J W GRANT CO
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Confirmation statement due
2026-06-14 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+61.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21M
+19.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
202
+0.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+206.3% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £42,189,480 | £44,456,961 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,156,887 | £3,450,283 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,126,130 | £3,449,720 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,220,689 | £3,393,541 | |
| Cash | — | £184,121 | — | — | £1,976,572 | £3,187,395 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,690,950 | — | — | £18,812,216 | £21,735,136 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,722,054 | — | — | £17,403,955 | £20,797,495 | |
| Equity | £3,250,429 | £2,722,054 | £2,636,704 | £2,935,599 | £17,403,955 | £20,797,495 | |
| Average employees | — | 226 | — | — | 201 | 202 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £6,457,257 | £6,765,178 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £32,880 | £114,234 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+5.4%
£42,189,480 £44,456,961
-
Cash
+61.3%
£1,976,572 £3,187,395
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+19.5%
£17,403,955 £20,797,495
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+0.5%
201 202
-
Operating profit
+198.2%
£1,156,887 £3,450,283
-
Profit before tax
+206.3%
£1,126,130 £3,449,720
-
Wages
+4.8%
£6,457,257 £6,765,178
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.7% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.9% | 7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 6.1% | 15.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.20x | 2.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 37.49x | 185.29x |
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
- J W GRANT CO 2018-10-26 → present
- J.W.GRANT 1954-10-08 → 2018-10-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Dexter & Sharpe Audit Services Ltd
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- J W GRANT CO · parent
- Fold Hill Foods Limited 100%
- WE Grant Co 99%
- Fold Hill Nurseries 99%
- James Grant (Farmers) Ltd 99%
Significant events
- “During 2024 the pet food business saw another strong recovery in turnover of 7%, following the negative impacts created by the iniquitous and unsubstantiated feline pancytopenia cat food recall which effected Fold Hill Foods in 2021.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT, Andrew John | Director | 1995-04-01 | Jan 1955 | British |
| GRANT, June | Director | — | Jun 1927 | British |
| GRANT, Thomas Andrew | Director | 2022-07-01 | Apr 1990 | British |
| GRANT, William James | Director | 2022-07-01 | Jun 1988 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT, James Edward | Secretary | 2006-09-08 | 2023-11-09 |
| LEEK, Geoffrey Charles | Secretary | — | 2006-09-08 |
| GRANT, James Edward | Director | — | 2023-11-09 |
| GRANT, John James | Director | — | 2024-10-31 |
| GRANT, William Edward | Director | — | 2013-12-29 |
| LEEK, Geoffrey Charles | Director | 1992-01-01 | 2006-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Raymond Daubney | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2021-01-12 | Ceased 2021-03-24 |
| Mr Philip Graham Wynn | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-01-12 | Active |
| Mr Bill Daubney | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-01-12 | Active |
| Mrs June Grant | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-16 | Active |
| Mr James Alfred Pocklington | Individual | Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-16 | Active |
| Mr Graham Clive Holdich Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-16 | Active |
| Mr James Edward Grant Trustee Of We Grant Settlement 1982 | Individual | Shares 25–50%, ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr James Edward Grant Trustee Of We Grant Settlement 1989 | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-01 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.