GB&M LIMITED
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Cash
£358k
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£6.3m
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
36
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.5m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £5,645,399 | £10,849,549 | £10,174,961 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,529,558 | £1,593,797 | £2,601,348 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,385,215 | £1,605,212 | £2,528,651 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,096,763 | £1,407,654 | £1,850,898 | — | |
| Cash | £1,607,263 | £847,664 | £3,165,455 | £2,153,234 | £1,074,583 | £358,224 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£393,591 | -£442,370 | £1,422,790 | £2,782,965 | £4,462,093 | £6,318,443 | — | |
| Net assets | -£393,591 | -£442,370 | — | £2,782,965 | £4,454,031 | £6,304,929 | — | |
| Equity | -£393,591 | -£442,370 | £1,422,790 | £2,782,965 | £4,454,031 | £6,304,929 | — | |
| Average employees | 28 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 36 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,963,842 | £2,533,702 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £496,759 | £3,389 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 18 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 27.1% | 14.7% | 25.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 19.4% | 13.0% | 18.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 55.0% | 35.7% | 41.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.14x | 1.84x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 10.57x | — | 29.40x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- GB&M LIMITED 2024-07-02 → present
- GFC MEDIA GROUP LIMITED 2016-04-20 → 2024-07-02
- FINANCIAL CONFERENCES LIMITED 2011-02-28 → 2016-04-20
- GULF FINANCIAL CONFERENCES LTD 2009-08-04 → 2011-02-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith 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.”
Significant events
- “Group borrowings under a Senior Facilities Agreement with HSBC UK Bank plc are secured by fixed and floating charges over the assets of the Company.”
- “At the balance sheet date, the Group's indebtedness to its lenders was £14,171,254 (2024: £11,845,492).”
- “During the year ended 31 December 2024, all outstanding options were exercised. There were no options outstanding at the beginning of the current period, and no new options were granted during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Alexander Masaaki | Director | 2010-08-01 | Jan 1979 | British |
| LEVY, Rupert James | Director | 2024-02-19 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINGWOOD TECHNOLOGY LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2009-08-04 | 2009-09-22 |
| MORTIMER REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-09-23 | 2016-08-04 |
| BEARNE, Edward Piers Alexander | Director | 2009-08-04 | 2024-02-19 |
| EISENSTADT, Mark Richard | Director | 2014-04-02 | 2024-02-19 |
| JOHNSON, Alexander | Director | 2009-08-14 | 2009-10-06 |
| PRASAD, Aveendra, Mr | Director | 2017-03-20 | 2024-02-19 |
| PROMITZER, Rebecca | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2024-02-19 |
| WALTON, Alec William | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2023-02-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnmill Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2024-04-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-06-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-02-21 | 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
- 5
- 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.