GUMTREE.COM LIMITED
Operating the Gumtree brand, the company is a major UK online classified advertisement platform backed by a consortium of O3 Industries and Novum Capital.
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Cash
£2.6m
+73.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£1.1m
-125.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
91
-23.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£7.8m
-842.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £68,820,000 | £59,609,000 | £23,519,000 | £20,955,000 | -10.9% | |
| Operating profit | £13,570,000 | £16,649,000 | -£1,095,000 | -£7,616,000 | -595.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,573,000 | £17,063,000 | -£830,000 | -£7,824,000 | -842.7% | |
| Net profit | £12,377,000 | £18,071,000 | -£699,000 | -£5,982,000 | -755.8% | |
| Cash | £18,082,000 | £12,665,000 | £1,504,000 | £2,608,000 | +73.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £40,196,000 | £4,460,000 | -£1,085,000 | -124.3% | |
| Net assets | £98,112,000 | £39,875,000 | £4,270,000 | -£1,085,000 | -125.4% | |
| Equity | £98,112,000 | £39,875,000 | £4,270,000 | -£1,085,000 | -125.4% | |
| Average employees | 108 | 119 | 119 | 91 | -23.5% | |
| Wages | £9,960,000 | £9,556,000 | £8,783,000 | £7,729,000 | -12% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £479,000 | £481,000 | £449,000 | £994,000 | +121.4% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.7% | 27.9% | -4.7% | -36.3% | |
| Net margin | 18.0% | 30.3% | -3.0% | -28.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 41.4% | -24.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 4.21x | 1.45x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -28.85x |
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
- GUMTREE.COM LIMITED 2005-01-11 → present
- ELUSTRA LTD 2000-02-28 → 2005-01-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Fiander ETL
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources, including support from its parent company, to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “H1 activity was focused on one-off transitionary activity from previous group ownership which completed in the prior year and establishing a new operating model and processes.”
- “H2 activity focused on delivering improving customer experiences, including the launch of payments and delivery on Gumtree, and onboarding new strategic partners.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEMENTAL COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-02-01 | — | — |
| DHILLON, Navbir Singh | Director | 2026-05-08 | Nov 1983 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROOKALL, Simon Ramsey Strasser | Secretary | 2000-02-28 | 2005-05-18 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-06-25 | 2022-02-01 |
| EY CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-03-01 | 2021-06-25 |
| OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-02-04 | 2014-05-12 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-05-12 | 2019-03-01 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-05-18 | 2011-02-04 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-02-28 | 2000-02-28 |
| AQRAOU, Jacob Fonnesbech | Director | 2005-05-18 | 2009-04-07 |
| BARHAM, Matthew William | Director | 2017-12-18 | 2022-01-31 |
| BAWA, Rafik | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2013-10-07 |
| CHING, Randall Kwan Hsiang | Director | 2005-05-18 | 2007-02-01 |
| CROOKALL, Simon Ramsey Strasser | Director | 2000-02-28 | 2005-05-18 |
| FAIRMAN, Michael Dean | Director | 2024-09-30 | 2025-08-18 |
| FAURA VIVES DE LA CORTADA, Joaquin | Director | 2025-08-19 | 2025-12-31 |
| GAO, Ziqi | Director | 2025-08-19 | 2026-02-05 |
| GREEN, Alexander Dominic John | Director | 2013-06-18 | 2017-12-18 |
| GUAN, Le | Director | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-04 |
| HARPER, Andrew Marc | Director | 2025-09-04 | 2026-05-08 |
| HURLEY, Hugh Donal | Director | 2022-06-03 | 2024-09-30 |
| ILLG, Lawrence Charles | Director | 2007-02-23 | 2009-04-07 |
| KOH, Kyung Ho | Director | 2007-02-23 | 2009-04-21 |
| KOLEK, Patrick Luke | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2013-06-18 |
| LANCELOT, David Richard | Director | 2013-10-07 | 2017-12-18 |
| LE BARS, Vincent | Director | 2021-10-11 | 2022-06-03 |
| MILLER, Robert Simon | Director | 2005-05-18 | 2007-02-13 |
| MOODIE, Nicholas Charles Hunter | Director | 2018-09-14 | 2024-09-30 |
| PENNINGTON, Michael | Director | 2000-02-28 | 2005-05-18 |
| VAN DIJK, Bob | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2012-03-26 |
| WILSON, Hannah | Director | 2017-12-18 | 2018-08-03 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-02-28 | 2000-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classifieds Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-11-30 | Ceased 2024-09-30 |
| Ebay Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-10-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.