GAS WORLD LTD
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Cash
£289k
-44.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1.3m
+5.4% vs 2024
Employees
115
+2.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£402k
+32.4% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,337,862 | £13,760,166 | £13,836,677 | £14,844,368 | £16,335,376 | +10% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £99,039 | £328,500 | £389,445 | +18.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £492,862 | £97,758 | £77,013 | £303,613 | £402,050 | +32.4% | |
| Net profit | £392,478 | £194,872 | £53,004 | £222,260 | £302,071 | +35.9% | |
| Cash | £1,051,048 | £611,592 | £644,755 | £521,306 | £289,360 | -44.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,046,995 | £1,861,704 | £1,621,790 | £1,576,682 | £1,642,315 | +4.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,457,485 | £1,415,453 | £1,235,943 | £1,216,054 | £1,281,237 | +5.4% | |
| Equity | £1,457,485 | £1,415,453 | £1,235,943 | £1,216,054 | £1,281,237 | +5.4% | |
| Average employees | 113 | 113 | 114 | 112 | 115 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | — | £3,544,341 | £3,646,358 | £3,570,583 | £3,595,260 | +0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £352,060 | £345,760 | £347,011 | £355,288 | +2.4% |
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 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 0.7% | 2.2% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 6.1% | 20.8% | 23.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 74.0% | 71.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.54x | 1.35x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2.41x | 5.76x | 31.72x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- GAS WORLD LTD 1995-02-24 → present
- GAS SHOWROOM (SOUTHERN) LTD 1994-10-25 → 1995-02-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- The Alanbrookes Group Ltd
- 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- GAS WORLD LTD · parent
- Laneway Partnership Limited 50%
Significant events
- “There were also concerns that due to Brexit we may have experienced shortages of materials but this has not materialised. However, we have experienced price increases that we need to pass on to our clients.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICK, Benjamin Jack | Director | 2025-06-17 | Jul 1975 | British |
| EASON, Robert Nicholas | Director | 2018-01-05 | Sep 1963 | British |
| FRY, Wayne Martin | Director | 2018-01-05 | Aug 1973 | British |
| LANE, Adam Jonathan | Director | 2010-11-01 | Jun 1981 | British |
| MOORE, Philip | Director | 2012-04-06 | Jan 1963 | British |
| RAMPLIN, David Charles | Director | 2018-01-05 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANE, Angela Violet Maria | Secretary | 1994-10-25 | 2023-10-19 |
| DATASEARCH CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-10-25 | 1994-10-25 |
| LANE, Angela Violet Maria | Director | 1994-10-25 | 2023-10-19 |
| LANE, John Stephen | Director | 1994-10-25 | 2023-10-19 |
| NEWNES, Paul Todd | Director | 2018-01-05 | 2025-04-29 |
| DATASEARCH NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-10-25 | 1994-10-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gw Holdings (Bristol) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-10-19 | Active |
| Mr John Stephen Lane | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-19 |
| Mrs Angela Violet Lane | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.