GATES (U.K.) LIMITED

Active
Company number SC001771Private limited companyIncorporated 1888

Key figures

£43,309,000+17.6%
Net assets 2025
+17.6%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
020 m40 m60 m20242025

† GATES (U.K.) LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 22190

Where the company stands among the 668 active companies whose first SIC code is 22190 (Manufacture of other rubber products).

Turnover£173,048,000
Higher than 97% · median £13,545,982 among 48 that publish turnover
Net assets£43,309,000
Higher than 99% · median £268,475
Total assets£174,959,000
Higher than 99% · median £535,172
Employees510
Higher than 99% · median 3
Company age138.3 years
Older than 99% · median 18.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. DUNLOP OIL & MARINE LIMITED£92m
  2. CONTITECH UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED£83.8m
  3. TRELLEBORG SEALING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED£54.5m
  4. GATES (U.K.) LIMITED£43.3m
  5. ARMACELL UK LIMITED£41.7m
  6. POLYMER HOLDINGS LIMITED£41.2m
  7. GRAPHICSHOW CABLE ACCESSORIES (GCA) LIMITED£27.8m
  8. JAMES WALKER & CO. LIMITED£27.3m
  9. HEXPOL MANCHESTER LTD£20.9m
  10. MURFITTS INDUSTRIES LIMITED£20.4m

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 668. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: GATES (U.K.) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

GATES (U.K.) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC001771. It was incorporated on 9 Aug 1888. Its status is active. The registered office is in Heathhall (DG1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other rubber products (22190), activities of head offices (70100).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £173,048,000. Profit for the year was £7,056,000. Net assets were £43,309,000, up 17.6% on the previous year. Total assets were £174,959,000 and total liabilities £130,162,000. The company had an average of 510 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 668 active companies whose first SIC code is 22190: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 48 that publish turnover (median £13,545,982). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £268,475). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £535,172). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 3). It is older than 99% of them (median age 18.6 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly vehicles, machinery, plastics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly plastics, rubber, coated textiles. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 32 days to pay suppliers, and 7% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 14.5% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 22 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover160,800,000173,048,000
Profit for the year5,309,0007,056,000
Total assets163,321,000174,959,000
Total liabilities123,672,000130,162,000
Net assets / total equity36,842,00043,309,000
Average number of employees516510

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 6 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
32 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
7%
Standard payment terms
30–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 88%
  • 31 to 60 days 4%
  • After 60 days 8%
Earlier periods (4)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
36
65%
30%
31 Dec 2019
68
12%
6%
30 Jun 2019
64
13%
0%
31 Dec 2018
70
18%
5%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 14.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 11.5% lower
Median bonus pay
women 21.3% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter31.4% womenLower middle16.8% womenUpper middle6.8% womenUpper pay quarter7.6% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 15.8% lower
women 8.5% lower
2023/24
women 13.1% lower
women 8% lower
2022/23
women 12.5% lower
women 10.4% lower
2021/22
women 12.7% lower
women 2.2% lower
2020/21
women 23% lower
women 14.8% lower
2019/20
women 17.3% lower
women 13.7% lower
2018/19
women 13% lower
women 19.3% lower
2017/18
women 12.9% lower
women 23.2% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements4
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (1)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: vehicles, machinery, plastics, rubber and man-made filaments.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics, rubber, coated textiles, machinery and electrical equipment.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

8 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £173m, net assets £43.3m, 510 employees
  2. Gates Finance Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Gates Industrial Europe S.A.R.L. ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £160.8m, net assets £36.8m, 516 employees
  5. Gates Industrial Europe S.A.R.L. registered as a person with significant control
  6. Tomkins Engineering Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Tomkins Engineering Limited registered as a person with significant control
  8. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.