GS1 UK LIMITED
Company number 01256140 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
GS1 UK LIMITED is a financially stable membership organisation with a strong balance sheet, £17.5 million in cash reserves, and no debt. However, core operations are running at a slight loss, with profitability dependent on interest income from accumulated reserves — a pattern that, while sustainable in the short term, warrants proactive attention to cost management and revenue growth to ensure long-term financial wellness.
Shareholders' funds
£10,226,153
Balance sheet as at 2025-06-30
What it does
The principal activity of the Company is to take the lead in developing, promoting and establishing supply chain standards and best practice.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 1976-04-27
- Employees
- 87 (2025 accounts · was 82 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Hasilwood House, 60 Bishopsgate, London, England, EC2N 4AW
- Postcode
- EC2N 4AW
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-06-30
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-10-27
- Next due by
- 2027-11-10
Nature of business (SIC)
- 94110 Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Officers 19 current · 118 resigned
Public contracts won 2
£135,000 total awarded value where published.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z9127888 (Tier 2), registered since 2005.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- http://www.gs1uk.org
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ASSOCIATION FOR STANDARDS AND PRACTICES IN ELECTRONIC TRADE - EAN UK LIMITED | 2005-02-04 |
| ARTICLE NUMBER ASSOCIATION (U.K.) LIMITED | 1998-10-21 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| HASILWOOD HOUSE HASILWOOD HOUSE, 60 BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, EC2N 4AW, ENGLAND | 2017-03-21 |
| STAPLE COURT 11 STAPLE INN BUILDINGS, LONDON, WC1V 7QH | 2017-03-21 |
| 10 MALTRAVERS STREET, LONDON, WC2R 3BX | 2007-04-25 |
| 11 KINGSWAY, LONDON, WC2B 6AR | 1999-04-03 |
| 6 CATHERINE STREET, LONDON WC2B 5JJ | 1991-12-20 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 97 similar companies in EC
The largest employer among its local peers (87 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1976.
Competitors London
This company ranks 1 among activities of business and employers membership organizations in London.
The class of 1976
51%
of the 7,068 companies incorporated in 1976 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2026-05-13
- Where
- Greater London (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGL670210 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2026-05-13 | — |
| AGL460211 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-11-08 | — |
| AGL402910 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-02-02 | — |
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