JAMESTOWN INDUSTRIES LIMITED
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Cash
£14k
-89.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£6m
+0.4% vs 2024
Employees
0
-100% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£26k
-42.3% first positive since 2020
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,601,371 | £60,276,554 | £73,993,318 | £70,881,514 | £63,320,795 | -10.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£893,316 | £118,475 | £197,300 | £164,787 | £126,096 | -23.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£971,694 | £44,064 | £79,919 | £44,925 | £25,927 | -42.3% | |
| Net profit | -£971,694 | £44,064 | £79,919 | £44,925 | £25,927 | -42.3% | |
| Cash | £32,966 | £55,537 | £13,409 | £135,969 | £14,179 | -89.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,442,436 | £6,144,848 | £6,118,859 | £6,191,294 | £6,104,950 | -1.4% | |
| Net assets | £5,733,667 | £5,777,731 | £5,896,147 | £5,941,072 | £5,966,999 | +0.4% | |
| Equity | £5,733,667 | £5,777,731 | £5,896,147 | £5,941,072 | £5,966,999 | +0.4% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -100% | |
| Wages | £953,632 | £1,103,061 | £1,600,438 | £1,492,409 | £1,152,760 | -22.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £352,214 | £362,570 | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | -2.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -13.9% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.8% | 62.3% | 70.9% | 71.2% | 73.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.32x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | -11.40x | 1.59x | 1.68x | 1.37x | 1.26x |
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
- Rayner Essex LLP
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, Graham Charles | Director | 2021-04-08 | May 1959 | British |
| RINTOUL, David Alistair | Director | 2021-04-08 | Jul 1965 | British |
| SHERLING, Maurice Elliot | Director | 2016-03-01 | Apr 1949 | Irish |
| WALTERS, Paul James | Director | 2024-12-16 | Jul 1974 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOORE, Frank | Secretary | 2004-07-14 | 2013-07-31 |
| WALSH, Thomas | Secretary | 1997-12-08 | 2004-07-14 |
| SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-12-08 | 1997-12-08 |
| AINLEY, John Richard | Director | 1999-12-21 | 2000-06-30 |
| CRABBE, Ian | Director | 2021-07-12 | 2024-12-16 |
| MOORE, Frank | Director | 2004-07-14 | 2013-07-31 |
| O'RIORDAN, Gerard | Director | 2008-10-22 | 2023-01-20 |
| SHERLING, Maurice Moses | Director | 1997-12-08 | 1999-12-19 |
| SHERLING, Maurice Elliot | Director | 1997-12-08 | 2010-12-26 |
| SHERLING, Maxwell | Director | 1997-12-08 | 2001-10-01 |
| SHERLING, Michael Saul | Director | 2010-12-26 | 2016-03-01 |
| SHERLING, Rebecca | Director | 2004-07-14 | 2010-05-21 |
| SMITH, Barry Howard | Director | 2021-07-12 | 2025-06-30 |
| WALSH, Thomas | Director | 1997-12-08 | 2004-07-14 |
| WARDLE, Russell Lee | Director | 2002-12-18 | 2010-04-06 |
| SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-12-08 | 1997-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Maurice Elliot Sherling | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Envirolead Distribution Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.