group first global limited Company Information
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Industry
Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered Address
group first house mead way, padiham, lancs, BB12 7NG
Website
www.firstgroup.comgroup first global limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of GROUP FIRST GLOBAL LIMITED at £117.1m based on a Turnover of £24m and 4.88x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
group first global limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of GROUP FIRST GLOBAL LIMITED at £50.8m based on an EBITDA of £4.9m and a 10.46x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
group first global limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of GROUP FIRST GLOBAL LIMITED at £25.4m based on Net Assets of £16.1m and 1.58x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Group First Global Limited Overview
Group First Global Limited is a live company located in lancs, BB12 7NG with a Companies House number of 05739246. It operates in the buying and selling of own real estate sector, SIC Code 68100. Founded in March 2006, it's largest shareholder is toby scott whittaker with a 100% stake. Group First Global Limited is a established, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £24m with rapid growth in recent years.
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Group First Global Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Group First Global Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


4 Strong

4 Regular

3 Weak

Size
annual sales of £24m, make it larger than the average company (£824.8k)
- Group First Global Limited
£824.8k - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 49%, show it is growing at a faster rate (2.4%)
- Group First Global Limited
2.4% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 71.1%, this company has a comparable cost of product (71.1%)
- Group First Global Limited
71.1% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 19.5% make it less profitable than the average company (29%)
- Group First Global Limited
29% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 133 employees, this is above the industry average (4)
- Group First Global Limited
4 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £35.6k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£35.6k)
- Group First Global Limited
£35.6k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £180.6k, this is equally as efficient (£181.9k)
- Group First Global Limited
£181.9k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 35 days, this is later than average (25 days)
- Group First Global Limited
25 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 118 days, this is slower than average (32 days)
- Group First Global Limited
32 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- Group First Global Limited
- - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 0 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (10 weeks)
0 weeks - Group First Global Limited
10 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 60%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (63.1%)
60% - Group First Global Limited
63.1% - Industry AVG
GROUP FIRST GLOBAL LIMITED financials

Group First Global Limited's latest turnover from June 2023 is estimated at £24 million and the company has net assets of £16.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Group First Global Limited has 133 employees and maintains cash reserves of £203 as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Oct 2021 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2017 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2010 | |
