GALLERY DIRECT 2013 LIMITED
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Cash
£2M
+234.9% vs 2023
Net assets
-£1.4M
-1,244.1% vs 2023
Employees
230
-9.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2.2M
-82.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £46,697,352 | £47,725,363 | +2.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£519,039 | £3,430,823 | +761% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,184,254 | -£2,166,345 | -82.9% | |
| Net profit | -£173,041 | -£1,488,544 | -760.2% | |
| Cash | £592,700 | £1,985,188 | +234.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,180,216 | £12,885,797 | -29.1% | |
| Net assets | £119,653 | -£1,368,891 | -1,244.1% | |
| Equity | £119,653 | -£1,368,891 | -1,244.1% | |
| Average employees | 255 | 230 | -9.8% | |
| Wages | £9,021,598 | £9,042,485 | +0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.1% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | -0.4% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.9% | 26.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.97x | 1.57x | |
| Interest cover | -0.64x | 12.22x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sargeant Partnership Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The group has the continuous support of the ultimate controlling party M Maslo and the directors feel therefore it is appropriate for the groups accounts to be shown on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- GALLERY DIRECT 2013 LIMITED · parent
- Gallery Direct Holdings Limited 100%
- Gallery Direct Limited 100%
- Dreamworks Beds Limited 100%
- Art Marketing Limited 100%
- Frank Hudson Limited 100%
- Gallery Direct (Australia) Pty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “the company sold the Phillips building in December resulting in a book loss due to the reversal of the revaluation surplus of £6.7m.”
- “Dreamworks Beds Limited ... made a post tax loss of £253k (2023: £1,236k).”
- “Gallery Direct (Australia) Pty Limited was placed into liquidation on 21st December 2023, due to continuous poor trading results.”
- “The outstanding coronavirus business interruption loan was repaid in full in February 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Nicola | Secretary | 2018-03-13 | — | — |
| MASLO, Elisheba | Secretary | 2012-12-21 | — | — |
| LAST, Michael David | Director | 2017-12-19 | Aug 1968 | British |
| MASLO, Meyer | Director | 2012-12-21 | May 1964 | British |
| SCHIMMEL, Jacob | Director | 2012-12-21 | Dec 1962 | British |
| WEILER, Irwin Leo | Director | 2014-09-18 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELANEY, Peter | Director | 2013-12-20 | 2014-09-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Meyer Maslo | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Irwin Weiler | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 58 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-03 | 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.