J.L. PRIESTLEY & CO. LIMITED
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Cash
£2k
-74.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.4m
+9.5% vs 2024
Employees
27
+8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£990k
-53.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,586,613 | £14,998,765 | £18,870,395 | £21,571,256 | £18,213,927 | £15,149,217 | -16.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,880,331 | £1,411,595 | £1,364,502 | £2,867,572 | £2,291,171 | £1,141,758 | -50.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,656,156 | £1,222,657 | £1,189,526 | £2,669,292 | £2,123,963 | £990,287 | -53.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,385,898 | £1,023,411 | £929,742 | £2,131,604 | £1,684,777 | £854,545 | -49.3% | |
| Cash | £1,058,278 | £622,694 | £61,602 | £1,759 | £7,811 | £1,987 | -74.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,761,411 | £3,794,427 | £1,893,307 | £3,221,480 | £4,515,632 | £4,760,547 | +5.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,761,411 | £3,784,822 | £1,714,564 | £3,037,474 | £4,020,333 | £4,400,352 | +9.5% | |
| Equity | £4,761,411 | £3,784,822 | £1,714,564 | £3,037,474 | £4,020,333 | £4,400,352 | +9.5% | |
| Average employees | 21 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | +8% | |
| Wages | £633,531 | £629,011 | £858,452 | £954,160 | £903,004 | £829,705 | -8.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £232,683 | £234,386 | £344,662 | £24,409 | — | £19,570 | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.9% | 9.4% | 7.2% | 13.3% | 12.6% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 6.8% | 4.9% | 9.9% | 9.2% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.5% | 37.2% | 72.1% | 89.0% | 50.7% | 24.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.7% | 48.9% | 75.3% | 64.9% | 62.6% | 70.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.68x | 1.58x | |
| Interest cover | 8.39x | 7.47x | 7.80x | 14.46x | 13.70x | 7.54x |
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
- DJH Audit 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.”
Significant events
- “Following a review of the company's inventory costing methodology, it was identified and concluded that the method being adopted did not meet the criteria required under FRS 102 and the stock value had been overstated.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADFORD, Christopher James | Director | 2022-09-01 | Nov 1982 | British |
| WILSON, Trudy Alice | Director | 2023-01-20 | Dec 1972 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENTLEY, Ray | Secretary | 2006-03-30 | 2011-12-14 |
| LEE, Roy John | Secretary | 1993-04-22 | 2006-03-30 |
| PRIESTLEY, Edna May | Secretary | — | 1993-04-22 |
| BENTLEY, Raymond | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2011-12-14 |
| LEE, Roy John | Director | — | 2006-03-30 |
| MESSENGER, Roger John | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2013-01-01 |
| NESBITT, Peter Lawrence Thorburn | Director | 2020-06-13 | 2023-01-20 |
| PRIESTLEY, Edna May | Director | — | 1999-01-09 |
| PRIESTLEY, James Langstaff | Director | 2011-07-18 | 2023-01-20 |
| PRIESTLEY, John Langstaff | Director | — | 2023-01-20 |
| VALLETTE, Scott Paul | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2019-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson & Bradford Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-01-20 | Active |
| Mr John Langstaff Priestley | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2023-01-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.