STERLING GP LIMITED
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Cash
£308k
-54.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.2m
-36.8% vs 2024
Employees
63
+5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£793k
-58.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | — | £11,909,746 | £11,003,026 | £9,056,173 | -17.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,492,107 | £1,970,181 | £853,972 | -56.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,443,637 | £1,931,217 | £792,832 | -58.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,994,749 | £1,543,168 | £598,531 | -61.2% | |
| Cash | £636,438 | £945 | £12,958 | £689,285 | £672,363 | £308,342 | -54.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,367,294 | £2,260,772 | £2,622,118 | £4,268,225 | £5,355,171 | £3,935,451 | -26.5% | |
| Net assets | £935,263 | £1,282,766 | £1,944,127 | £3,684,996 | £4,989,083 | £3,152,932 | -36.8% | |
| Equity | £935,263 | £1,282,766 | £1,944,127 | £3,684,996 | £4,989,083 | £3,152,932 | -36.8% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 47 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 63 | +5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,370,664 | £2,316,208 | £2,371,767 | +2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £36,154 | £395,171 | £32,258 | -91.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £358,468 | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | 20.9% | 17.9% | 9.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 16.7% | 14.0% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 58.4% | 36.8% | 21.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.8% | 61.2% | 49.5% | 42.4% | 24.9% | 36.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.59x | 4.60x | 3.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 41.09x | 38.72x | 13.43x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- STERLING GP LIMITED 2014-09-04 → present
- ELLERBECK ENTERPRISES LTD 2013-06-25 → 2014-09-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Benee Consulting 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”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, in April 2026, a group reorganisation was undertaken which resulted in the introduction of a new holding company, Silver Beacon Ltd, above Sterling GP Holdings Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES, Antony Adrian | Director | 2013-06-25 | Aug 1970 | British |
| JAMES, Jarl | Director | 2018-11-20 | Jul 1996 | British |
| JAMES, Rory Maxwell | Director | 2018-11-20 | Jul 1998 | British |
| JAMES, Warwick Denver | Director | 2026-04-07 | Sep 2001 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES, Laura | Director | 2024-08-06 | 2024-12-13 |
| JAMES, Terry Karl | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2014-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarl James | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-04-06 | Active |
| Sterling Gp Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Rory Maxwell James | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-04-06 | Active |
| Laura James | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-11-20 | Ceased 2019-04-06 |
| Mr Antony Adrian James | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.