JAMES BREARLEY & SONS LIMITED
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Cash
£6M
+16.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+4.5% vs 2024
Employees
70
+6.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
-30.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,344,333 | £7,694,914 | -7.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,847,130 | £2,538,351 | -34% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,287,563 | £2,991,225 | -30.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,228,678 | £2,223,994 | -31.1% | |
| Cash | £5,154,863 | £5,986,821 | +16.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,748,191 | £13,191,685 | +3.5% | |
| Net assets | £12,298,960 | £12,848,504 | +4.5% | |
| Equity | £12,298,960 | £12,848,504 | +4.5% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 70 | +6.1% | |
| Wages | £4,156,407 | £4,224,728 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,119,775 | £1,245,417 | +11.2% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 46.1% | 33.0% | |
| Net margin | 38.7% | 28.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.2% | 19.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.3% | 18.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.01x | 3.51x | |
| Interest cover | 55.06x | 75.95x |
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
- JAMES BREARLEY & SONS LIMITED 1999-03-16 → present
- ROGER BREARLEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1999-02-01 → 1999-03-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the signing of the financial statements. In reaching this conclusion the directors have considered the following: budgeted and projected results of the business, projected cash flows, stress testing of cash flows and the risks that could impact on the company's liquidity and solvency over the next twelve months. As the company's net asset position at 30th April 2025 was £12,848,504 and cash reserves together with highly liquid assets were in excess of £12.2m, the directors believe that the company has sufficient headroom to absorb the current risks and accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- JAMES BREARLEY & SONS LIMITED · parent
- Walpole St Andrew Nominees Limited 100%
- James Brearley Crest Nominees Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORRIE, Nigel Christopher | Director | 1999-05-01 | Mar 1961 | British |
| DUNSBY, Richard Michael | Director | 2017-10-31 | Apr 1974 | British |
| HANNIS, David Vincent | Director | 1999-05-01 | Nov 1962 | British |
| ROSENBERG, Adam Daniel | Director | 2025-12-01 | May 1973 | British |
| TRIPPIER, Simon Robert | Director | 2017-10-31 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREARLEY, Joanne Louise | Secretary | 1999-02-01 | 1999-04-01 |
| BUTLER, Brian Francis | Secretary | 2016-01-25 | 2017-10-31 |
| CONNOLLY, Neil Peter | Secretary | 2015-04-16 | 2016-01-25 |
| DIAL, Louis Harold | Secretary | 1999-05-01 | 2015-04-16 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-02-01 | 1999-02-01 |
| BREARLEY, Joanne Louise | Director | 1999-02-01 | 1999-04-01 |
| BREARLEY, Roger William | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2021-08-22 |
| BURNETT, Michael William | Director | 1999-04-09 | 2014-03-20 |
| BUTLER, Brian Francis | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2017-10-31 |
| DIAL, Louis Harold | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| FARRINGTON, Desmond Paul | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2002-03-25 |
| ROBERTS, Linda Elizabeth | Director | 2022-05-01 | 2026-04-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Adrian | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2009-09-04 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-02-01 | 1999-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanne Rosenberg | Individual | Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2024-10-17 | Active |
| Mr Adam Daniel Rosenberg | Individual | Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2023-06-02 | Ceased 2024-04-29 |
| Mr Peter James Brearley | Individual | Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2022-07-15 | Ceased 2024-04-29 |
| Trustees Of Roger Brearley Will Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2022-07-15 | Ceased 2024-04-29 |
| Ms Kirsten Lester | Individual | Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2022-07-15 | Active |
| Mr Roger William Brearley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2022-07-15 |
| Mr Michael William Burnett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-11-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.