WATKIN JONES & SON LIMITED
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Cash
£74m
-18.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£248m
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
284
-7.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.2m
-61.3% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £309,935,000 | £310,082,000 | £184,283,000 | -40.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£15,106,000 | £5,200,000 | £2,083,000 | -59.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£17,051,000 | £21,093,000 | £8,159,000 | -61.3% | |
| Net profit | -£7,164,000 | £23,544,000 | £9,937,000 | -57.8% | |
| Cash | £45,349,000 | £91,561,000 | £74,227,000 | -18.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £207,246,000 | £296,288,000 | £293,412,000 | -1% | |
| Net assets | £207,246,000 | £236,890,000 | £247,628,000 | +4.5% | |
| Equity | £207,246,000 | £236,890,000 | £247,628,000 | +4.5% | |
| Average employees | 340 | 307 | 284 | -7.5% | |
| Wages | £25,276,000 | £24,072,000 | £21,966,000 | -8.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,067,000 | £3,367,000 | £2,916,000 | -13.4% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.9% | 1.7% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | -2.3% | 7.6% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.3% | 1.8% | 0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.5% | 45.4% | 43.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.68x | 1.73x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | -5.25x | 1.55x | 0.70x |
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
- WATKIN JONES & SON LIMITED 1990-10-31 → present
- WATKIN JONES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1990-09-17 → 1990-10-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue to trade for the period to 31 July 2027 (the 'forecast period'). For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WATKIN JONES & SON LIMITED · parent
- Anderson Wharf (Student) Limited 100%
- Battersea Park Road London Limited 100%
- Customhouse Student Limited 100%
- Duncan House Developments Limited 100%
- Elliott Road Selly Oak Limited 100%
- Gas Lane Bristol Limited 100%
- Gorse Stacks Development Limited 100%
- Headrow House Leeds Limited 100%
- Heol Santes Helen Limited 100%
- Malago Road Bristol Limited 100%
- New Mart Road Limited 100%
- Northop Road Flint Limited 100%
- Pirric Belfast Limited 100%
- Sherlock Street Birmingham Limited 100%
- Stylegood Limited 100%
- Superscheme Limited 100%
- Walnut Tree Close Guildford Limited 100%
- WJ ASI Bristol Limited 100%
- WJ GQ London Limited 100%
- WJ HR Wembley Limited 100%
- WJ NE1 Brighton Limited 100%
- WJ TB London Limited 100%
- WJ TR Manchester Limited 100%
- WJ TQ PBSA Belfast Limited 100%
- Fresh Property Group Ltd 100%
- Fresh Property Group Ireland Limited 100%
- DR (Student) Limited 100%
- Fresh Property Group Holdings Ltd 100%
- Newmark Developments Limited 100%
- Watkin Jones AM Limited 100%
- Dunaskin Student Limited 100%
- Finefashion Limited 100%
- New Bridewell Limited 100%
- New Bridewell 1 Limited 100%
- Nicelook Limited 100%
- Polarpeak Limited 100%
- Qualityoffer Limited 100%
- Scarlet P Limited 100%
- Spiritbond Stockwell Green Limited 100%
- Swiftmatch Limited 100%
- Bailey Lane Student Limited 100%
- Blackhorse Lane Student Limited 100%
- Bridge Road Bath Limited 100%
- Bridle Path Watford Limited 100%
- Bridge Street Student Limited 100%
- Christchurch Road Bournemouth Limited 100%
- Conington Road Lewisham Limited 100%
- Crown Place Woking Limited 100%
- Dalby Avenue Bedminster Limited 100%
- Darley Student Accommodation Limited 100%
- Ellen Street Hove Limited 100%
- Extralap Limited 100%
- Extaneat Limited 100%
- Fairleague Limited 100%
- Five Nine Living Limited 100%
- Forest Road Student Limited 100%
