{"name":"GALA TENT LIMITED","company_number":"04270117","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2001-08-14","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Unit 10 Farfield Park, Manvers, Rotherham, England, S63 5DB","postcode":"S63 5DB","sic_codes":[{"code":47910,"description":"Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"AJM SHOPPING LIMITED","changed_on":"2007-07-05"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"30 November","last_made_up_to":"2025-11-30","next_due":"2027-08-31"},"employees":{"count":24,"accounts_date":"2025-11-30"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-11-30","net_assets":2600090,"cash":967122,"average_employees":24},{"financial_date":"2024-11-30","net_assets":2163111,"cash":1172513,"average_employees":23},{"financial_date":"2023-11-30","net_assets":3168503,"cash":686058},{"financial_date":"2022-11-30","net_assets":3009718,"cash":18231},{"financial_date":"2021-11-30","net_assets":3215506,"cash":1674427}],"officers":{"current":3,"resigned":2,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":6,"outstanding":5},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_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.","website":"https://www.galatent.co.uk/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/gala-tent","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/gala-tent/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/gala-tent/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04270117","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/gala-tent/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/gala-tent/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/gala-tent/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/gala-tent/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/gala-tent"}