GRUNENTHAL LIMITED
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Cash
£4K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£15M
+22% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
106
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.7M
+0.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £48,348,000 | £55,107,000 | £44,546,000 | -19.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,723,000 | £3,250,000 | £3,485,000 | +7.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,944,000 | £3,638,000 | £3,672,000 | +0.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,236,000 | £2,726,000 | £2,721,000 | -0.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | £4,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,654,000 | £12,380,000 | £15,101,000 | +22% | |
| Net assets | £9,654,000 | £12,380,000 | £15,101,000 | +22% | |
| Equity | £9,654,000 | £12,380,000 | £15,101,000 | +22% | |
| Average employees | 83 | 99 | 106 | +7.1% | |
| Wages | £11,732,000 | £15,541,000 | £17,272,000 | +11.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £469,000 | £740,000 | £817,000 | +10.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 5.9% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 4.9% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.2% | 26.3% | 23.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.45x | 1.41x | 1.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 82.98x |
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
- GRUNENTHAL LIMITED 1999-04-01 → present
- HOUSEALLIED LIMITED 1998-10-29 → 1999-04-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“No material uncertainties that cast significant doubt about the ability of the company to continue as a going concern have been identified by the directors. On the basis of their assessment of the Company's financial position, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue in operational existence up to at least 31 May 2027.”
Significant events
- “In terms on the VPAS scheme the end of scheme reconciliation of the payments made to the amount due to the Department of Health raised a new assessment with a refund to the company of £3,160,000, which was received in early 2026.”
- “The shareholders made the decision in 2025 to restructure the management team. This was completed in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GISSING, Joshua Scott | Director | 2026-03-11 | Mar 1977 | British,American |
| SHIELDS, Kimberly Christine | Director | 2026-01-31 | Mar 1979 | British |
| SPINDLER, Thomas | Director | 2018-04-30 | Jul 1973 | German |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RATCLIFFE, Stuart | Secretary | 1998-11-16 | 2000-10-01 |
| SPINDLER, Thomas | Secretary | 2005-12-05 | 2010-10-12 |
| ZILLER, Hans Georg | Secretary | 2000-10-01 | 2005-12-05 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-29 | 1998-11-16 |
| BASELEY, Hilary | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-05-04 |
| BECKER, Sascha | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2018-12-31 |
| BERTRAM, Martin | Director | 2014-06-23 | 2016-04-22 |
| CLAAS, Jan-Uwe, Dr | Director | 2011-10-13 | 2018-01-18 |
| COOMBES, Dan | Director | 2021-05-04 | 2022-03-16 |
| DYCKERHOFF, Gotz Alexander | Director | 1998-11-16 | 2000-10-01 |
| FLADRICH, Mark | Director | 2018-01-18 | 2021-11-30 |
| FLANAGAN, Amanda | Director | 2017-04-19 | 2020-12-31 |
| GENTEN, Stefan | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2014-06-23 |
| GRUA, Alberto, Dr | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2017-04-19 |
| HURTIG, Katherine Isobel | Director | 2023-09-15 | 2026-01-31 |
| KELLETT, Fabio | Director | 2022-03-16 | 2023-12-01 |
| KOREMANS, Robert | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2007-04-12 |
| MATIJASEVIC, Christopher | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2011-10-13 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-29 | 1998-11-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grunenthal Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-06-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-06 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.