GAEL FORCE GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£148k
+224.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.4m
+1.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
148
-10.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£980k
-34.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,094,024 | £27,087,735 | £24,286,739 | -10.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,131,263 | £1,529,704 | £1,049,451 | -31.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,066,486 | £1,491,734 | £980,332 | -34.3% | |
| Net profit | £748,949 | £1,521,374 | £860,656 | -43.4% | |
| Cash | £948,805 | £45,781 | £148,454 | +224.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,613,958 | £9,701,532 | £10,625,727 | +9.5% | |
| Net assets | £7,037,934 | £8,330,180 | £8,442,961 | +1.4% | |
| Equity | £7,037,934 | £8,330,180 | £8,442,961 | +1.4% | |
| Average employees | 160 | 166 | 148 | -10.8% | |
| Wages | £4,827,064 | £5,246,797 | £4,826,398 | -8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £371,993 | £397,766 | £250,314 | -37.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,341 | £17,349 | £9,980 | -42.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £94,168 | £98,345 | £99,321 | +1% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 5.6% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 5.6% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.1% | 15.8% | 9.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.3% | 48.7% | 59.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.28x | 1.50x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | 17.46x | 36.76x | 8.77x |
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
- GAEL FORCE GROUP LIMITED 2013-11-29 → present
- GAEL FORCE (HOLDINGS) LTD. 2002-08-28 → 2013-11-29
- GAEL FORCE MARINE LTD 2002-03-15 → 2002-08-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- GAEL FORCE GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Gael Force Aquahomes Limited 100%
- Gael Force Engineering Limited 100%
- Gael Force Marine Equipment Limited 100%
- Gael Force Marine Technology Limited 100%
- Gael Force Rentals Limited 100%
- Gael Force Fusion Limited 100%
- Gael Force Boatbuilding Limited 100%
- Gael Force Canada 100%
- Gael Force Europe S.L. 100%
- Gael Force Iceland 75%
Significant events
- “Post December 2023 all Gael Force Group subsidiary companies with the exception of Gael Force Canada and Gael Force Europe were hived up to Gael Force Group which will lead to significant cost savings going forwards.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, Robert Arthur | Secretary | 2020-06-01 | — | — |
| FOSTER, Robert Arthur | Director | 2020-06-01 | May 1984 | British |
| GRAHAM, Craig Donald | Director | 2023-02-01 | Nov 1990 | British |
| GRAHAM, Stewart | Director | 2006-03-07 | May 1964 | British |
| SWANSON, Rhiann Marie | Director | 2023-02-01 | Jan 1992 | British |
| YOUNG, James Mcleod | Director | 2020-06-01 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, Patricia Marie | Secretary | 2007-12-31 | 2008-02-07 |
| GRAHAM, Patricia Marie | Secretary | 2005-03-30 | 2006-03-07 |
| GRAHAM, Stewart | Secretary | 2002-03-15 | 2005-03-30 |
| PHILLIPS, Timothy Richard Harvey | Secretary | 2012-07-02 | 2020-06-01 |
| SMITH, Melvin John | Secretary | 2006-03-07 | 2012-07-02 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-03-15 | 2002-03-15 |
| DIVERS, Stephen | Director | 2018-04-11 | 2021-07-01 |
| GRAHAM, Patricia Marie | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2006-03-07 |
| OFFORD, Stephen John Joseph | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2025-10-21 |
| PHILLIPS, Timothy Richard Harvey | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2020-06-30 |
| SMITH, Innes | Director | 2002-11-08 | 2005-03-31 |
| THOMSON, Allan Robert | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2015-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gael Force Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-12-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.