A J BUSBY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-13 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7K
-49.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+22.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
86
+2.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£822K
+3,491.6% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £5,399,170 | £6,065,095 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £45,232 | £834,590 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£24,246 | £822,321 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £207,482 | £658,627 | |
| Cash | £39,980 | £643 | — | — | £13,903 | £6,979 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,023,054 | £2,334,462 | — | — | £3,931,236 | £4,575,257 | |
| Net assets | £806,163 | £1,245,277 | — | — | £2,607,396 | £3,190,023 | |
| Equity | £806,163 | £1,245,277 | — | — | £2,607,396 | £3,190,023 | |
| Average employees | 134 | 98 | — | — | 84 | 86 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,176,770 | £2,392,684 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £20,972 | £23,403 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+12.3%
£5,399,170 £6,065,095
-
Cash
-49.8%
£13,903 £6,979
-
Net assets
+22.3%
£2,607,396 £3,190,023
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+2.4%
84 86
-
Operating profit
+1,745.1%
£45,232 £834,590
-
Profit before tax
+3,491.6%
-£24,246 £822,321
-
Wages
+9.9%
£2,176,770 £2,392,684
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 0.8% | 13.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 3.8% | 10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | 18.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 54.4% | 44.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.52x | 0.80x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 0.31x | 6.95x |
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
- Geens Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Significant events
- “Up-cycling, re-purposing and waste reductions are also key areas for the company. During 2024 we recycled all of the polytheneand cardboard that we used.”
- “In 2024 the company continued to positively impact other people's lives in a number of areas. The company use the SAWS (Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme) to give foreign overseas workers a chance of earning good money to set up their lives back at home.”
- “We also provide free jam fruit to the local community.”
- “The company is committed to providing an ethical working environment and eradicating modern slavery and upholding human rights.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSBY, Helen Victoria | Secretary | 2017-03-31 | — | — |
| BUSBY, Helen Victoria | Director | 2017-03-31 | Jul 1976 | British |
| BUSBY, John Whiston | Director | 2017-03-31 | Sep 1966 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Helen Victoria Busby | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-03-31 | Active |
| Mr John Whiston Busby | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-03-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 28 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-04-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-03-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-03-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2019-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
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.