Girbau UK Limited

Active00641996 Private limited company
Incorporated
16 November 1959 (66 years)
Previously known as
Viking Laundry Equipment Limited (until 29 December 2006)
Anglowest Distributors Limited (until 22 July 2002)
Industry
Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46690)
Directors
Mercè Girbau Junyent
Alex Alamany
Owned by
Girbau S.A.
Accounts type
Full
Region
East of England
Address
Girbau House
Trust Industrial Estate
Wilbury Way
Hitchin
SG4 0UZ

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
21 March 2027
Last conf. stmt
7 March 2026

Charges

Total
6
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
5

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Alamany, Alex
Secretary · Appointed 21 March 2019
Girbau Junyent, Mercè
Director · Appointed 18 February 2019
Spanish
Born October 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 18 February 2019
British
Born November 1973
Alamany, Alex
Director · Appointed 10 February 2011
Spanish
Born April 1972 (54)
Officer history (19 former)
8 January 2024
Resigned Joris, Serge Maurice as Director
30 April 2022
Resigned Veiga Rivero, Josep Ramon as Director
11 November 2020
Resigned Benito Puigdomènech, Eva as Director
16 March 2020
Appointed Joris, Serge Maurice as Director
21 March 2019
Appointed Alamany, Alex as Secretary
18 February 2019
Resigned Clofent, Guillem as Director
18 February 2019
Appointed Girbau Junyent, Mercè as Director
18 February 2019
Appointed Rankin, Peter John as Director
18 February 2019
Appointed Benito Puigdomènech, Eva as Director
18 February 2019
Appointed Veiga Rivero, Josep Ramon as Director
28 November 2018
Resigned Marsh, Peter Christopher as Director
28 November 2018
28 November 2018
3 March 2016
Appointed Clofent, Guillem as Director
3 March 2016
Resigned Bosch, Jordi as Director
15 February 2011
Appointed Bosch, Jordi as Director
10 February 2011
Appointed Alamany, Alex as Director
19 June 2010
Resigned Girbau-Bover, Pere as Director
17 September 2009
Resigned Walmsley, Anthony Michael as Director
3 June 2007
Appointed Marsh, Peter Christopher as Director
31 May 2007
Resigned Olliver, David John as Director
30 September 1997
Resigned Turpin, Brian Noel as Director
12 March 1996
Appointed Macdougall, Forbes Duncan Appleton as Secretary
12 March 1996
Resigned Turpin, Brian Noel as Secretary
19 January 1996
19 January 1996
Appointed Girbau-Bover, Pere as Director
26 October 1995
Appointed Turpin, Brian Noel as Secretary
9 March 1995
Resigned Carrington, Peter as Director
19 January 1995
Resigned Chandler, Philip Raymond as Secretary
31 December 1994
Resigned Dobbs, Richard Noel as Director
8 March 1994
Appointed Chandler, Philip Raymond as Secretary
7 March 1994
Resigned Georgeson, Ian Barry as Secretary
7 March 1994
Resigned Franks, Lionel as Director
26 May 1993
Resigned Dibben, John Mervyn Farquhar as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Girbau S.A.
Corporate entity · Notified 29 November 2018
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Company Limited By Shares

Financials

Net Assets
£97,388
Cash
£807,103
Profit Before Tax
(£1,502,015)
Debt Ratio
98%
Current Ratio
1.2x
Return on Equity
-1558%

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £500k £1.0M £1.5M £2.0M 2021 2022 2023 2024 £1,421,501 £1,860,156 £1,614,455 £97,388
Balance sheet detail
2024202320222021
Fixed Assets£733,444£979,860£22,284£34,218
Current Assets£4,755,633£5,909,508£5,214,065£4,378,598
Debtors£1,588,736£2,594,799£1,543,824£1,547,031
Cash£807,103£445,496£1,314,231£566,816
Creditors (< 1 year)£4,131,039£3,775,340£3,039,357£2,690,508
Creditors (> 1 year)£755,098£1,011,787£140,337£118,941
Net Current Assets£624,594£2,134,168£2,174,708£1,688,090
Net Assets£97,388£1,614,455£1,860,156£1,421,501
Shareholder Funds£97,388£1,614,455£1,860,156£1,421,501

Turnover£10,518,553
Cost of Sales£8,783,273£9,146,366£7,612,532
Gross Profit£2,906,021
Admin Expenses£4,147,903£4,739,845£3,286,215£2,563,819
Staff Costs£4,854,146£4,814,976£3,661,465£3,147,491
Operating Profit£343,488
Profit Before Tax(£1,502,015)(£292,219)£533,432£308,355
Tax£15,052(£46,518)£94,777£64,295
Profit for Period(£1,517,067)(£245,701)£438,655£244,060

Filings 172

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
24 September 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
13 March 2026Confirmation statement with no updates7 March 2026
25 September 2025Full accounts31 December 2024
14 March 2025Confirmation statement with no updates7 March 2025
24 September 2024Full accounts31 December 2023
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