J W EUROPEAN LIMITED
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Cash
£462K
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.2M
Equity attributable
Employees
10
lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£354K
Period ending 2025-09-30
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £17,161,461 | £21,156,723 | £19,563,763 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£112,725 | -£428,824 | £478,235 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £557,033 | -£136,450 | -£550,831 | £354,123 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £447,429 | £31,899 | -£402,584 | £266,659 | — | |
| Cash | £1,514,920 | £937,765 | £1,653,510 | £1,356,537 | £725,014 | £462,431 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,366,421 | £1,544,335 | £2,067,964 | £2,756,546 | £1,824,775 | £1,441,356 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,106,633 | £1,395,009 | £1,677,438 | £1,559,337 | £1,006,753 | £1,248,412 | — | |
| Equity | £1,106,633 | £1,395,009 | £1,677,438 | £1,559,337 | £1,006,753 | £1,248,412 | — | |
| Average employees | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £911,987 | £911,416 | £860,127 | £1,282,763 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £519,500 | £519,833 | £431,567 | £606,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 18 months versus 12 months prior. 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 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -0.7% | -2.0% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 0.2% | -1.9% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -4.1% | -23.5% | 33.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.91x | 0.85x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -4.75x | -3.46x | 3.69x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the extended period the company experienced the force majeure of the third-party packing company who held the prepared salad packing contract closing their business with a short notice period. The company therefore lost the prepared salad business. The company undertook a restructure to balance costs to revenue. The high care packing room was closec and the machinery sold.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCH, Peter John | Director | 1994-10-19 | Apr 1956 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Joanne | Director | 2014-02-24 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANGMEAD, David | Secretary | 2023-07-07 | 2025-05-29 |
| LANGMEAD, David Winston | Secretary | 1994-10-19 | 2000-10-18 |
| LANGMEAD, Sandra Ann | Secretary | 2000-10-18 | 2017-11-03 |
| L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-10-19 | 1994-10-19 |
| BIRCH, David Peter | Director | 2019-06-24 | 2023-07-17 |
| LANGMEAD, David Winston | Director | 1994-10-19 | 2023-07-14 |
| PHILLIPS, Scott Lee | Director | 2014-02-24 | 2023-08-14 |
| L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-10-19 | 1994-10-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter John Birch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
| Mr David Winston Langmead | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.