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Turnover | 7,188,759 | 42,773,491 | 15,461,007 | 167,272,704 | 54,689,501 | 67,075,178 | 66,436,582 | 59,682,826 | 18,873,881 | ||||||
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 3,411,758 | 8,367,148 | 12,870,833 | 185,588,116 | 42,744,823 | 58,073,856 | 55,999,609 | 49,223,169 | 15,441,055 | ||||||
Gross Profit | 3,777,001 | 34,406,343 | 2,590,174 | -18,315,412 | 11,944,678 | 9,001,322 | 10,436,973 | 10,459,657 | 3,432,826 | ||||||
Admin Expenses | 9,954,021 | 21,131,694 | 11,848,538 | 27,244,446 | 12,656,159 | 6,318,954 | 2,207,353 | 3,163,435 | 990,993 | ||||||
Operating Profit | -6,177,020 | 13,274,649 | -9,258,364 | -45,559,858 | -711,481 | 2,682,368 | 8,229,620 | 7,296,222 | 2,441,833 | ||||||
Interest Payable | 268,517 | 518,732 | 10,770 | 5,202 | 1,018,003 | 22,046 | 4,637 | 8,400 | |||||||
Interest Receivable | 87,388 | 6,809 | 4,750 | 1,022,348 | 3,781 | 520 | 5,531 | ||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | -22,846,763 | 13,405,874 | 2,296,927 | -43,644,675 | -707,136 | 2,664,103 | 8,230,140 | 7,306,386 | 2,433,433 | ||||||
Tax | 2,717,008 | -2,010,943 | -2,058,402 | -205,847 | -187,304 | -242,145 | -2,077,056 | -1,772,677 | -635,094 | ||||||
Profit After Tax | -20,129,755 | 11,394,931 | 238,525 | -43,850,522 | -894,440 | 2,421,958 | 6,153,084 | 5,533,709 | 1,798,339 | ||||||
Dividends Paid | 772,441 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 1,004,800 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,300,000 | ||||||||
Retained Profit | -20,902,196 | 11,394,931 | -11,475 | -44,100,522 | -1,899,240 | 1,421,958 | 5,153,084 | 4,233,709 | 1,798,339 | ||||||
Employee Costs | 1,135,705 | 1,899,832 | 1,506,146 | 5,233,564 | 5,139,638 | 1,018,923 | 397,590 | 78,996 | 17,509 | ||||||
Number Of Employees | 32 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
EBITDA* | -2,562,502 | 14,172,969 | -5,464,674 | -44,447,351 | -308,999 | 3,053,245 | 8,613,645 | 7,465,816 | 2,493,558 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Oct 2021 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2017 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 724,338 | 773,556 | 561,022 | 461,292 | 959,313 | 51,251,537 | 9,401,960 | 9,932,510 | 5,192,031 | 12,710,902 | 10,255,151 | 1,073,280 | 174,825 | ||
Intangible Assets | 21,111 | 34,343 | 15,873 | 7,111 | 19,777,816 | 22,881,417 | 27,386,876 | 136,422 | 91,283 | ||||||
Investments & Other | 5,140,651 | 3,999,024 | 3,996,773 | 4,003,200 | 32,281,066 | 44,117,105 | 13,477,559 | 10,412,812 | 9,998,120 | 8,618,916 | 547,459 | ||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 2,898,058 | 169,665 | 291,912 | ||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 5,886,100 | 4,806,923 | 4,573,668 | 4,471,603 | 55,916,253 | 74,132,954 | 81,075,606 | 23,838,403 | 15,696,126 | 12,710,902 | 10,255,151 | 1,073,280 | 174,825 | ||
Stock & work in progress | 11,314,465 | 11,168,850 | 22,772,799 | 10,333,483 | 11,649,026 | 3,967,177 | 3,239,766 | ||||||||
Trade Debtors | 2,307,459 | 1,186,307 | 4,662 | 974,775 | 675,230 | 1,754,791 | 5,338,113 | 3,584,126 | 2,845,757 | 1,557,238 | 508,274 | 32,123 | 102 | ||
Group Debtors | 17,909,463 | 17,321,457 | 20,504,122 | 37,355,476 | 1,057,518 | ||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 14,200,365 | 7,395,201 | 10,091,961 | 10,776,713 | 19,334,322 | 16,953,248 | 19,511,056 | 46,041,693 | 27,478,145 | 9,956,548 | 6,139,326 | 2,890,114 | |||
Cash | 203 | 6,763 | 132,244 | 146,506 | 27,655,482 | 39,531,282 | 465,963 | 3,636,091 | 16,865,483 | 1,326,300 | 8,515,487 | 9,686,956 | 933,011 | 5 | 57,013 |