- Fresh Student Living Limited 100%
- Gladstone Road Exeter Limited 100%
- Goldcharm Residential Limited 100%
- Goldcharm Student Lettings Limited 100%
- Gorgie Road Edinburgh Limited 100%
- High Street Swansea Limited 100%
- Holdenhurst Road Bournemouth Limited 100%
- Hunter Street Chester Limited 100%
- Iona Street Edinburgh Limited 100%
- Kelaty House Wembley Limited 100%
- Liverpool Road Chester Limited 100%
- Lower Bristol Road Bath Limited 100%
- LPS Nottingham Limited 100%
- Lucas Student Lettings Limited 100%
- Malago Road Bristol Opco Limited 100%
- Military Road Canterbury Limited 100%
- New Bridewell 2 Limited 100%
- Onega Centre Bath Limited 100%
- Oxford House Bournemouth Limited 100%
- Q Street Properties Limited 100%
- Randalls Road Leatherhead Limited 100%
- Rockingham Street Student Limited 100%
- Saxonhenge Limited 100%
- Sutton Court Road Limited 100%
- TG Southall Limited 100%
- The Hale Tottenham Limited 100%
- This Is Fresh Limited 100%
- Trafford Street Chester Limited 100%
- Victoria Park Bath Limited 100%
- Watmor Limited 100%
- Westfield Avenue Edinburgh Limited 100%
- Wisedeed Limited 100%
- Wilmslow Road Manchester Limited 100%
- WJ Developments (Residential) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUNYAN, Michael Joseph | Director | 2025-02-03 | Dec 1983 | British |
| JONES, Simon David Ainslie | Director | 2024-06-10 | Jan 1970 | British |
| PEASE, Alex | Director | 2013-03-31 | Sep 1979 | British |
| PRITCHARD, Gwyn Emlyn | Director | 2021-04-01 | Feb 1980 | Welsh |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYROM, Philip Martin | Secretary | 2005-12-31 | 2021-06-23 |
| DEXTER, Graeme Peter Andrew | Secretary | 2002-07-17 | 2005-12-31 |
| DEXTER, Graeme Peter Andrew | Secretary | — | 2000-07-11 |
| JONES, Judith Anne | Secretary | 2000-07-11 | 2002-07-17 |
| MCGHIN, Adam | Secretary | 2024-10-22 | 2026-02-10 |
| WATSON, Kerry Anne | Secretary | 2021-06-23 | 2024-08-30 |
| ATKINSON, Terence Allen | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-10-20 |
| BINGHAM, Nigel Leigh, Design & Build Director | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| BYROM, Philip Martin | Director | 2002-12-11 | 2022-02-01 |
| DAVIES, Graham | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2021-11-30 |
| DAVIES, James Miles | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2021-02-28 |
| DEXTER, Graeme Peter Andrew | Director | 2000-07-11 | 2002-11-01 |
| EVANS, Berwyn | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2020-03-27 |
| HAIGH, David William | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2003-09-30 |
| HARRIS, Richard John | Director | 2021-02-28 | 2025-02-03 |
| JONES, Joan Megan | Director | — | 1997-10-06 |
| JONES, Watkin | Director | — | 1997-10-06 |
| MCDONOUGH, Andrew Francis | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2019-11-01 |
| MCGHIN, Adam | Director | 2024-10-22 | 2026-02-06 |
| MENDOZA, Jonathan | Director | — | 2008-08-26 |
| MORGAN, Geraint | Director | — | 2024-04-30 |
| QUINN, Trevor Charles | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| SCOTT, Simon John | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-03-31 |
| SERGEANT, Sarah Jane | Director | 2021-11-12 | 2024-06-18 |
| SIMPSON, Richard Charles | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2023-07-18 |
| SUNDERLAND, Alvin Gerald | Director | 1993-06-01 | 2003-05-31 |
| WATKIN JONES, Glyn | Director | — | 2016-02-12 |
| WATKIN JONES, Jennifer Anne | Director | 1997-10-06 | 2001-12-31 |
| WATKIN JONES, Mark | Director | 1994-06-15 | 2019-01-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkin Jones Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 378 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-24 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.