J.H. LAVENDER & COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£707k
+311.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2.9m
+19.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
101
-9.8% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£429k
-5% first positive since 2022
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,031,588 | £12,957,806 | £17,120,348 | £15,457,395 | £12,210,882 | -21% | |
| Operating profit | -£814,414 | -£388,738 | £811,531 | £781,970 | £653,752 | -16.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£841,505 | -£525,455 | £432,528 | £451,965 | £429,383 | -5% | |
| Net profit | -£437,444 | -£804,927 | £398,863 | £570,924 | £474,315 | -16.9% | |
| Cash | £5,155 | £19,640 | £49,279 | £171,713 | £707,084 | +311.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,561,712 | £3,989,173 | £3,372,368 | £3,573,871 | £3,804,326 | +6.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,746,376 | £1,941,449 | £1,815,710 | £2,386,634 | £2,860,949 | +19.9% | |
| Equity | £2,746,376 | £1,941,449 | £1,815,710 | £2,386,634 | £2,860,949 | +19.9% | |
| Average employees | 78 | 83 | 115 | 112 | 101 | -9.8% | |
| Wages | £2,457,535 | £3,697,600 | £4,067,923 | £4,159,689 | £3,996,501 | -3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £387,129 | £543,824 | £513,109 | £474,974 | £548,380 | +15.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £32,116 | £36,400 | £46,540 | +27.9% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £242,790 | £219,663 | £228,394 | +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 | 2020-10-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -16.2% | -3.0% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | -8.7% | -6.2% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -17.9% | -9.7% | 24.1% | 21.9% | 17.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.7% | 77.9% | 82.9% | 75.1% | 59.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.90x | 0.96x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | -12.26x | -3.99x | 2.13x | 2.37x | 2.91x |
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
- J.H. LAVENDER & COMPANY LIMITED 1995-06-01 → present
- POWERWIND ENGINEERING LIMITED 1994-12-09 → 1995-06-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- CK Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the directors believe 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
- “our main automotive customer being subject to an IT cyber attack that resulted in no components being supplied for nearly a 6-week period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Adrian Victor | Secretary | 2003-11-01 | — | British |
| ROSE, Andrew John, Dr | Director | 1995-05-26 | Jan 1947 | British |
| TAYLOR, Adrian Victor | Director | 2019-05-19 | Sep 1975 | British |
| TIMINGS, Ian Mark Anthony | Director | 2004-01-21 | Feb 1966 | British |
| WARNER, James Michael | Director | 1995-04-11 | Mar 1941 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARNER, James Michael | Secretary | 1995-04-11 | 2003-10-31 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-12-09 | 1995-04-11 |
| KEASEY, Michael Anthony | Director | 1995-04-11 | 2000-06-23 |
| LAVENDER, Nancy | Director | 1995-05-26 | 1996-04-21 |
| SODEN, Albert Edward | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2002-03-31 |
| WALTON, Kenneth Bert | Director | 1995-08-17 | 2005-04-21 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-12-09 | 1995-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adrian Victor Taylor | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-05-22 | Active |
| Dr Andrew John Rose | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-09 | Active |
| Mr Ian Mark Anthony Timings | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-09 | Active |
| Mr James Michael Warner | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.