GUSBOURNE LIMITED
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Cash
£351k
+11.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.1m
-81.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
106
-14.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4.9m
-2.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,109,000 | £4,191,000 | £6,243,000 | £7,052,000 | £7,667,000 | £8,588,000 | +12% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,542,000 | -£2,156,000 | -£1,502,000 | -£1,376,000 | -£3,072,000 | -£2,841,000 | +7.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£3,003,000 | -£4,771,000 | -£4,900,000 | -2.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£2,965,000 | -£4,740,000 | -£4,900,000 | -3.4% | |
| Cash | £262,000 | £3,128,000 | £269,000 | £71,000 | £314,000 | £351,000 | +11.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £9,128,000 | £15,885,000 | £13,409,000 | £10,555,000 | £5,966,000 | £1,095,000 | -81.6% | |
| Equity | £9,128,000 | £15,885,000 | £13,409,000 | £10,555,000 | £5,966,000 | £1,095,000 | -81.6% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 112 | 124 | 106 | -14.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,571,000 | £3,670,000 | £3,603,000 | -1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £451,000 | £515,000 | £348,000 | -32.4% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -73.1% | -51.4% | -24.1% | -19.5% | -40.1% | -33.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -42.0% | -61.8% | -57.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.2% | 41.8% | 51.9% | 68.3% | 81.7% | 96.4% | |
| Current ratio | 13.60x | 13.45x | 9.43x | 0.86x | 10.34x | 5.91x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -0.85x | -1.81x | -1.38x |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-04-09
- GUSBOURNE LIMITED 2025-04-09 → present
- GUSBOURNE PLC 2013-09-27 → 2025-04-09
- SHELLPROOF PLC 2012-09-24 → 2013-09-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that sufficient cost savings could be achieved from reducing sales and marketing and administrative costs; no expansion of winery and vineyard costs and reducing capital expenditure to enable the Group to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months.”
Group structure
- GUSBOURNE LIMITED · parent
- Gusbourne Estate Limited 100%
- Gusbourne Wines Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 April 2026, Gusbourne Estate Limited divested its Sussex leasehold vineyards, totalling 97 hectares. This transaction forms part of Gusbourne's strategic initiative to significantly improve operational efficiency, optimise its asset base, and focus on core vineyard sites.”
- “On 30 April 2026, the Group repaid £0.75 million drawn under a £1.0 million short-term loan facility agreed in March 2025 with Moongate Holdings Group Limited, a company associated with Lord Ashcroft.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Katharine | Secretary | 2023-05-30 | — | — |
| BERRY, Katharine | Director | 2023-03-21 | Feb 1977 | British |
| FLORES-URBINA, Melquisedec | Director | 2025-03-19 | Dec 1965 | Belizean |
| HALLAS, Mark Julian | Director | 2023-11-29 | Oct 1964 | British |
| OSBORNE, Charlotte | Director | 2025-03-19 | Nov 1995 | British |
| PAUL, Michael Anthony Keyes | Director | 2016-10-26 | Dec 1948 | British |
| ROBERTSON, Julia | Director | 2025-05-13 | Nov 1958 | British |
| WHITE, Jonathan Michael Garry | Director | 2024-01-19 | Nov 1981 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, Ian George | Secretary | 2012-09-24 | 2023-05-30 |
| ARBUTHNOT, James Norwich, Baron | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2025-03-19 |
| BENTHAM, Paul Gerald | Director | 2013-09-26 | 2023-03-21 |
| BRADBURY, Simon William | Director | 2024-01-19 | 2025-03-19 |
| CLAPP, Matthew David | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2023-11-29 |
| HOLLAND, Charles Edward | Director | 2016-10-26 | 2023-09-06 |
| ORMONDE, James, Mr. | Director | 2020-09-02 | 2025-03-19 |
| POLLARD, Jonathan David | Director | 2016-10-26 | 2023-03-21 |
| ROBINSON, Ian George | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2025-03-19 |
| WALGATE, Benjamin James | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2016-06-20 |
| WEEBER, Andrew Carl Vincent | Director | 2013-09-27 | 2023-03-21 |
| WILSON, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2014-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ashcroft | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2017-07-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-09 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
- 2025-04-09 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2025-02-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-09 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-09 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2025-04-09 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.