JAMES HALLAM LIMITED
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Cash
£917k
+200.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£16m
+7.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.4m
+18.1% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,051,131 | £37,670,005 | £44,802,562 | £49,303,664 | +10% | |
| Operating profit | £2,059,602 | £941,470 | £282,068 | £657,883 | +133.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,077,092 | £1,882,497 | £1,157,785 | £1,366,857 | +18.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,679,232 | £1,435,777 | £863,905 | £1,074,415 | +24.4% | |
| Cash | £424,750 | £226,126 | £305,492 | £917,235 | +200.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,792,071 | £14,227,848 | £15,091,753 | £16,166,168 | +7.1% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £15,091,753 | £16,166,168 | +7.1% | |
| Equity | £12,792,071 | £14,227,848 | £15,091,753 | £16,166,168 | +7.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.1% | 6.6% | 1.9% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 7.1% | 9.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 22.63x | 13.87x | 10.30x |
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
- JAMES HALLAM LIMITED 1982-07-27 → present
- JOSTAM LIMITED 1982-05-04 → 1982-07-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bullimores LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and applicable accounting standards in the United Kingdom.”
Group structure
- JAMES HALLAM LIMITED · parent
- London re GmbH 50%
Significant events
- “Since the year end, the Group has continued to execute its growth strategy through a combination of strategic acquisitions and ongoing integration activities. The Group acquired Citrus Healthcare, Smith England Insurance Brokers, 1st Choice Insurance, Senate, and Titan Insurance Services.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRYER, Howard Ian | Director | 2016-02-02 | Apr 1959 | British |
| NOBLE, David | Director | 2011-03-07 | Aug 1969 | British |
| STANDISH, Roy | Director | 2024-03-12 | Oct 1967 | British |
| TAILOR, Ajay | Director | 2023-09-04 | Apr 1984 | British |
| THORNE, Oliver Valentine | Director | 2025-11-01 | Feb 1985 | British |
| TURNER, Paul Andrew | Director | — | Sep 1961 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD, Lester Ian | Secretary | 1991-09-18 | 1997-03-05 |
| SHARPE, Yasmin | Secretary | — | 1991-09-18 |
| SINCLAIR, Fiona Helen | Secretary | 1998-06-01 | 2005-04-22 |
| SWANN, Andrew David | Secretary | 2005-04-22 | 2025-05-14 |
| WILLIAMS, John David | Secretary | 1997-03-05 | 1998-06-01 |
| ALLORI, David Gabriel | Director | 2011-03-07 | 2026-09-01 |
| ANSCOMBE, Paul Anthony | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2025-12-31 |
| BRATT, Diana Marie | Director | 2012-02-06 | 2025-09-16 |
| LIGHTOWLER, Michael | Director | 2002-07-31 | 2010-01-01 |
| MILLS, Christopher John | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2003-01-10 |
| NICHOLS, Geoffrey Claude | Director | — | 1998-07-31 |
| SPENCER, Jeremy Roger Cole | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2005-10-12 |
| SWANN, Andrew David | Director | 2004-02-13 | 2023-10-10 |
| TURNER, James Alan | Director | — | 2010-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | 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
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.