GB GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Company number 02234562 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
GB Global Management Limited (formerly Uniserve Holdings Limited) is a group-dependent holding company that has been transformed from a thinly capitalised central services entity — which nearly ran out of cash in 2019 — into a far more substantial vehicle, reporting £25.4m profit after tax in FY2024 following £122m in 2023, profits most likely driven by group restructuring. Its compliance record is excellent and group backing is strong, but its health remains inseparable from the wider Uniserve group, and ongoing renaming and board changes signal that the reorganisation is not yet complete. Overall financial health: B+, with confirmation of the post-restructuring balance sheet being the key next check-up.
Shareholders' funds
£27,162
Balance sheet as at 2022-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1988-03-23
- Registered office
- Upminster Court, Hall Lane, Upminster, Essex, RM14 1AL
- Postcode
- RM14 1AL
- Capital
- 100,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-12
- Next due by
- 2027-08-26
Nature of business (SIC)
- 64204 Activities of distribution holding companies
Officers 3 current · 11 resigned
Group structure 27 subsidiaries
Controlled by GB EUROPE HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2022-01-01
Showing 12 of 27.
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2021-06-30) — 2 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA133293 (Tier 2), registered since 2015.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- uniserve.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 117 387 8840, +44 1304 211652, +44 1375 856060
Uniserve are the UK’s leading independent logistics and trade management provider and driven by a relentless determination to deliver value to customers.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| UNISERVE HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2026-03-18 |
| RAPID 5555 LIMITED | 1988-05-05 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| LONDON MEGA TERMINAL, TURROCK PARK WAY, TILBURY, ESSEX, RM18 7HD | 2011-10-11 |
| 124-128 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2NJ | 1988-05-12 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 959 similar companies in RM — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1988
The class of 1988
50%
of the 20,916 companies incorporated in 1988 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Leasehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2018-06-04
- Where
- West Northamptonshire (1), Greater London (1), Monmouthshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN358252 | West Northamptonshire | Leasehold | 2018-06-04 | — |
| AGL439007 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-03-16 | — |
| CYM686719 | Monmouthshire | Leasehold | 2016-07-29 | — |
| TT52713 | Kent | Leasehold | 2016-07-12 | — |
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