J.A. HARRISON & COMPANY (MANCHESTER) LIMITED
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Cash
£294k
-18.8% vs 2024
Net assets
-£395k
-74% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
60
-14.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£342k
-2,203.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,370,712 | £10,058,316 | £9,263,542 | £8,618,604 | £6,883,366 | -20.1% | |
| Operating profit | £186,510 | £643,169 | £145,586 | £409,822 | £1,170 | -99.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £192,017 | £355,134 | -£279,681 | £16,260 | -£342,102 | -2,203.9% | |
| Net profit | £445,636 | £547,670 | -£255,710 | -£18,827 | -£358,873 | -1,806.2% | |
| Cash | £1,075,109 | £117,550 | £44,232 | £362,268 | £294,298 | -18.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,840,663 | £9,010,778 | £2,051,993 | £1,986,541 | £1,184,109 | -40.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,743,098 | £5,192,382 | -£208,388 | -£227,215 | -£395,241 | -74% | |
| Equity | £4,743,098 | £5,192,382 | -£208,388 | -£227,215 | -£395,241 | -74% | |
| Average employees | 92 | 84 | 77 | 70 | 60 | -14.3% | |
| Wages | £2,420,633 | £2,988,561 | £2,444,713 | £2,346,001 | £2,226,500 | -5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £531,236 | £411,473 | £161,103 | £161,103 | £129,004 | -19.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £1,321 | £1,321 | £0 | -100% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 6.4% | 1.6% | 4.8% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 5.4% | -2.8% | -0.2% | -5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.9% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 20.6% | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.4% | 51.7% | 103.2% | 103.8% | 106.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.81x | 0.81x | 6.30x | |
| Interest cover | 5.39x | 2.23x | 0.34x | 1.04x | 0.00x |
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
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the operational forecasts, together with the continued support of the company's ultimate parent undertaking, Amcomri Group plc, the directors are confident that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 28 November 2025, the freehold property including the land, was revalued. The fair value was determined by independent, professionally qualified valuers (RICS).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHART-ROSS, Inca | Secretary | 2022-05-23 | — | — |
| JONES, Steve | Director | 2025-06-02 | Sep 1977 | British |
| MULLEN, Mark | Director | 2024-05-02 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPHERD, Keith | Secretary | — | 2022-05-23 |
| BLYTHE, Andrew James | Director | 2019-10-18 | 2021-05-08 |
| BODDISON, Michael Leslie | Director | 2019-10-18 | 2020-09-11 |
| JONES, Steve | Director | 2021-05-07 | 2024-05-02 |
| RATCLIFFE, Paul Anthony | Director | 2019-10-18 | 2021-05-08 |
| SHEPHERD, Alan | Director | — | 2021-05-08 |
| SHEPHERD, Carole Patricia | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2024-10-29 |
| SHEPHERD, Elaine Denise | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2021-05-08 |
| SHEPHERD, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2021-05-08 |
| SHEPHERD, Keith | Director | — | 2025-06-02 |
| SHEPHERD, Martin | Director | — | 2021-05-08 |
| THOMAS, Jonathan David | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| WILD, Harry Arthur | Director | 2019-10-18 | 2021-05-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Jan | Director | 2019-10-18 | 2021-05-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunville Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-08 | Active |
| Mrs Elaine Denise Shepherd | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-20 | Ceased 2021-05-08 |
| Mr Martin Shepherd | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-10-20 | Ceased 2019-09-01 |
| Mr Keith Shepherd | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-10-20 | Ceased 2019-04-24 |
| Mr Alan Shepherd | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2017-07-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-08 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-07-04 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-06-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.