JLA HVAC LIMITED
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Cash
£423k
-0.2% vs 2024
Net assets
-£16m
-63.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
125
-21.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6.3m
-63.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,472,000 | £11,029,000 | £8,805,000 | -20.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,655,000 | -£3,863,000 | -£6,307,000 | -63.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,655,000 | -£3,863,000 | -£6,307,000 | -63.3% | |
| Net profit | -£2,780,000 | -£3,886,000 | -£6,247,000 | -60.8% | |
| Cash | £592,000 | £424,000 | £423,000 | -0.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£5,920,000 | -£9,783,000 | -£16,075,000 | -64.3% | |
| Net assets | -£5,942,000 | -£9,828,000 | -£16,075,000 | -63.6% | |
| Equity | -£5,942,000 | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 168 | 159 | 125 | -21.4% | |
| Wages | £8,347,000 | £3,130,000 | £3,743,000 | +19.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -18.3% | -35.0% | -71.6% | |
| Net margin | -19.2% | -35.2% | -70.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 174.6% | 244.2% | 539.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.55x | 0.39x | 0.18x |
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
- JLA HVAC LIMITED 2021-11-01 → present
- T JOLLY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 2011-12-19 → 2021-11-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, and reviewing the Group forecasts which cover a period exceeding 12 months from the date of signature of the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Group acquired Reliance Equipment Limited, on 1 November 2023, Laundry Total BV, on 5 September 2024 and Decat Distribution Limited on 16 October 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUJRAL, Ben | Director | 2020-02-11 | Jan 1974 | British |
| NORTON, Sarah Jane | Director | 2022-07-04 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHTON, Helen Jane | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2020-09-28 |
| BYRON, Eugene Martin | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2020-02-11 |
| DUVALL, Anton James | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2022-02-28 |
| EASTWOOD, Paul Anthony | Director | 2020-09-28 | 2021-08-01 |
| EDWORTHY, Stephen | Director | 2011-12-19 | 2020-02-11 |
| FISHWICK, Christopher | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| MARSDEN, Adrian | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2020-02-11 |
| RILEY, Paul Alan | Director | 2011-12-19 | 2020-02-11 |
| TANASE, Mircea Daniel | Director | 2022-02-25 | 2022-07-04 |
| THORPE, Christopher | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-08-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanilla Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-02-11 | Ceased 2020-02-11 |
| T Jolly Facility Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-02-11 | Active |
| Mr Paul Alan Riley | Individual | Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-11-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2021-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.