C. GARS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
+45.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£5m
-2.3% vs 2024
Employees
111
-8.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£141k
-80.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,225,872 | £18,723,303 | £23,851,311 | £24,062,943 | +0.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,545,163 | £1,090,127 | £901,270 | £337,153 | -62.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,526,413 | £1,169,667 | £726,355 | £141,443 | -80.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,218,082 | £1,001,545 | £367,480 | £94,565 | -74.3% | |
| Cash | £123,713 | £1,235,924 | £1,051,747 | £1,530,869 | +45.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,495,349 | £4,385,744 | £5,385,716 | £5,720,085 | +6.2% | |
| Net assets | £3,312,049 | £4,313,594 | £5,079,459 | £4,964,024 | -2.3% | |
| Equity | £3,312,049 | £4,313,594 | £5,079,459 | £4,964,024 | -2.3% | |
| Average employees | 81 | 97 | 121 | 111 | -8.3% | |
| Wages | £1,611,645 | £2,342,464 | £3,429,985 | £3,641,969 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £232,239 | £305,448 | £193,722 | £178,444 | -7.9% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.0% | 5.8% | 3.8% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 5.3% | 1.5% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 44.2% | 24.9% | 16.7% | 5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.7% | 54.9% | 56.3% | 63.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.48x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | 82.38x | 24.42x | 4.91x | 1.67x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Gerald Edelman 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.”
Group structure
- C. GARS LIMITED · parent
- Dominique London Pall Mall Ltd (previously Decent C.Gars Ltd) 100%
Significant events
- “In May 2026, the company terminated its lease agreement with the landlord of the property known as The Mash Tun. The termination released the company from all obligations as tenant under the lease.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECHAMPS, Frédéric Paul | Director | 2021-06-09 | Jul 1979 | Belgian |
| SWAIN, Andrew | Director | 2025-08-14 | Jun 1972 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Martin Edward | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2009-08-05 |
| ORCHANT, Daisy Marienne Juliette | Secretary | 1997-10-27 | 2003-07-01 |
| ORCHANT, Mitchell | Secretary | 2009-08-05 | 2025-08-14 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-10-27 | 1997-10-27 |
| ADLER, Fiona Josephine | Director | 2006-02-15 | 2006-02-15 |
| ADLER, Michael Alan | Director | 2006-02-15 | 2006-02-15 |
| GRAHAM, Laura Elizabeth | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2024-08-06 |
| HUGHES, Martin Edward | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2009-08-05 |
| MOSS, David Anthony | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2008-01-28 |
| ORCHANT, Karen Jayne | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2022-02-16 |
| ORCHANT, Michael | Director | 1997-10-27 | 2004-05-14 |
| ORCHANT, Mitchell | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2025-08-14 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-10-27 | 1997-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Frédéric Paul Dechamps | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-06-09 | Ceased 2021-06-09 |
| Dominique London Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-03-15 | Ceased 2021-03-15 |
| Mr Mitchell Orchant | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-11-27 | Ceased 2021-03-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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.