GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES RACING LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9M
-44.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.9M
+23.2% vs 2024
Employees
241
-2.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.6M
+58.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,463,467 | £27,334,401 | +33.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,033,077 | £1,576,789 | +52.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,039,916 | £1,643,890 | +58.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,400,952 | £1,889,479 | +34.9% | |
| Cash | £3,485,492 | £1,943,274 | -44.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,488,863 | £9,208,761 | +23% | |
| Net assets | £7,201,466 | £8,871,945 | +23.2% | |
| Equity | £7,201,466 | £8,871,945 | +23.2% | |
| Average employees | 248 | 241 | -2.8% | |
| Wages | £9,920,604 | £8,941,006 | -9.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £34,400 | £35,600 | +3.5% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 6.8% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.8% | 17.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.8% | 46.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.82x | 1.82x | |
| Interest cover | 55.88x | — |
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
- Martlet Audit Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Business growth has exceeded the strategic plan and increased EBITDA. Sales increased 34% to prior year while EBITDA increased 36% in the same period. Also, in line with the strategic plan, business growth is in the non-motorsport sector providing a split of 60/40 in favour of non-motorsport.”
- “The company's ISO9001 accreditation continues to enable the company to work within the motorsport industry and other special projects.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINGDON BUTCHER, Rebecca Lucy | Secretary | 2003-01-16 | — | British |
| BIDDLECOMBE, John | Director | 2003-03-10 | Mar 1949 | British |
| KINGDON BUTCHER, Simon | Director | 2003-01-16 | Apr 1956 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-10 | 2003-01-14 |
| HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-10 | 2003-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Biddlecombe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Simon Kingdon Butcher | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-02-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-03 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-10-03 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.