LEFT HANDED GIANT LTD.
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Cash
£325k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.1m
Equity attributable
Employees
136
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£146k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,410,160 | £8,406,731 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £32,712 | £82,897 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£499,853 | -£145,749 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£388,960 | -£149,495 | — | |
| Cash | £426,483 | £249,868 | £358,912 | £29,478 | £575,553 | £325,496 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,155,253 | £3,048,938 | £3,057,915 | £2,998,109 | £5,196,399 | £4,804,459 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,397,582 | £1,304,130 | £1,441,655 | £1,517,290 | £2,268,764 | £2,112,547 | — | |
| Equity | £1,397,582 | £1,304,130 | £1,441,656 | — | £2,268,764 | £2,112,547 | — | |
| Average employees | 35 | 37 | 47 | 51 | 118 | 136 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,770,020 | £3,040,590 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £296,225 | £245,921 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £9,715 | £39,184 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | £84,609 | £70,139 | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | 0.3% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -3.7% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 0.6% | 1.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.0% | 63.6% | 59.5% | 58.6% | 63.1% | 62.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.41x | 1.26x | 1.59x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 0.09x | 0.37x |
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
- LEFT HANDED GIANT LTD. 2017-11-02 → present
- BIG BEER DISTRIBUTION LTD 2013-06-27 → 2017-11-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Corrigan Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Given the Group's forecast profitability and financial resources, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- LEFT HANDED GIANT LTD. · parent
- The Big Beer Co Limited 81.81%
- Making Planets Limited 50%
- Pizza Is Lovely 2023 Ltd 95.12%
- New Cut Coffee Ltd 85.5%
Significant events
- “New Cut Coffee Ltd was also acquired by the group during 2025, contributing an additional £489,000 to group turnover.”
- “The 2025 group results were materially impacted by the Carriageworks project, which contributed a £145,000 loss.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BICKERS, Callum Orton | Director | 2022-01-28 | May 1993 | British |
| GRANGER, Jack William | Director | 2017-08-15 | Mar 1988 | Australian |
| GRAY, Bruce | Director | 2013-06-27 | Jan 1981 | British |
| MOLYNEUX, Bruce John | Director | 2023-12-22 | Jan 1966 | English |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POOLE, Richard Michael | Director | 2017-08-15 | 2025-11-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bruce Gray | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 77 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-05 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.