JAMES WALKER & CO. LIMITED
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Cash
£102k
+78.9% vs 2025
Net assets
£27m
-2.7% vs 2025
Employees
402
-2.7% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£935k
+3.6% vs 2025
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,681,000 | £32,211,000 | £34,039,000 | £42,251,000 | £44,883,000 | £41,726,000 | £44,531,000 | +6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,561,000 | -£676,000 | -£316,000 | £2,190,000 | £2,288,000 | -£1,169,000 | -£1,048,000 | +10.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,583,000 | -£672,000 | -£308,000 | £2,288,000 | £2,474,000 | -£970,000 | -£935,000 | +3.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,319,000 | -£827,000 | -£44,000 | £2,179,000 | £1,444,000 | -£634,000 | -£700,000 | -10.4% | |
| Cash | £291,000 | £95,000 | £102,000 | £145,000 | £57,000 | £57,000 | £102,000 | +78.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,473,000 | £26,474,000 | £26,305,000 | £28,390,000 | £30,767,000 | £29,748,000 | £28,497,000 | -4.2% | |
| Net assets | £25,200,000 | £24,326,000 | £24,282,000 | £26,488,000 | £27,963,000 | £27,319,000 | £26,588,000 | -2.7% | |
| Equity | £25,200,000 | £24,326,000 | £24,282,000 | £26,488,000 | £27,963,000 | £27,319,000 | £26,588,000 | -2.7% | |
| Average employees | 433 | 405 | 387 | 408 | 419 | 413 | 402 | -2.7% | |
| Wages | £12,814,000 | £12,715,000 | £12,419,000 | £14,072,000 | £15,171,000 | £16,120,000 | £16,823,000 | +4.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £230,000 | £225,000 | £228,000 | £270,000 | £298,000 | £256,000 | £189,000 | -26.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | — | — | — | £30,000 | £17,000 | £19,000 | +11.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | — | — | — | £156,000 | £152,000 | £126,000 | -17.1% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | -2.1% | -0.9% | 5.2% | 5.1% | -2.8% | -2.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | -2.6% | -0.1% | 5.2% | 3.2% | -1.5% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | -2.6% | -1.2% | 7.7% | 7.4% | -3.9% | -3.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.0% | 21.1% | 22.2% | 23.1% | 22.0% | 20.3% | 19.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 4.97x | 5.22x | 4.96x |
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 WALKER & CO. LIMITED 1990-04-02 → present
- JAMES WALKER GROUP LIMITED 1989-10-16 → 1990-04-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company... has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, David Bernard Murray | Director | 2021-12-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| LEWIS, Rodney John | Director | 2026-04-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| NEEB, Diederik | Director | 2014-03-03 | May 1965 | Dutch |
| WOOD, Grant Hunter | Director | 2026-02-03 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Patricia Jane | Secretary | 2006-01-27 | 2018-08-31 |
| DUNN, Philip | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2006-01-27 |
| HILL, Peter Charles | Secretary | 1992-04-01 | 2004-04-01 |
| KHALDI, Fiona Elizabeth Margaret | Secretary | 2019-11-20 | 2019-12-20 |
| RAY, Richard Bardrick | Secretary | 2018-09-01 | 2019-01-24 |
| SAVAGE, Malcolm Douglas | Secretary | — | 1992-03-31 |
| BACKHOUSE, John | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| BALKO, Anthony | Director | 2008-08-19 | 2021-12-01 |
| BELL, Ian Howard | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2025-03-05 |
| BRAMHALL, Graham John | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2002-10-31 |
| BROOK, Mark Steven | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2025-01-05 |
| BULLOCK, Graham | Director | — | 2004-12-31 |
| COOK, Andrew Donald Douglas | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| FLEMING, Malcolm Patrick | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| GALLOWAY, David | Director | 2004-12-31 | 2014-01-31 |
| GIBBS, Anthony Kerslake | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| HALL, Peter | Director | 2003-09-22 | 2021-12-01 |
| HALLIGAN, Brian David Peter | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| HIGGINS, Christopher John | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| HULL, Cecil Edward | Director | — | 2004-06-30 |
| INGRAM, Kevin Albert | Director | 2001-06-04 | 2006-09-30 |
| KELLY, Michael John | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| MYERSCOUGH, Paul Richard | Director | 2003-04-14 | 2008-12-31 |
| NEEDHAM, Peter George | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2021-12-01 |
| PAGE, Nigel Mark | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2001-01-31 |
| ROSSER, Mark Eric | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2026-01-23 |
| STEELE, David | Director | 1992-04-01 | 2003-10-21 |
| SURMAN, Edward David | Director | 2020-03-02 | 2025-09-30 |
| TEASDALE, Geoffrey | Director | 2007-02-15 | 2025-07-30 |
| WAKEFIELD, Adrian Simon | Director | 2010-06-04 | 2017-04-07 |
| WALLS, Stephen | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2001-06-29 |
| WOOTTON, Alan | Director | 2007-02-15 | 2013-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Walker Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.