G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD
Company details
- Registered name
- G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD
- Company number
- 00551762
- Registered office
- HANDY DISTRIBUTION MURDOCK ROAD, DORCAN, SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, SN3 5HY · 155 other companies at this postcode
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated on
- 8 July 1955
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 71 years
- Previous names
- G.J.HANDY & COMPANY LIMITED (to 29 Oct 2020)
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade · 47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores · 47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
- Accounts — next due
- 31 Aug 2027
- Accounts — last made up to
- 30 Nov 2025
- Confirmation statement — next due
- 29 Oct 2026
- Confirmation statement — last
- 15 Oct 2025
What the register says
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- 1 of 8 registered charges outstanding — a lender has a claim over the assets.
Companies House register snapshot, read 02/09/2026.
People with significant control
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Change history
Reconstructed from the dated records Companies House publishes
| Date | Change | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/01/2024 | Person with significant control ceased | Mr Simon Alister Belcher | — |
| 29/10/2020 | Registered name changed | G.J.HANDY & COMPANY LIMITED | G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD |
| 03/01/2018 | Person with significant control ceased | Mr Derek Lawrence Belcher | — |
| 15/10/2017 | Person with significant control added | — | Mr Simon Alister Belcher |
| 15/10/2017 | Person with significant control added | — | Mr Derek Lawrence Belcher |
| 06/04/2016 | Person with significant control added | — | G. J. Handy (Holdings) Ltd |
Financial highlights
Parsed from the filed statutory accounts (£ thousands, except employees)
| Metric | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 17,080 ▲ 9.0% | 15,672 |
| Profit / (loss) before tax | 1,527 ▲ 222% | 474 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 3,023 ▼ 48.1% | 5,822 |
| Net assets | 2,692 ▼ 52.8% | 5,698 |
| Employees (avg) | 45 ▲ 7.1% | 42 |
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About G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (00551762)
G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD is a private limited company incorporated on 8 July 1955 and registered in the United Kingdom under company number 00551762. Its registered office is at HANDY DISTRIBUTION MURDOCK ROAD, DORCAN, SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, SN3 5HY. The recorded nature of business is non-specialised wholesale trade (SIC 46900). The company is currently active , with statutory accounts last made up to 30 November 2025. , and the person with significant control is G. J. Handy (Holdings) Ltd. This profile is provided by opendata.bot by Noetikos, aggregating official data from Companies House bulk data , last refreshed 2 September 2026.
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