GRANDECO UK LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2M
-0.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.7M
-21.1% vs 2024
Employees
14
+16.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4M
+3.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £7,349,234 | £6,893,079 | £5,450,076 | £7,863,484 | £7,988,268 | £8,525,617 | +6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,232,819 | £906,480 | £746,679 | £1,149,696 | £1,266,297 | £1,343,986 | +6.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,268,826 | £949,700 | £756,323 | £1,171,464 | £1,333,729 | £1,381,251 | +3.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £893,915 | £999,688 | £1,047,645 | +4.8% | |
| Cash | £4,018,713 | £684,071 | £973,546 | £1,377,488 | £2,207,897 | £2,196,198 | -0.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,374,341 | £2,143,116 | £1,245,943 | £2,139,858 | £2,139,546 | £1,687,191 | -21.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,374,341 | £2,143,116 | £1,245,943 | £2,139,858 | £2,139,546 | £1,687,191 | -21.1% | |
| Equity | £1,374,341 | £2,143,116 | £1,245,943 | £2,139,858 | £2,139,546 | £1,687,191 | -21.1% | |
| Average employees | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | +16.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 16.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 15.9% | 15.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 11.4% | 12.5% | 12.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 89.7% | 42.3% | 59.9% | 53.7% | 59.2% | 79.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 31.5% | 29.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.18x | 3.36x | 2.47x |
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
- GRANDECO UK LIMITED 2010-07-13 → present
- IDECO U.K. LIMITED 1993-07-28 → 2010-07-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN DER PLAETSEN, Herman | Secretary | 1993-07-28 | — | Belgian |
| MOLEMANS, Patrick Luc D | Director | 2014-04-01 | Feb 1962 | Belgian |
| VAN DER PLAETSEN, Herman | Director | 2020-03-18 | Dec 1959 | Belgian |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALCAEN, Filiep | Director | 1997-11-01 | 2004-08-10 |
| DE ROO, Frank | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2013-12-23 |
| GEERAERT, Albert | Director | 1993-07-28 | 2000-07-01 |
| KEPPENS, Alain | Director | 2007-06-30 | 2013-05-17 |
| LOBEL, Geert | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| VAN DE VOORDE, Tom | Director | 2013-05-17 | 2020-03-18 |
| VERGOTE, Jan | Director | 2003-02-17 | 2007-06-30 |
| WARNIER, Wim | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2003-01-15 |
| YSENBAERT, Didier | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2007-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gimv Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-10-18 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-10 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.