JUST RETIREMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-18 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-04
Watchouts
Cash
£612M
-10.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£746M
-0.8% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£20M
-80.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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12 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,416,000,000 | £1,679,000,000 | |
| Operating profit | £492,000,000 | £295,000,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £102,000,000 | £20,000,000 | |
| Net profit | £72,000,000 | £12,000,000 | |
| Cash | £682,000,000 | £612,000,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £752,000,000 | £746,000,000 | |
| Equity | £502,000,000 | £496,000,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,000,000 | £3,000,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+18.6%
£1,416,000,000 £1,679,000,000
-
Cash
-10.3%
£682,000,000 £612,000,000
-
Net assets
-0.8%
£752,000,000 £746,000,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-40%
£492,000,000 £295,000,000
-
Profit before tax
-80.4%
£102,000,000 £20,000,000
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 34.7% | 17.6% | |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.7% | 97.9% | |
| Interest cover | 2.32x | 1.35x |
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
- JUST RETIREMENT LIMITED 2004-07-23 → present
- ABACUS ANNUITIES LIMITED 2004-01-16 → 2004-07-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- JUST RETIREMENT LIMITED · parent
- Just Retirement Finance plc 100%
- Just Re 1 Limited 100%
- Just Re 2 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 19 September 2025, Just Group plc, the Company's ultimate parent, announced shareholder approval of a recommended cash offer by BWS. Completion of the transaction is expected in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approval and other customary conditions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYSE, Anna | Secretary | 2026-05-01 | — | — |
| BAYER, Jonathan Scott | Director | 2026-04-01 | Apr 1976 | American |
| BHALLA, Shashank | Director | 2026-04-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
| GILLESPIE, Jennifer Lyne | Director | 2026-04-01 | Mar 1970 | Canadian |
| JAMAL, Arshil | Director | 2026-04-01 | Sep 1967 | Canadian |
| OLDHAM, Frank Trevor | Director | 2026-04-01 | Apr 1961 | British |
| WILSON, Nigel David, Sir | Director | 2026-04-01 | Nov 1956 | British |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUMPHREYS, Craig | Secretary | 2010-07-12 | 2011-06-24 |
| O'HARA, Simon Andrew | Secretary | 2016-04-19 | 2019-03-15 |
| SMITH, Martin Charles | Secretary | 2011-08-15 | 2016-04-19 |
| THOMAS, Simon | Secretary | 2011-06-24 | 2011-08-15 |
| THOMAS, Simon George | Secretary | 2010-02-15 | 2010-07-12 |
| WATERS, Paul | Secretary | 2019-03-15 | 2019-04-26 |
| WATSON, Simon Donald | Secretary | 2020-01-29 | 2026-05-01 |
| WELCH, Gaynor Jill | Secretary | 2004-01-16 | 2009-09-30 |
| WHITEHEAD, David | Secretary | 2019-04-27 | 2020-01-29 |
| JUST RETIREMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-09-30 | 2009-10-19 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-01-16 | 2004-01-16 |
| AVERY, Kate | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2016-04-04 |
| BERRYMAN, Christopher Mark | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2016-04-04 |
| BISHOP, Paul | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2023-07-12 |
| BROWN, Bernard George | Director | 2006-09-25 | 2009-12-16 |
| BROWN, James Alexander | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| BYRNE, Kathleen Jeanette | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Andrew John Michael | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2017-12-01 |
| COOK, Rodney Malcolm | Director | 2010-07-05 | 2019-04-30 |
| COOPER, David Paul | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2016-04-04 |
| CORMACK, Ian Donald | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2023-05-09 |
| CRACKNELL, Michelle Ann | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| CROSS BROWN, Tom | Director | 2010-05-26 | 2018-05-16 |
| DEAKIN, Michael John | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2019-07-15 |
| DEIGHTON, Shayne Paul | Director | 2008-12-03 | 2016-04-04 |
| FRASER, James Annand | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2016-04-04 |
| FULLER, Michael John | Director | 2004-01-16 | 2010-07-02 |
| GALE, Patrick Nigel Christopher | Director | 2008-06-09 | 2008-09-30 |
| GIBSON-SMITH, Christopher Shaw, Dr | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2020-08-13 |
| GODSON, Mark William | Director | 2023-12-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| HALES, Peter Robert | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2010-05-31 |
| HASTINGS-BASS, John Peter | Director | 2020-08-13 | 2026-04-01 |
| JONES, Keith | Director | 2010-05-26 | 2014-04-30 |
| KENNEDY, Jane Anne | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2017-06-30 |
| KERRIGAN, Mary Teresa | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| KYLE, Steven William Barnes | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2018-03-31 |
| MCKEE, Hugh Bennie | Director | 2014-11-24 | 2019-01-31 |
| MEGSON, Andrew Peter | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2008-09-03 |
| MELCHER, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2015-05-15 | 2022-12-31 |
| MELVIN, Clifton Adrian | Director | 2004-08-13 | 2013-10-09 |
| NICHOLSON, Keith | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2021-12-31 |
| OWEN, Arthur Leslie | Director | 2010-05-26 | 2014-11-25 |
| PARSONS, Andrew Mark | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2023-12-01 |
| PERKS, John Trevor | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| PETERS, Ralph Michael | Director | 2004-08-13 | 2006-12-04 |
| PHIBBS, Mary Catherine | Director | 2023-01-05 | 2026-04-01 |
| POYNTZ-WRIGHT, Nicholas Hugh | Director | 2016-03-08 | 2021-05-05 |
| RICHARDSON, David Louis | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2026-04-24 |
| SAKER, Matthew Christopher | Director | 2025-08-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| SHAH, Kalpana | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2025-03-01 |
| SHERWOOD, Charles Nigel Cross | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2013-11-11 |
| SPOTTISWOODE, Clare Mary Joan | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2022-05-10 |
| THOMAS, Simon George | Director | 2006-07-24 | 2018-10-31 |
| TURNER, Paul James | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| WELCH, Gaynor Jill | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2009-09-30 |
| WHITFIELD, Neil Desmond | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2005-11-10 |
| WIEGMAN, Albert Edward Bernard | Director | 2004-05-19 | 2006-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just Retirement (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 259 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-05-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 7
- Officers resigned
- 12
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.