-19 |
| LEVEAU, Michel Bernard | Director | 2006-01-31 | 2014-02-06 |
| LUAULT, Guy | Director | 2001-04-10 | 2002-03-05 |
| MARGALET, Gilles | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2022-07-01 |
| MARY, Leon | Director | — | 1994-03-23 |
| NOISIEZ, Eric, Monsieur | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1997-10-29 |
| NOISIEZ, Franck | Director | 2000-01-14 | 2007-02-01 |
| NOISIEZ, Jean Louis | Director | — | 2002-03-05 |
| RIBE, Jean-Pierre | Director | 1993-11-22 | 2002-03-05 |
| RUSHER, Patrica Anne | Director | — | 2003-01-31 |
| WHEELER-OSMAN, Shane Philip | Director | 2001-05-30 | 2021-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Moszkowski | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-07 | Ceased 2022-07-07 |
| Ramez Farid Sousou | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-07 | Ceased 2022-07-07 |
| Towerbrook Capital Partners | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-02 | Active |
| Jean Louis Noisiez | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-23 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-31 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-08-29 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-05-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.