R A GARDINER CONTRACTORS LIMITED

Active
Company number 03721131Private limited companyIncorporated 1999

Key figures

£412,526-13.0%
Net assets 2024/25
-8.0%
Average annual change 2020/21–2024/25
0200 k400 k600 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, R A GARDINER CONTRACTORS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 43290

Where the company stands among the 27,659 active companies whose first SIC code is 43290 (Other construction installation).

Net assets£412,526
Higher than 92% · median £11,338
Total assets£512,853
Higher than 88% · median £49,826
Cash£407,055
Higher than 90% · median £20,181
Employees2
Higher than 55% · median 1
Company age27.7 years
Older than 96% · median 4.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. ENCON INSULATION LIMITED£66.6m
  2. BRAND ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES UK, LTD.£63.3m
  3. CHAMPION GROUNDWORKS & CONSTRUCTION LTD£30.3m
  4. WETHERBY WALL SYSTEMS LIMITED£26.1m
  5. TGW LIMITED£24.8m
  6. P.I.P. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL HOLDINGS LTD£21.4m
  7. BREHENY CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED£20.5m
  8. MODEBEST BUILDERS LIMITED£19.7m
  9. ALPINE FIRE ENGINEERS LIMITED£18.3m
  10. MORRIS & SPOTTISWOOD LIMITED£17.6m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 27,659. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: R A GARDINER CONTRACTORS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

R A GARDINER CONTRACTORS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03721131. It was incorporated on 25 Feb 1999. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bristol (BS36). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other construction installation (43290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £412,526, down 13% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £407,055. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 27,659 active companies whose first SIC code is 43290: By net assets it ranks higher than 92% of them (median £11,338). By total assets it ranks higher than 88% of them (median £49,826). By cash it ranks higher than 90% of them (median £20,181). By number of employees it ranks higher than 55% of them (median 1). It is older than 96% of them (median age 4.9 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 21 public contract award notices from Bristol City Council since 2019. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £1.1m. 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 1 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand533,258456,545315,517262,863407,055
Total assets691,044565,959580,927579,373512,853
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity575,693521,476502,210474,104412,526
Average number of employees33322

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

21 contracts

R A GARDINER CONTRACTORS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 21 public contract award notices from Bristol City Council since 2019. The 19 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £1.1m. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Contracts
  1. Danby House - Communal Minor Works‡Bristol City Council · £54,792
  2. G&R/HRA/ Custom Close - Communal Minor Works‡Bristol City Council · £52,500
  3. G&R/HRA/ Easton Road Flats - Communal Minor Works‡Bristol City Council · £35,000
  4. G&R/HRA/ Stowe House - Walling, Railings & Gates to Boundary‡Bristol City Council · £100,000
  5. G&R/HRA/ Juniper Court / Fountain Court - Play Area and Seating & Recycling Areas‡Bristol City Council · £46,000
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  1. BSH/HRA/Communal Minor Works Framework‡Bristol City Council · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £6,000,000 in total · runs until Sep 2027
  2. BSH/HRA/Acres Bush Close - Removal of existing / redundant play equipment and re-instate to grass -H/S issues to all areas.‡Bristol City Council · £83,000
  3. BSH/HRA/Priestwood Close - Walling Scheme‡Bristol City Council · £120,000
  4. BSH/HRA/Queens Road / Four Acres Close - Play Area‡Bristol City Council · £55,000
  5. BSH/HRA/Antona Court - Improvement Works to External of Block‡Bristol City Council · £68,000
  6. BSH/HRA/Four Acres Close / Borleyton Close - Reinstatement of play areas to grass‡Bristol City Council · £44,541
  7. BSH/HRA/Stockwood Area - Improvement Works to 5 no. sites‡Bristol City Council · £40,282
  8. BSH/HRA/The Avenue - New Boundary Wall and Railing to block‡Bristol City Council · £62,547
  9. Broomhill Road, BS4 4SG - Communal Minor Works Framework‡Bristol City Council · £75,636
  10. Burton Close, BS1 6RQ - Minor Works Framework‡Bristol City Council · £28,319
  11. Chalcroft House, BS3 1SP - Communal Minor Works Framework‡Bristol City Council · £39,808
  12. 62 Old Quarry Road, Shirehampton, BS11 0ER - Rear Garden Works‡Bristol City Council · £33,591
  13. 21 - 28 Gorlangton Close, Hengrove - Communal Minor Works‡Bristol City Council · £31,801
  14. 98 - 108 Sandburrows Road, Highridge - Communal Minor Works‡Bristol City Council · £50,548
  15. 1 - 19 The Chalet, Harmer Close, Henbury - Communal Minor Works‡Bristol City Council · £82,624
  16. Communal Minor Works Framework - Neighbourhoods‡Bristol City Council · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £1,339,200 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

History

15 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £412.5k, 2 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £474.1k, 2 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £502.2k, 3 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £521.5k, 3 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £575.7k, 3 employees
  6. Mrs Jane Ann Gardiner registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr Richard Anthony Gardiner registered as a person with significant control
  8. Jane Ann GARDINER appointedDirector
Earlier events (7)
  1. ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  2. AR NOMINEES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  3. Jane Ann GARDINER appointedSecretary
  4. Richard Anthony GARDINER appointedDirector
  5. ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  6. AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  7. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.