J & A YOUNG GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£2M
-45.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£53M
+0.3% vs 2024
Employees
364
-0.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£350K
+127.8% first positive since 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £76,453,000 | £50,462,528 | £58,850,499 | +16.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £16,470,000 | £223,446 | £1,375,301 | +515.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £15,138,000 | -£1,262,033 | £350,266 | +127.8% | |
| Net profit | £10,000 | -£10,000 | — | £14,249,000 | -£1,469,688 | £143,742 | +109.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £358,000 | £3,685,025 | £1,995,692 | -45.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,585,000 | £23,575,000 | £23,575,000 | £65,729,000 | £74,168,357 | £71,670,322 | -3.4% | |
| Net assets | £23,585,000 | £23,575,000 | £23,575,000 | £50,002,000 | £53,311,814 | £53,455,556 | +0.3% | |
| Equity | £23,585,000 | £23,575,000 | £23,575,000 | £50,002,000 | £53,311,814 | £53,455,556 | +0.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 367 | 364 | -0.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £10,897,000 | £12,113,504 | £13,195,603 | +8.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £47,000 | £42,000 | £18,021 | -57.1% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 21.5% | 0.4% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 18.6% | -2.9% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 25.1% | 0.3% | 1.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.02x | 1.08x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 12.36x | 0.12x | 0.85x |
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
- J & A YOUNG GROUP LIMITED 2008-04-16 → present
- HICORP 16 LIMITED 2008-03-01 → 2008-04-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having due regard to all available information the Directors are satisfied that the Group has adequate resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and therefore they should continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- J & A YOUNG GROUP LIMITED · parent
- J & A Young (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Oakham Property Investments Limited 100%
- J. and A. Young (Leicester) Limited 100%
- Jayplas (Corby) Limited 100%
- J & A Young (Racing) Limited 100%
- Charnwood Campus Management Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group acquired investment property of 9,766,000 from associated undertakings after the year end. This resulted in the full recovery of the deferred consideration debtor at the year end, with the remaining balance being received in cash. In addition, the group acquired a further investment property for 2,116,925 after the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG, Jason James Graham | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | — | British |
| YOUNG, Dominic Peter Robert | Director | 2008-04-04 | Apr 1975 | British |
| YOUNG, Jason James Graham | Director | 2008-07-01 | Dec 1970 | British |
| YOUNG, Jeremy Robert Andrew | Director | 2008-07-01 | Dec 1949 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTTERILL, Roy | Secretary | 2008-04-04 | 2011-07-07 |
| YOUNG, Anona Jane | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | 2019-08-05 |
| HARVEY INGRAM SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-03-01 | 2008-04-04 |
| YOUNG, Anona Jane | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2019-08-05 |
| HARVEY INGRAM DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-03-01 | 2008-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunette Private Trustees Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-12-05 | Active |
| Mr Jason Young | Individual | Voting 75–100% | 2023-12-05 | Active |
| Mr Jeremy Robert Andrew Young | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-05 |
| Mr Jason James Graham Young | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-27 |
| Mr Dominic Peter Robert Young | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-27 |
| Mrs Anona Jane Young | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-08-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-13 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-03 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-12 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-04-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.