JIM LAWRENCE TRADITIONAL IRONWORK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-26.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.8m
-8.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
139
-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£829k
-7.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,128,009 | £11,464,695 | £11,699,893 | +2.1% | |
| Operating profit | £848,661 | £879,882 | £818,888 | -6.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £853,226 | £895,700 | £829,360 | -7.4% | |
| Net profit | £708,412 | £669,238 | £633,326 | -5.4% | |
| Cash | £1,225,061 | £1,588,083 | £1,161,647 | -26.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,568,464 | £3,284,458 | £3,004,289 | -8.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,344,775 | £3,114,013 | £2,847,339 | -8.6% | |
| Equity | £3,344,775 | £3,114,013 | £2,847,339 | -8.6% | |
| Average employees | 162 | 142 | 139 | -2.1% | |
| Wages | £4,444,823 | £4,183,891 | £4,202,348 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £105,623 | £111,822 | £116,401 | +4.1% |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 7.7% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.8% | 26.8% | 27.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.2% | 38.3% | 41.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.48x | 2.45x | 2.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 38.80x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Griffin Chapman
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern”
Group structure
- JIM LAWRENCE TRADITIONAL IRONWORK LIMITED · parent
- Suffolk Glass (UK) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE, Daniel James | Secretary | 1998-01-26 | — | British |
| LAWRENCE, Daniel James | Director | 1998-01-26 | May 1961 | British |
| LAWRENCE, Sheena Isobel | Director | 1998-01-26 | May 1964 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-01-26 | 1998-01-26 |
| NORRIS, Matthew James | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2021-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Daniel James Lawrence | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Sheena Isobel Lawrence | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2021-09-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2021-08-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-10-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2020-09-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2020-08-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
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.