GUNN JCB LIMITED
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Cash
£5.5m
+75.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.2m
-30.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
138
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.1m
+20.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £116,010,000 | £94,001,000 | £100,555,000 | +7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,499,000 | -£1,015,000 | -£828,000 | +18.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£221,000 | -£2,596,000 | -£2,070,000 | +20.3% | |
| Net profit | -£227,000 | -£2,364,000 | -£2,231,000 | +5.6% | |
| Cash | £1,848,000 | £3,156,000 | £5,542,000 | +75.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,909,000 | £13,191,000 | £6,935,000 | -47.4% | |
| Net assets | £9,756,000 | £7,392,000 | £5,161,000 | -30.2% | |
| Equity | £9,756,000 | £7,392,000 | £5,161,000 | -30.2% | |
| Average employees | 132 | 128 | 138 | +7.8% | |
| Wages | £6,252,000 | £6,090,000 | £5,740,000 | -5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £980,000 | £684,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £59,000 | £85,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £291,000 | £371,000 | — | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | -1.1% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.2% | -2.5% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.6% | -7.7% | -11.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.9% | 80.7% | 87.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.44x | 1.45x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | 0.84x | -0.64x | -0.67x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GUNN JCB LIMITED 2008-04-28 → present
- GUNN J C B LIMITED 1954-01-07 → 2008-04-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Cash flow projections covering the period 12 months from the date of signing these accounts have been prepared. The directors have concluded that there are sufficient liquid assets at the group's disposal which can be utilised to fulfil any liabilities which fall due over a period of at least the next 12 months. Furthermore the directors note that, in the unlikely event that it is required, further liquid assets could be made available to the group through leveraging the group's fixed asset base. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company has provided guarantees in respect of banking facilities of other group companies. These guarantees give rise to potential obligations at a company level.”
- “Sumer Auditco Limited were appointed as auditor to the company following BHP LLP becoming part of the Sumer Group on 31 December 2025, which required a change in audit firm to comply with applicable regulatory requirements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HONEYWOOD, John Gordon | Secretary | 2024-07-25 | — | — |
| BAKER, Neil Stephen | Director | 2026-01-01 | May 1961 | British |
| HARRISON, James Robert | Director | 2024-07-08 | Nov 1961 | British |
| HARRISON, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2024-07-08 | Jun 1963 | British |
| HARRISON, Thomas William Edward | Director | 2024-07-08 | Jun 1968 | British |
| SIMCOX, Timothy Simon | Director | 2024-07-08 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, John Henry | Secretary | — | 2013-07-09 |
| HUTCHINSON, Michael Stuart | Secretary | 2013-07-09 | 2024-07-08 |
| BAILEY, John Henry | Director | — | 2014-04-16 |
| BARTON, Donald | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| BASTOCK, Keith | Director | 1998-09-24 | 2000-02-14 |
| BRYANT, Steven Christopher John | Director | 1995-03-15 | 1998-06-04 |
| CORNELL, Christopher James | Director | 2024-07-08 | 2025-12-31 |
| COUTTS, Campbell Erskine | Director | 1998-06-04 | 2003-01-31 |
| DAVIES, John Martyn Blackwell | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2006-12-22 |
| DAVIES, John Martyn Blackwell | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2000-04-25 |
| DOLPHIN, John Alan | Director | 1998-09-24 | 2018-08-10 |
| FINDLAY, Alexander Fraser | Director | 1995-06-21 | 1998-06-04 |
| HARTSHORN, Paul | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2024-07-08 |
| HILLMAN, Alexander Edwin | Director | 1992-08-27 | 1995-07-12 |
| HODGSON, William Strang | Director | 1995-07-12 | 1998-06-30 |
| HUTCHINSON, Michael Stuart | Director | 2013-07-09 | 2024-07-08 |
| MACONOCHIE, Thomas Currie | Director | — | 1992-05-28 |
| MORRISON, Thomas Francis | Director | — | 1998-06-04 |
| NIXON, Stephen Philip | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2018-03-01 |
| OVENS, Steven Ernest Robert | Director | 1998-06-04 | 2003-01-31 |
| ROBERTS, Mark Edward Patrick | Director | 2018-10-02 | 2024-07-08 |
| SHAW, Michael | Director | 1992-08-27 | 1995-02-10 |
| SIMCOCK, Timothy | Director | 2012-03-12 | 2024-07-08 |
| SMITH, Gordon William Fraser | Director | 2000-02-14 | 2014-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunn Jcb (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-08-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director 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
- 1
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.