R.D. JOHNS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
+268.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£13m
+30.9% vs 2023
Employees
327
+8.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4.6m
+0.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £59,918,389 | £66,182,152 | +10.5% | |
| Operating profit | £5,188,272 | £5,349,422 | +3.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,598,533 | £4,622,602 | +0.5% | |
| Net profit | £3,473,211 | £3,425,801 | -1.4% | |
| Cash | £623,107 | £2,293,537 | +268.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,794,102 | £24,267,861 | +29.1% | |
| Net assets | £10,055,871 | £13,162,123 | +30.9% | |
| Equity | £10,055,871 | £13,162,123 | +30.9% | |
| Average employees | 301 | 327 | +8.6% | |
| Wages | £8,259,780 | £9,072,797 | +9.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £11,901 | £12,122 | +1.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 8.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.6% | 22.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.8% | 57.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 8.68x | 6.99x |
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
- R.D. JOHNS LIMITED 1986-07-18 → present
- WILLOWREN LIMITED 1986-04-07 → 1986-07-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Westcotts (SW) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for Issue.”
Group structure
- R.D. JOHNS LIMITED · parent
- Westcountry Premier Ltd 100%
- Complete Foodservice Ltd 100%
- W.G.Chaffin & Co Ltd 100%
- Gibbins Quality Meats Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The company during 2024 has continued to trade strongly despite inflationary pressures and increases in interest rates.”
- “In October 2024 the company purchased a long leasehold property (warehouse) with approximately 84 years remaining on the lease.”
- “During the year the company was granted 3 loans from Nat West Bank for its property matters, the carrying amounts as at 31 December 2024 being £5,072,498. This loans are repayable over 20 years which commenced in 2024.”
- “There has also been an amalgamation of 3 loans granted by Nat West Bank into one loan in September 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNS, Samantha | Secretary | 2021-11-12 | — | — |
| BROOKS, Faye Marie | Director | 2026-01-06 | Oct 1983 | British |
| HODGE, Peter Jonathan | Director | 2026-01-03 | Mar 1953 | British |
| JOHNS, Andrew Ronald | Director | 1997-02-06 | Jun 1973 | British |
| JOHNS, Katie Marie | Director | 2026-01-03 | Feb 1978 | British |
| JOHNS, Martin Roy | Director | 2026-01-22 | Feb 1971 | British |
| JOHNS, Samantha Ellen | Director | 2026-01-03 | Aug 1973 | British |
| LEWIS, Andrew James | Director | 2026-01-09 | Jul 1982 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNS, Andrew Ronald | Secretary | 2001-09-30 | 2021-11-12 |
| JOHNS, Jane Linda | Secretary | — | 2001-09-17 |
| JOHNS, Martin Roy | Director | 1997-02-06 | 2021-06-01 |
| JOHNS, Roy David | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A R Johns Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-01 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Ronald Johns | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-01 |
| Martin Roy Johns | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-01 |
| Mr Roy David Johns | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- 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.