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GIRBAU UK LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 16 Nov 1959

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    Last filed accounts

    Net liabilities of £175,436: it owed more than it owned.

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    1 outstanding: a lender holds security over its assets and is paid first if it fails.

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 30 Sep 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 21 Mar 2027.

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    Disqualified directors

    None of the 4 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    3 current directors.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 16 Nov 1959 (66 years ago).

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    Name changes

    1 earlier name, none in the last year.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 8 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    GIRBAU HOUSE, TRUST INDUSTRIAL ESTATE,, WILBURY WAY,, HITCHIN, HERTS, SG4 0UZ

    As filed with Companies House.
  2. Nature of business

    • 46690 Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Sep 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Dec 2025
    Type
    FULL
  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    21 Mar 2027
    Last made up to
    7 Mar 2026
  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    1
    All time
    6
  6. Names

    1. GIRBAU UK LIMITED current
    2. VIKING LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT LIMITED earlier

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Dec 2025 — £-272,824 £643,196 £-175,436 71
31 Dec 2024 — £-1,517,067 £807,103 £97,388 64
31 Dec 2023 — £-245,701 £445,496 £1,614,455 67
31 Dec 2022 — £438,655 £1,314,231 £1,860,156 66
31 Dec 2021 £10,518,553 £244,060 £566,816 £1,421,501 68
31 Dec 2020 * £11,812,059 £816,618 £64,760 £1,177,441 72

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

Public contracts

4 contracts won

  1. Ministry of Justice

    Laundry Equipment for HMP Elmley

    £221,250 Awarded 8 Sep 2026 Ends 31 Mar 2027 Notice on Find a Tender

  2. Ministry of Justice

    Hydraulic Water press for HMP Elmley

    £191,666 Awarded 6 Aug 2026 Ends 31 Mar 2027 Notice on Find a Tender

  3. Ministry of Justice

    Laundry Equipment for HMP Gartree

    £165,000 Awarded 21 Apr 2026 Ends 22 Apr 2026 Notice on Find a Tender

  4. Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

    24_25 Commercial and Industrial Laundry Equipment

    £21,666,667 shared by 16 suppliers Awarded 27 Nov 2025 Ends 26 Nov 2027 Notice on Find a Tender

Values exclude VAT; a shared award's value is the whole award's. Matching is by Companies House number only, so contracts filed without the number are not shown.

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People

Officers All 23, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Alex Alamany Finance Director Director 10 Feb 2011 — April 1972 Spanish · Spain
Peter John Rankin Managing Director Director 18 Feb 2019 — November 1973 British · United Kingdom
Mercè Girbau Junyent Director Director 18 Feb 2019 — October 1963 Spanish · Spain
Alex Alamany Secretary 21 Mar 2019 — —

Owners and controllers All 2, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Girbau S.A. company Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 29 Nov 2018 — —

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Is GIRBAU UK LIMITED still trading?

The register shows GIRBAU UK LIMITED as active.

What does GIRBAU UK LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 46690 (Wholesale of other machinery and equipment).

When was GIRBAU UK LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 16 November 1959.

When are GIRBAU UK LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 30 September 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 December 2025.

When is GIRBAU UK LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 21 March 2027.

Who runs GIRBAU UK LIMITED?

GIRBAU UK LIMITED has 3 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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