GB GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Company number 02234562 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
GB Global Management Limited (formerly Uniserve Holdings) serves as the strategic apex of a substantial UK logistics and trade management group, delivering impressive profit generation of £25.4 million in FY2024 despite a significant year-on-year decline from the exceptional FY2023 figure of £122.2 million. The holding company has transformed from a technically insolvent position in FY2019 to a strongly profitable entity, reflecting the underlying group's successful expansion through acquisition and vertical integration across 30+ subsidiaries. The recent name change and board restructuring signal potential strategic repositioning, whilst the company's dependency on subsidiary performance and historical thin capitalisation remain structural considerations typical of mid-market holding vehicles in the logistics sector.
Shareholders' funds
£27,162
Balance sheet as at 2022-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1988-03-23
- Registered office
- Upminster Court, Hall Lane, Upminster, Essex, RM14 1AL
- Postcode
- RM14 1AL
- Capital
- 100,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-12
- Next due by
- 2027-08-26
Nature of business (SIC)
- 64204 Activities of distribution holding companies
Officers 4 current · 9 resigned
Group structure 26 subsidiaries
Controlled by GB EUROPE HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2022-01-01
Showing 12 of 26.
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2021-06-30) — 2 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA133293 (Tier 2), registered since 2015.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- uniserve.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 117 982 2622, +44 1304 211652, +44 1375 856060
Uniserve are the UK’s leading independent logistics and trade management provider and driven by a relentless determination to deliver value to customers.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| UNISERVE HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2026-03-18 |
| RAPID 5555 LIMITED | 1988-05-05 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| LONDON MEGA TERMINAL, TURROCK PARK WAY, TILBURY, ESSEX, RM18 7HD | 2011-10-11 |
| 124-128 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2NJ | 1988-05-12 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 957 similar companies in RM — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1988
The class of 1988
51%
of the 20,915 companies incorporated in 1988 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Leasehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2018-06-04
- Where
- West Northamptonshire (1), Greater London (1), Monmouthshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN358252 | West Northamptonshire | Leasehold | 2018-06-04 | — |
| AGL439007 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-03-16 | — |
| CYM686719 | Monmouthshire | Leasehold | 2016-07-29 | — |
| TT52713 | Kent | Leasehold | 2016-07-12 | — |
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