GALA TENT LIMITED
Company number 04270117 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Gala Tent Limited occupies a strong financial position within the UK e-commerce events equipment sector, with net assets of £3.27M and a healthy liquidity profile that far exceeds typical benchmarks for small online retailers. However, the business shows signs of margin compression in 2024, with modest retained profits of approximately £97K against a substantial asset base, suggesting the post-pandemic normalisation and inflationary pressures have impacted trading performance. The significant group restructuring evident in the balance sheet—particularly the shift from directors' loans to intercompany balances—warrants attention, as does the heavy inventory concentration which remains a strategic risk inherent to this seasonal, product-heavy sector.
Shareholders' funds
£2,600,090
Balance sheet as at 2025-11-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2001-08-14
- Employees
- 24 (2025 accounts · was 23 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Unit 10 Farfield Park, Manvers, Rotherham, England, S63 5DB
- Postcode
- S63 5DB
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 5 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-11-30
- Next due by
- 2027-08-31
- Financial year end
- 30 November
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-11
- Next due by
- 2027-09-25
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47910 Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Officers 3 current · 2 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by MACE GROUP (UK) LIMITED — since 2016-06-30
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GALA GRAPHICS LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z1707926 (Tier 1), registered since 2009.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- galatent.co.uk
- Phone
- +447447969042, 01709 242454, 01709 911948
Gala Tent offers a range of premium gazebos, marquees and tents for outdoor events and gatherings. Choose durable weatherproof solutions with expert advice and fast UK delivery.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| AJM SHOPPING LIMITED | 2007-07-05 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT 1 PARK SPRING, SPRINGVALE ROAD GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7BQ | 2011-07-07 |
| UNIT 18 VALLEY ROAD STATION ROAD, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE S73 0BS | 2006-07-26 |
| AJM SHOPPING SCHOOL STREET, HEMINGFIELD, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE S73 0PS | 2004-03-10 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 772 similar companies in S
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (24 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2001.
No.3 of the largest retail sale via mail order houses or via internet companies in Sheffield →
Competitors Sheffield
This company ranks 3 among retail sale via mail order houses or via internet in Sheffield.
The class of 2001
42%
of the 242 companies in this sector incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 56% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.