misc current assets | 3,874,455 | 4,569,942 | |||||||||||||
total current assets | 34,417,490 | 25,909,728 | 30,732,989 | 49,253,470 | 48,722,552 | 61,171,988 | 37,946,244 | 42,470,065 | 88,525,732 | 40,695,166 | 30,629,335 | 19,825,582 | 7,062,993 | 5 | 57,013 |
total assets | 40,303,590 | 30,716,651 | 35,306,657 | 53,725,073 | 104,638,805 | 135,304,942 | 119,021,850 | 66,308,468 | 104,221,858 | 53,406,068 | 40,884,486 | 20,898,862 | 7,237,818 | 5 | 57,013 |
Bank overdraft | 438 | 23,190 | 12,579 | 1,011 | 178,792 | 24,816 | |||||||||
Bank loan | 1,008,000 | 1,441,128 | |||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 2,264,765 | 856,700 | 873,409 | 1,056,059 | 8,679,097 | 9,386,360 | 9,586,829 | 9,740,825 | 9,862,308 | 8,545,062 | 8,060,276 | 4,138,873 | 500,565 | ||
Group/Directors Accounts | 301,986 | 229,913 | 181,281 | 17,901,102 | 1,655,696 | 11,700 | 22,898 | 4 | 57,012 | ||||||
other short term finances | 1,707,384 | 30 | |||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 24,876 | ||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 10,359,696 | 10,150,046 | 24,041,537 | 1,772,189 | 14,688,296 | 21,189,796 | 27,087,688 | 79,233,996 | 32,229,098 | 21,639,075 | 10,727,940 | 4,438,913 | |||
total current liabilities | 13,934,447 | 12,677,787 | 25,096,227 | 20,729,350 | 25,023,527 | 44,475,500 | 30,800,904 | 36,852,422 | 89,300,002 | 40,798,976 | 29,699,351 | 14,866,813 | 4,939,478 | 4 | 57,012 |
loans | 9,716,768 | 4,739,828 | 7,520,308 | 7,549,611 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 154,938 | 1,860,300 | 1,860,300 | ||||||||||||
provisions | 530,535 | 112,759,872 | 111,210,379 | 59,983,615 | 3,209,203 | 500,000 | |||||||||
total long term liabilities | 10,247,303 | 4,739,828 | 120,435,118 | 110,747,086 | 120,620,290 | 61,843,915 | 3,209,203 | 500,000 | |||||||
total liabilities | 24,181,750 | 17,417,615 | 25,096,227 | 20,729,350 | 145,458,645 | 155,222,586 | 151,421,194 | 98,696,337 | 92,509,205 | 40,798,976 | 29,699,351 | 14,866,813 | 5,439,478 | 4 | 57,012 |
net assets | 16,121,840 | 13,299,036 | 10,210,430 | 32,995,723 | -40,819,840 | -19,917,644 | -32,399,344 | -32,387,869 | 11,712,653 | 12,607,092 | 11,185,135 | 6,032,049 | 1,798,340 | 1 | 1 |
total shareholders funds | 16,121,840 | 13,299,036 | 10,210,430 | 32,995,723 | -40,819,840 | -19,917,644 | -32,399,344 | -32,387,869 | 11,712,653 | 12,607,092 | 11,185,135 | 6,032,049 | 1,798,340 | 1 | 1 |
Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Oct 2021 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2017 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | -6,177,020 | 13,274,649 | -9,258,364 | -45,559,858 | -711,481 | 2,682,368 | 8,229,620 | 7,296,222 | 2,441,833 | ||||||
Depreciation | 132,909 | 101,710 | 51,905 | 181,079 | 541,440 | 898,320 | 761,502 | 1,092,946 | 389,441 | 370,877 | 384,025 | 169,594 | 51,275 | ||
Amortisation | 36,774 | 29,780 | 2,321 | 6,875 | 3,073,078 | 3,032,188 | 19,561 | 13,041 | 450 | ||||||
Tax | 2,717,008 | -2,010,943 | -2,058,402 | -205,847 | -187,304 | -242,145 | -2,077,056 | -1,772,677 | -635,094 | ||||||
Stock | -11,314,465 | 145,615 | 11,168,850 | 12,439,316 | -1,315,543 | 7,681,849 | 727,411 | 3,239,766 | |||||||
Debtors | 8,514,322 | -4,697,780 | 6,635,617 | 25,141,836 | 22,210,337 | -20,706,235 | -926,068 | 23,387,094 | 19,852,067 | 18,570,561 | 4,293,373 | 3,281,233 | 2,890,216 | ||
Creditors | 1,408,065 | -16,709 | -7,805,688 | -7,623,038 | -707,263 | -200,469 | -153,996 | 9,740,825 | 1,317,246 | 484,786 | 3,921,403 | 3,638,308 | 500,565 | ||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 209,650 | -13,891,491 | 9,353,241 | -12,916,107 | 14,688,296 | -21,189,796 | -5,897,892 | 27,087,688 | 47,004,898 | 10,590,023 | 10,911,135 | 6,289,027 | 4,438,913 | ||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 530,535 | -112,759,872 | -112,759,872 | 112,759,872 | -111,210,379 | 51,226,764 | 59,983,615 | 3,209,203 | -500,000 | 500,000 | |||||
