JAMB LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4m
-61% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.9m
-57.7% vs 2024
Employees
66
+15.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.7m
+2.8% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,363,939 | £15,032,392 | £15,904,335 | £17,608,332 | +10.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,496,133 | £2,682,655 | £3,420,200 | £3,675,042 | +7.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,515,525 | £2,823,428 | £3,617,509 | £3,720,336 | +2.8% | |
| Net profit | £959,990 | £2,041,634 | £2,069,856 | £2,107,259 | £2,695,606 | £2,788,828 | +3.5% | |
| Cash | £2,033,097 | £3,670,347 | £5,574,419 | £4,609,651 | £6,097,421 | £2,378,772 | -61% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,636,788 | £3,569,665 | £5,245,479 | £5,753,263 | £6,878,163 | £2,898,720 | -57.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,578,045 | £3,560,764 | £5,238,270 | £5,726,821 | £6,854,891 | £2,898,720 | -57.7% | |
| Equity | £1,578,045 | £3,560,764 | £5,238,270 | £5,726,821 | £6,854,891 | £2,898,720 | -57.7% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 31 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 66 | +15.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,956,446 | £2,211,294 | £2,620,190 | £3,038,410 | +16% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £478,791 | £513,711 | £559,489 | £635,376 | +13.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £344,950 | £125,183 | £77,757 | -37.9% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | £162,928 | £201,741 | +23.8% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 18.7% | 17.8% | 21.5% | 20.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 15.5% | 14.0% | 16.9% | 15.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 47.6% | 46.6% | 49.7% | 126.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.4% | 52.2% | 48.4% | 42.7% | 44.6% | 65.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.28x | 2.17x | 1.43x |
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
- JAMB LIMITED 2001-10-30 → present
- THE ANTIQUE FIREPLACE COMPANY LIMITED 1998-02-27 → 2001-10-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Our focus on long term profitability, strong cash position and limited exposure to debt, ensure our performance as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Contributions to Employee Ownership Trust of £6,744,999 (2024: £1,129,330).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTAWAY, Craig Robert | Secretary | 2006-01-24 | — | British |
| FISHER, William Fidel | Director | 1998-02-27 | Sep 1967 | British |
| FREEMANTLE, Charlotte Louise Lesley | Director | 2008-01-01 | Jul 1975 | British |
| JACKSON, Thomas Edward | Director | 2021-02-11 | Apr 1990 | British |
| MORTIMER, Charles Roger Henry | Director | 2011-04-01 | Apr 1952 | British |
| WESTAWAY, Craig Robert | Director | 2008-01-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISHER, William Fidel | Secretary | 1998-02-27 | 2003-12-08 |
| JD SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-12-08 | 2006-01-24 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-02-27 | 1998-02-27 |
| CREAN, Sean Michael Oliver | Director | 1998-02-27 | 2003-09-01 |
| DRUMMOND, Robert Malcolm | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2011-05-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trident Trust Company (U.K.) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-25 | Active |
| Hawker Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-25 |
| William Fidel Fisher | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-08-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-04 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2026-08-04 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2026-08-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-08-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-22 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-11-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.