JAMES HAY ADMINISTRATION COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-09 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-23
Watchouts
Cash
£30M
-10.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£48M
+81% vs 2023
Employees
229
-28.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£25M
+74.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £64,261,000 | £56,555,000 | |
| Operating profit | £23,007,000 | £27,134,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £14,128,000 | £24,678,000 | |
| Net profit | £7,772,000 | £32,926,000 | |
| Cash | £33,836,000 | £30,353,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £26,265,000 | £47,545,000 | |
| Equity | £26,265,000 | £47,545,000 | |
| Average employees | 321 | 229 | |
| Wages | £17,683,000 | £11,811,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,062,000 | £525,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-12%
£64,261,000 £56,555,000
-
Cash
-10.3%
£33,836,000 £30,353,000
-
Net assets
+81%
£26,265,000 £47,545,000
-
Employees
-28.7%
321 229
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Operating profit
+17.9%
£23,007,000 £27,134,000
-
Profit before tax
+74.7%
£14,128,000 £24,678,000
-
Wages
-33.2%
£17,683,000 £11,811,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 35.8% | 48.0% | |
| Net margin | 12.1% | 58.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.7% | 54.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.70x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | 4522.33x |
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 HAY ADMINISTRATION COMPANY LIMITED 2003-04-01 → present
- JAMES HAY TRUSTEES LIMITED 2000-09-08 → 2003-04-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe, after reviewing both the Company's forecasts and projections and taking into account any relevant macro-economic factors including inflation and interest rate movements, and changes in trading performance, that the Company will have sufficient current financial resources to continue to operate and to meet its financial obligations as they fall due, for at least the 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAKEFORD, Helen Mary | Secretary | 2026-02-04 | — | — |
| CLARKSON, Alastair James | Director | 2025-10-01 | Feb 1966 | British |
| RILEY, Cathryn Elizabeth | Director | 2024-05-01 | Apr 1962 | British |
| RING, Andrew John | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jun 1983 | British |
| ROWNEY, Richard Alexander | Director | 2021-06-23 | Nov 1970 | British |
| WILSON, Gordon Alexander | Director | 2022-11-11 | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE, Michelle | Secretary | 2022-01-01 | 2025-02-01 |
| DARKE, Stephen John Charles | Secretary | 2015-04-07 | 2019-09-30 |
| DIXIE, Alice Sian Rhiannon | Secretary | 2025-02-01 | 2025-12-15 |
| DIXIE, Alice Sian Rhiannon | Secretary | 2019-09-30 | 2022-01-01 |
| JONES, Clifford Spencer | Secretary | 2015-04-07 | 2015-04-07 |
| PETHERICK, Louis | Secretary | 2025-12-15 | 2026-02-04 |
| WATSON, John Anderson Scotland | Secretary | 2010-03-10 | 2015-04-07 |
| ABBEY NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-09-29 | 2010-03-10 |
| ABBEY NATIONAL SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-09-08 | 2008-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-09-08 | 2000-09-08 |
| BAKER, David Henry | Director | 2003-07-04 | 2006-02-09 |
| BARRIOS, Ana | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2008-10-24 |
| BEALE, Richard Andrew | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2017-04-25 |
| BOGARD, Mark Alexander | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2011-05-17 |
| BOURKE, Mark George | Director | 2011-05-25 | 2014-04-25 |
| BOUSFIELD, Clare Jane | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| BURTONSHAW, Peter Mark | Director | 2013-12-19 | 2015-04-17 |
| CANO, Alvaro Morales De | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2010-03-10 |
| CLARKSON, Geoffrey Stephen | Director | 2017-02-16 | 2019-09-13 |
| CONWAY, Alastair | Director | 2013-03-25 | 2020-12-14 |
| COTTER, John Anthony | Director | 2015-04-21 | 2018-04-17 |
| DAVIDSON, Judith Mary | Director | 2022-12-16 | 2024-05-01 |
| DEARSLEY, Arthur Mark | Director | 2019-10-16 | 2022-11-11 |
| DIGNAM, Keith Martin | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2019-09-13 |
| ELLERY, Neil James | Director | 2005-05-10 | 2005-09-20 |
| ELLERY, Neil James | Director | 2003-07-04 | 2004-05-25 |
| FILSHIE, Alexander | Director | 2024-02-26 | 2024-12-20 |
| GREEN, David Martin | Director | 2007-12-11 | 2010-03-10 |
| HOSKINS, Richard | Director | 2022-12-02 | 2025-10-01 |
| HOWARD, Gavin | Director | 2019-02-05 | 2022-09-12 |
| HUNT, James Roger Cooper | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2002-08-06 |
| LLADO, Pedro Sanchez | Director | 2008-07-29 | 2010-03-10 |
| LONG, Graham Stephen | Director | 2000-09-08 | 2001-12-17 |
| LORENZO, Antonio | Director | 2006-08-31 | 2007-12-11 |
| MALDONADO TRINCHANT, Javier | Director | 2006-02-09 | 2007-10-31 |
| MATTISON, Richard Thomas | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2011-09-23 |
| MCCOO, Iain Beattie | Director | 2015-10-23 | 2019-06-28 |
| MCNAMARA, Paul Gerard | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2016-09-13 |
| MOODY, Colin Stephen | Director | 2012-05-10 | 2016-04-28 |
| MURLEY, Timothy Cornelius | Director | 2006-10-09 | 2007-12-11 |
| PAGE, David Keith | Director | 2015-11-10 | 2016-07-13 |
| PAIGE, David Victor | Director | 2019-10-16 | 2022-12-02 |
| PRIESTLEY, William De Bretton | Director | 2019-10-16 | 2023-01-11 |
| PURVES, Kathryn Elizabeth | Director | 2017-02-14 | 2024-06-07 |
| REGAN, Michael Robert | Director | 2022-09-12 | 2024-03-08 |
| REGNART, Janet | Director | 2000-09-08 | 2006-12-12 |
| ROWNEY, Richard Alexander | Director | 2020-10-05 | 2020-10-05 |
| SAER, David | Director | 2005-09-20 | 2006-08-31 |
| SARGISSON, Timothy Charles | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2013-03-25 |
| STACEY, Paul Derek Gilbert | Director | 2004-05-25 | 2005-05-10 |
| TAIT, Iain Stuart | Director | 2013-03-06 | 2016-12-31 |
| THORMAN, Hugo Pelham | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2003-07-04 |
| VALENTINE, Richard Mark | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2014-12-31 |
| WARRACK, Julia Mary | Director | 2018-05-23 | 2018-11-30 |
| WATSON, John Anderson Scotland | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2015-04-07 |
| WHITTLES, Jane Elspeth | Director | 2007-12-11 | 2010-03-10 |
| WILSON, Owen Henry | Director | 2019-10-16 | 2022-09-21 |
| WINSON PEARCE, Mark Peter | Director | 2006-02-09 | 2007-01-11 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-09-08 | 2000-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hay Insurance Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| James Hay Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 223 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.