Website & contact details
- Website
Gillman and Soame UK Ltd
- Incorporated
- 12 August 2002 (24 years)
- Industry
- Photographic activities not elsewhere classified (74209)
- Directors
- Gary John White
- Owned by
- Gary John White
- Accounts type
- Small
- Region
- South East
- Address
- Units 7& 8 Chancerygate Business CentreLangford LaneKidlingtonOX5 1FQ
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 14 December 2026
- Last conf. stmt
- 30 November 2025
Charges
- Total
- 3
- Outstanding
- 0
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 3
Officers 3 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Director · Appointed 4 April 2025
Swedish
Born May 1972 (54)
Director · Appointed 4 April 2025
Swedish
Born November 1992
White, Gary John
Director · Appointed 12 August 2002
British
Born July 1967 (59)
Officer history (11 former)
4 April 2025
Resigned Cook, Anita as Director
4 April 2025
4 April 2025
4 April 2025
Resigned Cook, Stephen Paul as Director
25 June 2019
Resigned Thomson, Julie Anne as Director
20 July 2015
Resigned White, Gary as Secretary
29 August 2014
Appointed Thomson, Julie Anne as Director
29 August 2014
Appointed Cook, Anita as Director
31 December 2010
Resigned Openshaw, Michael David as Director
20 June 2005
15 June 2005
Appointed White, Gary as Secretary
20 May 2005
Appointed Cook, Stephen Paul as Director
20 May 2005
Resigned Severs, Anthony Howard as Director
23 November 2004
20 August 2004
9 March 2004
Appointed Openshaw, Michael David as Director
9 March 2004
Resigned Gowar, Peter Lawrence as Director
12 August 2002
12 August 2002
12 August 2002
12 August 2002
12 August 2002
Appointed Gowar, Peter Lawrence as Director
12 August 2002
Appointed Severs, Anthony Howard as Director
12 August 2002
12 August 2002
Appointed White, Gary John as Director
Ownership 2 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 4 April 2025
Owns 50–75% of shares
Holds 50–75% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Company Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 16331617
Gary John White
Individual · Notified 4 April 2025
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born July 1967 (59)
Former controllers (2)
17 September 2021
Ceased Stephen Paul Cook — Owns 25–50% of shares
17 September 2021
Ceased Gary John White — Owns 25–50% of shares
Group structure 11 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Carmel Jane Photography Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Colorfoto Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Davies Colour Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Gillman and Soame UK Ltd This company Owns 50–75% of shares
Van Cols Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Wrates Bagley Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Fuji Schools (Wales) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Sherwood Laboratories Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Imageorder Services Ltd Owns 25–50% of shares
Wrates Scholastic Photographs Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £684,210
- Cash
- £1,214,311
- Employees
- 70
- Debt Ratio
- 74%
- Current Ratio
- 1.3x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £695,354 | £916,828 | £6,754,650 | £6,771,443 | £6,410,520 | £3,350,578 |
| Current Assets | £1,953,290 | £1,535,355 | £425,344 | £1,469,303 | £1,202,042 | £829,113 |
| Debtors | £37,350 | £31,087 | £244,424 | £284,215 | ||
| Cash | £1,214,311 | £1,264,116 | £204,383 | £1,287,045 | £608,447 | £227,677 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £1,553,844 | £1,292,315 | £867,089 | £845,289 | £517,023 | £986,305 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £265,391 | £319,160 | £363,333 | £818,333 | £895,000 | £100,000 |
| Net Current Assets | £399,446 | £243,040 | (£441,745) | £624,014 | £685,019 | (£157,192) |
| Net Assets | £684,210 | £629,669 | £4,265,072 | £5,437,124 | £5,060,539 | £2,666,386 |
| Shareholder Funds | £684,210 | £629,669 | £4,265,072 | £5,437,124 | £5,060,539 | £2,666,386 |
Filings
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