BRITISH ACADEMY OF JEWELLERY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-02 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-02
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-16
Watchouts
Cash
£288K
-76.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-9.5% vs 2024
Employees
85
+34.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£592K
-71.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC 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 · latest reflected 2025-07-02
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-07-02 | 2025-07-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,000,328 | £11,271,927 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,073,831 | £623,932 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,062,495 | £591,859 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,062,495 | -£1,408,141 | |
| Cash | £72,070 | £38,553 | £155,757 | £515,708 | £1,213,649 | £288,280 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £744,926 | £723,977 | £868,169 | £1,387,424 | £2,169,229 | £3,963,974 | |
| Net assets | £644,926 | — | £868,169 | £1,309,620 | £2,169,229 | £1,963,974 | |
| Equity | £644,926 | £723,977 | £868,169 | £1,309,620 | £2,169,229 | £1,963,974 | |
| Average employees | 34 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 63 | 85 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,844,475 | £2,296,166 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 2025-07-02 vs 2024-07-02
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Turnover
+25.2%
£9,000,328 £11,271,927
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Cash
-76.2%
£1,213,649 £288,280
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Net assets
-9.5%
£2,169,229 £1,963,974
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Employees
+34.9%
63 85
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
-69.9%
£2,073,831 £623,932
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Profit before tax
-71.3%
£2,062,495 £591,859
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Wages
+24.5%
£1,844,475 £2,296,166
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-07-02 | 2025-07-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 23.0% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 22.9% | -12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 95.6% | 15.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.45x | 3.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 182.94x | 19.45x |
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
- BRITISH ACADEMY OF JEWELLERY LIMITED 2018-05-23 → present
- HOLTS ACADEMY OF JEWELLERY LIMITED 2006-11-08 → 2018-05-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Accura Accountants Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“While material uncertainties exist, reflecting the operating environment and historic group arrangements, the auditors confirmed that the going concern basis remains appropriate.”
Significant events
- “Subsequently after the year end the legal representatives reached a settlement agreement for the guarantee liability provision for £2,000,000 stated in Note 19. On 6th October 2025 minority shareholder in the newly formed parent company The Academy of Jewellery Holdings Ltd have settled the amount in full.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAIKH, Amir Ahmad | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jul 1964 | British |
| WILLIAMSON, Matthew James, Dr | Director | 2025-10-20 | Apr 1974 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLT, Shona | Secretary | 2006-11-08 | 2016-01-25 |
| GHERSCOVIC, Damian Alejandro | Director | 2025-09-08 | 2026-03-31 |
| GHERSCOVIC, Gabriel Edgardo | Director | 2024-04-25 | 2025-09-08 |
| GHERSCOVIC, Gabriele | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2025-09-08 |
| HOLT, Jason Bruno Acker | Director | 2006-11-08 | 2016-05-23 |
| HOLT, Shona | Director | 2006-11-08 | 2016-01-25 |
| MARSH, Mary Elizabeth, Dame | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2016-05-23 |
| NAWAZ, Sharjeel | Director | 2023-01-26 | 2024-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Academy Of Jewellery Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2025-04-25 | Active |
| Free To Learn Ltd | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2022-07-01 | Ceased 2025-04-25 |
| Gabriele Gherscovic | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-06-16 | Ceased 2022-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-21 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.