JAMES CROPPER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Cash
£13m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
524
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.9m
Period ending 2026-03-28
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-29 | 2025-03-29 | 2026-03-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £102,968,000 | £99,343,000 | £102,932,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£2,887,000 | £2,648,000 | £5,988,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,261,000 | -£6,688,000 | £3,886,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£3,997,000 | -£5,269,000 | £2,904,000 | — | |
| Cash | £9,211,000 | £10,614,000 | £13,059,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £68,770,000 | £57,820,000 | £53,354,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £11,500,000 | £20,487,000 | £24,350,000 | — | |
| Equity | £11,500,000 | £20,487,000 | £24,350,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 688 | 577 | 524 | — | |
| Wages | £28,122,000 | £28,301,000 | £26,899,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £980,000 | £1,168,000 | £1,034,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £26,000 | £45,000 | £24,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £248,000 | £290,000 | £358,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-29 | 2025-03-29 | 2026-03-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.8% | 2.7% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | -3.9% | -5.3% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.2% | 4.6% | 11.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.6% | 73.4% | 68.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.50x | 2.81x | 2.81x | |
| Interest cover | -1.29x | 0.58x | 2.86x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have concluded, based on the various scenarios developed, that the Group’s material assets are recoverable, their liabilities are duly met and due and that there are no material uncertainties to the going concern in respect of the Group’s and the parent company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- JAMES CROPPER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · parent
- James Cropper Speciality Papers Limited 100%
- James Cropper Converting Limited 100%
- James Cropper EBT Limited 100%
- James Cropper 3D Products Limited 100%
- TFP Hydrogen Products Limited 100%
- Tech Fibers Inc 100%
- Thermal Fibres Products Inc 100%
- Metal Coated Fibers Inc 100%
- Electro Fiber Technologies LLC 100%
- Helianx Company Limited 100%
- James Cropper Paper Limited 100%
- The Paper Mill Shop Company Limited 100%
- James Cropper Overseas Trading Limited 100%
- James Cropper Germany GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “James Cropper responded to a significant change in its route to market by launching the Coloursource® range, now exclusively available via Winter & Company.”
- “Restructuring costs of £1,002k recognised as exceptional items.”
- “Loss of £1,286k from the disposal of non-core Intellectual Property rights recognised as exceptional items.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RATCLIFFE, Matthew Adam | Secretary | 2023-09-26 | — | — |
| COURT, Martin Lindsay | Director | 2021-11-09 | May 1961 | British |
| CROPPER, Mark Alexander James | Director | 2006-10-25 | Apr 1974 | British |
| GOODY, Andrew John | Director | 2023-11-27 | Oct 1966 | British |
| SCOTT, Lyndsey Jane | Director | 2019-08-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
| STIRLING, David Burns | Director | 2025-02-03 | May 1966 | British |
| YEUNG, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2024-09-04 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACLAND, Oliver Geoffrey Dyke | Secretary | — | 1996-03-30 |
| ALDRIDGE, James Francis | Secretary | 2015-11-05 | 2023-05-26 |
| CAREY, David Roderick | Secretary | 1996-04-01 | 2015-11-05 |
| LINK COMPANY MATTERS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-07-07 | 2023-09-26 |
| ACLAND, Oliver Geoffrey Dyke | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| ADAMS, Stephen Anthony Adrian | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2025-02-03 |
| CROPPER, James Anthony, Sir | Director | — | 2013-07-31 |
| DENMAN, John | Director | 1995-07-21 | 2014-07-30 |
| GRAVESTOCK, James Michael George | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2024-01-31 |
| HERRING, Peter Lionel | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2009-07-29 |
| HOSTY, Andrew Joseph, Dr | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2021-11-09 |
| LEWIS, Alun Idris | Director | 1998-03-29 | 2012-08-14 |
| MADDOCK, Isabelle Marguerite | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2023-06-14 |
| MILES, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2021-11-09 | 2025-09-03 |
| MITCHELL, Douglas | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| OAKLEY, James | Director | — | 1996-04-30 |
| QUAYLE, George Thomas | Director | 1998-03-29 | 2013-07-31 |
| READ, Nigel Anthony | Director | 1998-03-29 | 2014-05-02 |
| SCLATER, John Richard | Director | — | 2008-07-30 |
| SHARP, James Edward | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2024-09-04 |
| SOUTHWELL, John Phillip | Director | — | 2004-07-21 |
| THOMPSON, Martin | Director | 2013-06-10 | 2022-01-20 |
| WATSON, Karl David | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2020-08-01 |
| WILD, Philip Ian | Director | 2012-10-08 | 2022-08-09 |
| WILKS, David Robert | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| WILLINK, Nicholas Warren | Director | — | 1998-03-28 |
| WILLINK, Patrick John | Director | 1998-03-29 | 2025-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 291 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.