G. P. Marketing Limited
Registered name: G. P. MARKETING LIMITED
G. P. Marketing Limited made £43m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
G. P. Marketing Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £43m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £1.2m profit and 49 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products” and is based in Lisburn; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lisburn, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1994
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £38.1m | £47.8m | £44.7m | £43m |
| Cost of sales | £33.8m | £42.5m | £40.4m | £38.3m |
| Gross profit | £4.4m | £5.3m | £4.3m | £4.7m |
| Operating profit | £2.5m | £2.6m | £1.7m | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | £2.5m | £2.6m | £1.8m | £1.6m |
| Profit after tax | £2m | £2.1m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £2m | £2.1m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Staff costs | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.9m |
| Employees (average) | 38 | 43 | 45 | 49 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.2% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Gross margin | 11.4% | 11.1% | 9.7% | 10.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £1m | £1.1m | £994k | £877k |
| Profit per employee | £52.5k | £48.1k | £27.1k | £23.6k |
| Cash conversion | −115.3% | −105.4% | −30.1% | −120.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲25.3% | ▼6.4% | ▼3.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲3.7% | ▼41% | ▼5.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲13.2% | ▲4.7% | ▲8.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.8m | £5.6m | £4.4m | £4.4m |
| Net assets | £6.4m | £8.4m | £9.5m | £10.6m |
| Fixed assets | £3.3m | £4.1m | £4.6m | £5.4m |
| Current assets | £6.4m | £7.6m | £7.8m | £8.8m |
| Debtors | £742k | £854k | £900k | £982k |
| Deferred income | £0 | £228k | £7.5k | — |
| Cash from operations | −£2.8m | −£2.8m | −£504k | −£1.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £877k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £23.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −120.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.3%
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £10.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼1%
- Now £4.4m
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 49
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲17%
- Now £5.4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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