Gands (U.K.)
Registered name: GANDS (U.K.)
Part of Osi Group Llc groupGands (U.K.) made £685m revenue and £26.4m profit in the year to 3 Jan 2026.
Gands (U.K.)’s revenue grew 67% to £685m in the year to 3 Jan 2026, with £26.4m profit. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Scunthorpe; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Scunthorpe, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1993
- Type
- Private Unlimited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Dec 2023 | 28 Dec 2024 | 3 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £393m | £411m | £685m |
| Cost of sales | −£369m | −£373m | −£614m |
| Gross profit | £24.1m | £38.3m | £71.1m |
| Operating profit | −£12.1m | £3m | £2.2m |
| Profit before tax | −£12.3m | £8.1m | £9.4m |
| Profit after tax | −£12.9m | £7.2m | £26.4m |
| Profit (best available) | −£12.9m | £7.2m | £26.4m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −3.3% | 1.7% | 3.8% |
| Gross margin | 6.1% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.8% | ▲66.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲267.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
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- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- Osi Group Llc (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Gands (U.K.)this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (7)
- Creative Foods Europe Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Foodworks UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Kitchen Range Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Osi Food Solutions UK Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Osi Food Solutions UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Osi International Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ypm Group LimitedRev. — · Profit −£39k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 3 Jan 2026 (profit £26.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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