Cash flow from operations | 104,685,074 | 38,432,253 | 17,602,986 | 18,743,661 | -3,369,109 | 9,393,905 | 11,111,830 | 1,167,960 | |||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -10,779,202 | -16,446,771 | -844,004 | -226,500 | |||||||||||
Change in Investments | 1,141,627 | 2,251 | -28,284,293 | -28,277,866 | 32,281,066 | -44,117,105 | 30,639,546 | 13,477,559 | 414,692 | 1,379,204 | 8,071,457 | 547,459 | |||
cash flow from investments | -32,281,066 | -41,418,748 | -29,924,330 | -1,258,696 | -226,500 | ||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -433,128 | 1,441,128 | |||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 72,073 | 48,632 | -1,474,415 | 16,245,406 | 1,655,696 | -11,700 | -11,198 | 22,898 | -57,012 | -57,008 | 57,012 | ||||
Other Short Term Loans | -1,707,384 | 1,707,384 | 30 | ||||||||||||
Long term loans | 4,976,940 | 4,739,828 | -7,520,308 | -7,520,308 | 7,520,308 | -7,549,611 | 7,549,611 | ||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 24,876 | ||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | -154,938 | -154,938 | 154,938 | -1,860,300 | 1,860,300 | ||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -181,129 | -3,961 | -452 | 4,345 | -18,265 | 520 | 894 | -8,400 | |||||||
cash flow from financing | 7,442,429 | 7,534,452 | 13,595,399 | 1,034,052 | -18,266 | 522 | 894 | -65,412 | -57,008 | 57,013 | |||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -6,560 | -125,481 | -27,523,238 | -27,508,976 | -11,875,800 | 39,065,319 | -3,170,128 | 3,636,091 | 15,539,183 | -7,189,187 | -1,171,469 | 8,753,945 | 875,998 | -57,008 | 57,013 |
overdraft | -438 | -438 | -22,752 | 10,611 | 11,568 | 1,011 | 153,976 | 24,816 | |||||||
change in cash | -6,560 | -125,481 | -27,522,800 | -27,508,538 | -11,853,048 | 39,054,708 | -3,181,696 | 3,635,080 | 15,385,207 | -7,214,003 | -1,171,469 | 8,753,945 | 875,998 | -57,008 | 57,013 |
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Group First Global Limited Competitor Analysis

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GROUP FIRST GLOBAL LIMITED group structure
Group First Global Limited has 33 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
GROUP FIRST GLOBAL LIMITED
05739246
33 subsidiaries
group first global limited directors
Group First Global Limited currently has 1 director, Mr Toby Whittaker serving since Mar 2006.
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Toby Whittaker | United Kingdom | 47 years | Mar 2006 | - | Director |
P&L
June 2023turnover
24m
+115%
operating profit
4.7m
0%
gross margin
71.1%
+2.46%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
June 2023net assets
16.1m
+0.21%
total assets
40.3m
+0.31%
cash
203
-0.97%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
group first global limited company details
company number
05739246
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate
incorporation date
March 2006
age
19
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Total Exemption Full
last accounts submitted
June 2023
previous names
group 1st limited (March 2014)
read capital limited (August 2011)
accountant
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auditor
-
address
group first house mead way, padiham, lancs, BB12 7NG
Bank
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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group first global limited Charges & Mortgages
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