J & B RECYCLING LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
-16.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
193
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.3m
-258.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,133,000 | £26,043,000 | £24,739,000 | -5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,395,000 | £1,409,000 | -£2,428,000 | -272.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,476,000 | £1,480,000 | -£2,349,000 | -258.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,301,000 | £741,000 | -£2,402,000 | -424.2% | |
| Cash | £151,000 | £529,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,723,000 | £17,801,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £13,936,000 | £14,677,000 | £12,275,000 | -16.4% | |
| Equity | £13,936,000 | £14,677,000 | £12,275,000 | -16.4% | |
| Average employees | 192 | 188 | 193 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £5,195,000 | £5,951,000 | £6,645,000 | +11.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 5.4% | -9.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 2.8% | -9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.3% | 7.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.0% | 35.2% | 27.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 2.62x | 4.13x | |
| Interest cover | 4.25x | 3.44x | -5.62x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- J & B RECYCLING LIMITED 2008-07-09 → present
- J & B FUELS LIMITED 1997-10-29 → 2008-07-09
- STEMGROW LIMITED 1994-03-07 → 1997-10-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- J & B RECYCLING LIMITED · parent
- J&B Bio Limited 50%
Significant events
- “In October 2025, FCC Environment (UK) Limited completed the acquisition of Cumbria Waste Group ("CWG").”
- “The ongoing military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East continued to contribute to increased political instability and uncertainty across the world...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONGDON, Steven John | Director | 2024-06-10 | May 1966 | British |
| MCKENZIE, Fraser Wilson | Director | 2024-06-10 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON-SMITH, Victoria | Secretary | 1994-06-24 | 2018-02-10 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-07 | 1994-06-24 |
| BALAGUER, Javier Peiro | Director | 2021-07-29 | 2024-07-01 |
| BUTLER, Ian Barry | Director | 1998-01-23 | 2002-10-07 |
| FARNDALE, Amanda Jane | Director | 2018-01-14 | 2021-04-06 |
| JACKSON, Alan | Director | 2014-07-17 | 2018-01-26 |
| JACKSON, Alan | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2003-07-07 |
| JACKSON, Anne | Director | 2003-07-07 | 2014-07-17 |
| JACKSON, Leanne | Director | 1994-06-24 | 1998-01-23 |
| JACKSON-SMITH, Victoria | Director | 1998-01-23 | 2021-07-29 |
| MCCARTHY, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2021-07-29 | 2024-10-31 |
| PRANCE, Gregory | Director | 2023-02-17 | 2024-07-24 |
| TYRIE, Matthew James | Director | 2018-01-14 | 2021-07-29 |
| VERA, Pablo | Director | 2021-07-29 | 2024-07-12 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-03-07 | 1994-06-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bgf Gp Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-07-29 |
| Crossco (1370) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Crossco (1371) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.