GILBERT & SONS LTD

Company number 04710857 · Active · Sheffield S11 8XE

Owned by Leigh Paula Walker and John Barrie Gilbert

D
Firmoscan score 39/100
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GILBERT & SONS LTD is an active private limited company (company number 04710857) incorporated on 25 March 2003, registered in Sheffield. Its registered activity is manufacture of other furniture (SIC 31090). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of −£222k and cash of £269k, with 6 employees on average. Net assets fell 30% on the prior period (−£172k).

By net assets it sits in the bottom quarter of 98 comparable companies in Sheffield (median £3,584, upper quartile £47k).

Key dates

Incorporated
25 March 2003
Next accounts due
31 December 2026 — in 70 days
Confirmation statement due
8 April 2027 — in 168 days

Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.

Activity

SIC 31090
Manufacture of other furniture
Accounts type
Total Exemption Full
Size band
Micro (Companies Act thresholds)

Financials — 2 periods on record, latest ending 31 March 2025

Net assets
Net assetsMar 2024: −£172k; Mar 2025: −£222k−£172k−£222kMar 2024Mar 2025
Cash at bank
Cash at bankMar 2024: £310k; Mar 2025: £269k£310k£269kMar 2024Mar 2025
Average employees
Average employeesMar 2024: 6; Mar 2025: 666Mar 2024Mar 2025
Period endNet assetsCashDebtorsCreditors <1yTurnoverProfitEmployees
31 March 2025−£222k£269k£13———6
31 March 2024−£172k£310k£278———6
Cash per employee
£45k

Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.

Firmoscan score: 39/100 (grade D)

A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.

Ownership and control

  • Mrs Leigh Paula Walker — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights · since 26 March 2019
  • Mr John Barrie Gilbert — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights · since 26 March 2019
  • (persons with significant control statement) — · since 25 March 2017 · ceased 26 March 2019
  • Mr Barrie Michael Gilbert — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights · since 26 March 2019 · ceased 6 March 2026
  • Mr John Gilbert — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights · since 26 March 2019 · ceased 26 March 2019

Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.

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