GAPUMA GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£12m
-25.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£54m
+0.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
23
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.9m
-50.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £191,745,643 | £167,732,530 | £161,527,962 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £6,665,371 | £6,352,574 | £3,055,252 | -51.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,104,128 | £5,862,896 | £2,894,030 | -50.6% | |
| Net profit | £4,312,511 | £4,101,859 | £1,881,253 | -54.1% | |
| Cash | £9,912,618 | £15,414,788 | £11,510,915 | -25.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £49,874,526 | £53,976,385 | £54,267,538 | +0.5% | |
| Net assets | £49,874,526 | £53,976,385 | £54,267,538 | +0.5% | |
| Equity | £49,874,526 | £53,976,385 | £54,267,538 | +0.5% | |
| Average employees | 22 | 23 | 23 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,135,511 | £1,155,354 | £1,136,943 | -1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £77,000 | £77,000 | £214,030 | +178% |
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 | 3.5% | 3.8% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.4% | 11.8% | 5.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x | 2.23x | 2.47x | |
| Interest cover | 10.07x | 10.55x | 13.96x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis for preparation of the annua report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- GAPUMA GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Gapuma (UK) Limited 100%
- Gapuma Energy Services SRL 100%
- Gapuma Brasil Exportacao Ltda 100%
- PMC Marketing Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The year to 31 December 2025 was defined by unprecedented disruption to global trade architecture. The United States imposed sweeping tariff measures in April 2025, which fundamentally altered competitive dynamics for chemical distributors operating between the UK and Africa.”
- “The broader macroeconomic consequences of these tariffs including Chinese export diversion, African currency volatility, and shifting buyer behaviour on the continent created both material risks and strategic opportunities for our business. In addition, freight and logistics costs were increased by global supply chain rerouting.”
- “The devaluation of African currencies at certain times in 2025 led to uncertainty and buyer pressure, equally the strengthening at other times gave local businesses foreign exchange challenges.”
- “During the year, the Company acquired the assets and liabilities of its wholly owned subsidiary, PMC Marketing Limited, as part of an internal group reorganisation undertaken in preparation for the subsidiary's closure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARDAKJIAN, Jack | Secretary | 2008-04-01 | — | British |
| BARDAKJIAN, Jack | Director | 2008-04-01 | May 1970 | British |
| HARRIS, Stephen Mark | Director | 2025-03-31 | Mar 1962 | British |
| PRZYBYLA, Katarzyna Maria | Director | 2025-03-31 | Nov 1978 | Polish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAARTMANS, Tessa | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2012-03-31 |
| BARDAKJIAN, Puzant Hagop | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2012-03-31 |
| PAREKH, Amit | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2020-08-05 |
| PORTMAN, Nigel Barry | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2008-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gapuma Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-29 | Active |
| Mr Jack Bardakjian | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.