JOHN SPENCER (TEXTILES) LIMITED
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Cash
£179k
-9.8% vs 2025
Net assets
£3.7m
+0.1% vs 2025
Employees
54
-3.6% vs 2025
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-04-30
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £157,737 | £403,532 | £224,583 | £253,801 | £198,552 | £179,108 | -9.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,339,110 | £3,890,207 | £3,892,532 | £3,988,155 | £3,865,030 | £3,845,341 | -0.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,219,097 | £3,652,750 | £3,689,780 | £3,802,040 | £3,692,144 | £3,697,548 | +0.1% | |
| Equity | £3,219,097 | £3,652,750 | £3,689,780 | £3,802,040 | £3,692,144 | £3,697,548 | +0.1% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 54 | -3.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.1% | 16.7% | 22.9% | 15.5% | 15.3% | 21.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 6.81x | 4.53x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Significant events
- “The company is party to a fixed and floating charge over all its assets along with other related companies in favour of HSBC and the previous shareholders.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKLEY, Samantha Jane | Director | 2026-10-20 | Jan 1968 | British |
| BLACKLEY, Simon Timothy | Director | 2012-02-06 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNAND, Colin | Secretary | 2003-03-24 | 2003-11-25 |
| COLLINGE, Megan Una | Secretary | 2018-12-12 | 2022-11-01 |
| COLLINGE, Sara Deborah | Secretary | 1995-06-16 | 2003-03-24 |
| HEAP, Ethel | Secretary | — | 1995-06-16 |
| POLLARD, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2003-11-25 | 2018-12-12 |
| COLLINGE, Charles David Rhoades | Director | — | 2022-11-01 |
| COLLINGE, Edgar Mark | Director | — | 2012-06-08 |
| COLLINGE, Megan Una | Director | 2012-02-06 | 2022-11-01 |
| COLLINGE, Sylvia Marilyn | Director | — | 2008-06-12 |
| FERGUSON, John Michael | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield Mill Co Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-01 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2026-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-11-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.