URBAN&CIVIC GE ESTATES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9M
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£178M
Equity attributable
Employees
19
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.9M
Period ending 2025-09-30
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,802,688 | £53,042,167 | £61,016,963 | — | |
| Operating profit | £10,713,667 | £25,745,564 | £7,497,811 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £11,505,736 | £28,297,114 | £7,876,774 | — | |
| Net profit | £10,163,641 | £25,010,049 | £7,863,518 | — | |
| Cash | £5,531,712 | £43,576,088 | £1,888,417 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £197,200,475 | £184,485,524 | £177,789,982 | — | |
| Net assets | £177,200,475 | £184,485,524 | £177,789,982 | — | |
| Equity | £177,200,475 | £184,485,524 | £177,789,982 | — | |
| Average employees | 44 | 45 | 19 | — | |
| Wages | £3,922,526 | £5,947,359 | £2,254,226 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £518,902 | £823,932 | £193,836 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 18 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 27.6% | 48.5% | 12.3% | |
| Net margin | 26.2% | 47.2% | 12.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.4% | 14.0% | 4.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.7% | 44.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.51x | 1.94x | 2.15x | |
| Interest cover | 1.95x | 2.00x | 66.76x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-09-18
- URBAN&CIVIC GE ESTATES LIMITED 2024-09-18 → present
- GALLAGHER ESTATES LIMITED 2017-01-25 → 2024-09-18
- J.J.GALLAGHER LIMITED 1996-01-16 → 2017-01-25
- J.J. GALLAGHER BIRMINGHAM LIMITED 1995-03-21 → 1996-01-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO 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.”
Group structure
- URBAN&CIVIC GE ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- Redlawn Land Limited 100%
- Urban&Civic GE Land Limited 100%
- Urban&Civic JJGC Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the acquisition of the company by Urban&Civic plc, by July 2025 no employees were remunerated through Urban&Civic GE Estates Limited as a result of a corporate reorgnatisation.”
- “During the year the company paid a gift aid donation of £14,559,060 to its ultimate parent company, the Wellcome Trust.”
- “The company had a loan in the prior year with its parent undertaking, Urban&Civic Estates Limited which was non-interest bearing and repayable on demand. This was fully repaid in the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Robin Elliott | Director | 2024-08-06 | Jun 1959 | British |
| CLACK, Adrian Robert | Director | 2022-06-28 | Apr 1977 | British |
| HUGILL, William Nigel | Director | 2024-08-06 | Feb 1958 | British |
| MORRIS, David Llewelyn | Director | 2025-06-05 | Oct 1976 | British |
| OSBORNE, Myron Daniel | Director | 2025-06-05 | Jul 1980 | British |
| WOOD, David Lewis | Director | 2024-08-06 | May 1971 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNETT, Stephen Andrew | Secretary | 2000-01-17 | 2018-11-30 |
| GLAISTER, Harold Peter Dilworth | Secretary | 1995-03-21 | 2000-01-14 |
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-03-21 | 1995-03-21 |
| ADAMS, Aubrey | Director | 2017-05-09 | 2018-12-03 |
| AHMED, Waqar | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2018-12-03 |
| BURNETT, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2018-11-30 |
| FARNSWORTH, Edward Paul | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2024-08-06 |
| GALLAGHER, Anthony Christopher, Sir | Director | 1995-03-21 | 2017-02-01 |
| GALLAGHER, Thomas Joseph | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1996-12-31 |
| GEOGHEGAN, Jerome Patrick | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2017-12-20 |
| GLAISTER, Harold Peter Dilworth | Director | 1996-12-31 | 2000-01-14 |
| GOSLING, Geoffrey Hugh | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2017-02-01 |
| HARDWICK, Ian | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2022-06-28 |
| LUMLEY, John Stephen | Director | 2021-09-17 | 2024-08-06 |
| LUTTMAN, Craig David | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2021-08-24 |
| NICHOLLS, Thomas Matthew | Director | 2017-05-09 | 2018-12-03 |
| RICHMOND, Martin Rowland | Director | 2018-12-03 | 2025-05-21 |
| WILKINSON, Gregg Spencer | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2020-09-15 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-03-21 | 1995-03-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban&Civic Estates Land Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-16 | Active |
| Gallagher Estates No. 2 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-18 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-18 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-08-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.