JOTA DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£212k
-91.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£1.3m
-22.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
24
-7.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.2m
+23.3% highest 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
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,356,989 | £12,996,018 | £17,535,473 | +34.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£1,317,122 | -£1,394,737 | -£969,677 | +30.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£1,290,774 | -£1,562,929 | -£1,198,227 | +23.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£455,941 | -£982,513 | -£550,925 | +43.9% | |
| Cash | £283,419 | £504,011 | £2,052,927 | £3,927,513 | £2,439,921 | £212,418 | -91.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£39,336 | £312,707 | -£614,445 | -£69,441 | £1,409,076 | £2,092,648 | +48.5% | |
| Net assets | -£39,336 | £312,707 | -£614,445 | -£1,070,386 | -£1,080,134 | -£1,319,347 | -22.1% | |
| Equity | -£39,336 | £312,707 | -£614,445 | -£1,070,386 | -£1,080,134 | -£1,319,347 | -22.1% | |
| Average employees | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | -7.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £951,591 | £1,143,761 | £1,156,838 | +1.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £75,000 | — | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £1,321 | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -11.6% | -10.7% | -5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -4.0% | -7.6% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -99.0% | -46.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 101.5% | 89.1% | 113.3% | 112.4% | 117.5% | 118.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.89x | 1.11x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -8.33x | -4.15x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Harris & Co (Accountants) Ltd
- 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 entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALVAREZ, Matthew Lewis | Director | 2023-12-22 | Sep 1971 | American |
| CLARK, David | Director | 2013-11-01 | Sep 1947 | British |
| GROW, Patrick Daniel | Director | 2023-12-22 | Oct 1991 | American |
| HIGNETT, Sam | Director | 2013-11-01 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOLAN, Simon James | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-02-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jota Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-11-11 | Active |
| Mr David Clark | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-11 |
| Mr Samuel John Hignett | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-11 |
| Mr Simon James Dolan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-02-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged |
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.