J.BRAND LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7M
+1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.7M
+12.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
167
+13.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£358K
+15.8% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £17,582,404 | £19,920,898 | +13.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £261,185 | £256,391 | -1.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £220,249 | — | — | — | £308,970 | £357,766 | +15.8% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £399,801 | — | £187,388 | £303,350 | +61.9% | |
| Cash | £960,030 | £2,234,665 | £2,922,896 | £2,409,044 | £3,697,844 | £3,736,413 | +1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,897,635 | £2,071,664 | £2,331,465 | £2,231,023 | £2,418,411 | £2,721,761 | +12.5% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £2,418,411 | £2,721,761 | +12.5% | |
| Equity | £1,897,635 | £2,071,664 | £2,331,465 | £2,231,023 | £2,418,411 | £2,721,761 | +12.5% | |
| Average employees | 112 | 115 | 125 | 131 | 147 | 167 | +13.6% | |
| Wages | £4,382,940 | — | — | — | £7,022,102 | £8,625,538 | +22.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £447,937 | — | — | — | £1,107,415 | £1,435,739 | +29.6% |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.5% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.1% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 10.8% | 9.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.55x | 1.65x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- J.BRAND LIMITED · parent
- Reflect Energy Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The continued growth has resulted in the decision by the directors to extend the staging, warehousing and support facility in Cheshire by 50%, which will provide 100% increase in warehousing capacity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYLES, Damian Gilchrist | Secretary | 2021-12-06 | — | — |
| JONES, Guy | Director | 1998-05-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| LITTLE, Daniel | Director | 2009-02-01 | Sep 1977 | British |
| LOWE, Frederick James | Director | 2022-12-05 | May 1991 | British |
| LOWE, Rupert James Graham | Director | — | Oct 1957 | English |
| OLDERSHAW, Timothy Leslie | Director | 1997-02-01 | Oct 1960 | British |
| RASBURN, Justin Lee | Director | 2026-03-06 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURT, Paul John | Secretary | 1996-08-20 | 2011-03-25 |
| DOBSON, John William | Secretary | 2014-01-09 | 2021-12-06 |
| EVANS, Sarah May | Secretary | 2011-03-25 | 2014-01-09 |
| GLEDHILL, David Michael | Secretary | — | 1996-12-31 |
| BURT, Paul John | Director | 2002-06-30 | 2011-03-25 |
| COWARD, Mark | Director | 1998-05-01 | 2004-01-14 |
| FOSTER, Raymond John | Director | — | 2008-12-31 |
| LOWE, Patrick Graham | Director | — | 2022-11-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2026-02-17 | Active |
| Mr Rupert James Graham Lowe | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2022-11-21 | Ceased 2026-02-17 |
| Mr Patrick Graham Lowe | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.