JOHN NIXON LIMITED
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Cash
£5m
-2.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£33m
-4.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
459
-9.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£934k
-73.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £99,664,000 | £108,320,000 | £91,328,000 | -15.7% | |
| Operating profit | £7,360,000 | £7,826,000 | £3,843,000 | -50.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,787,000 | £3,504,000 | £934,000 | -73.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,784,000 | £2,804,000 | £1,493,000 | -46.8% | |
| Cash | £5,903,000 | £5,176,000 | £5,035,000 | -2.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £88,598,000 | £80,527,000 | £72,392,000 | -10.1% | |
| Net assets | £34,181,000 | £33,964,000 | £32,555,000 | -4.1% | |
| Equity | £34,181,000 | £33,964,000 | £32,555,000 | -4.1% | |
| Average employees | 545 | 505 | 459 | -9.1% | |
| Wages | £18,236,000 | £18,177,000 | £17,394,000 | -4.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £403,000 | £428,000 | £453,000 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £72,000 | £83,000 | £58,000 | -30.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £118,000 | £124,000 | £240,000 | +93.5% |
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 | 7.4% | 7.2% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 2.6% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.3% | 9.7% | 5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.7% | 69.6% | 68.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.70x | 0.89x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | 2.02x | 1.73x | 1.23x |
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
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has access to an invoice financing facility secured against trade debtors. The Company finances its capital expenditure via hire purchase finance (repayable between one to ten years). Whilst the Company has net current liabilities at the balance sheet date, the largest current liability, as set out in Note 19, relates to repayments due within one year in respect of those hire purchase agreements. Those agreements relate to funding for hire fleet, which is not included within current assets but is considered by the Directors to be readily monetisable in the open market in the event that was considered necessary.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNETT, Brian | Director | 2024-10-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| CORTEN, Paul John | Director | 2022-12-19 | Nov 1971 | British |
| LAKER, Richard Stephen | Director | 2025-03-25 | Sep 1976 | British |
| MURRAY, Gerard Thomas | Director | 2021-10-01 | May 1963 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, John Matthew, Dr | Secretary | 2022-06-22 | 2025-01-31 |
| MCDIARMID, Neil | Secretary | 2006-05-20 | 2022-01-28 |
| NIXON, Alan | Secretary | — | 1994-12-22 |
| NIXON, John | Secretary | 1994-12-22 | 1995-05-20 |
| NIXON, Peter John | Secretary | 1995-05-20 | 2006-05-20 |
| MUCKLE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-05-01 | 2022-06-22 |
| BILLINGS, Linda | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2004-03-22 |
| BLACKWOOD, Alison Lesley | Director | 1994-12-22 | 2021-09-16 |
| BLACKWOOD, Kevin Matthew | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2022-01-28 |
| BROWN, Beverley Jane | Director | — | 2021-09-16 |
| HAYWARD, Martin Andrew | Director | 2020-02-18 | 2024-03-12 |
| HUDSON, John Matthew | Director | 2022-06-22 | 2025-01-31 |
| KING, Terry David | Director | 2013-09-11 | 2024-09-30 |
| MCDIARMID, Neil | Director | 2004-05-05 | 2022-01-28 |
| NIXON, Alan | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2013-12-06 |
| NIXON, Alan | Director | — | 1994-12-22 |
| NIXON, Christopher Edward | Director | 1994-12-22 | 2021-09-16 |
| NIXON, David | Director | — | 1994-12-22 |
| NIXON, Graham Richard | Director | 1994-12-22 | 2025-07-31 |
| NIXON, John | Director | — | 2021-09-16 |
| NIXON, Peter John | Director | — | 2011-04-30 |
| NIXON, Thelma | Director | — | 2012-08-28 |
| SMITH, Stephen John | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2021-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nh Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-16 | Active |
| Mr John Nixon | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation 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
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