WILLIAM JACKSON FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-26
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-16 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£40M
-11.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£176M
-2.7% vs 2024
Employees
1,868
+2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£5M
-845.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-26
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-27 | 2025-04-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £334,307,000 | £332,093,000 | |
| Operating profit | £532,000 | -£6,452,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £621,000 | -£4,629,000 | |
| Net profit | £303,000 | -£4,534,000 | |
| Cash | £45,692,000 | £40,456,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £181,574,000 | £175,013,000 | |
| Net assets | £181,155,000 | £176,271,000 | |
| Equity | £181,155,000 | £176,271,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,828 | 1,868 | |
| Wages | £68,410,000 | £71,103,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,758,000 | £1,569,000 |
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 2025-04-26 vs 2024-04-27
-
Turnover
-0.7%
£334,307,000 £332,093,000
-
Cash
-11.5%
£45,692,000 £40,456,000
-
Net assets
-2.7%
£181,155,000 £176,271,000
-
Employees
+2.2%
1,828 1,868
-
Operating profit
-1,312.8%
£532,000 -£6,452,000
-
Profit before tax
-845.4%
£621,000 -£4,629,000
-
Wages
+3.9%
£68,410,000 £71,103,000
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 | 2024-04-27 | 2025-04-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.2% | -1.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.3% | -3.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.0% | 24.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 1.74x |
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
- WILLIAM JACKSON FOODS LIMITED 2018-05-10 → present
- AGHOCO 1677 LIMITED 2018-03-23 → 2018-05-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After considering these forecasts, the directors consider that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of issue of these financial statements and believe it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WILLIAM JACKSON FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Jackson's Bakery Limited 100%
- William Jackson Bakery (Export) Limited 100%
- ARM Insurance Limited - William Food Group Insurance Account 100%
- William Jackson Food Group Limited 100%
- Abel & Cole Limited 100%
- William Jackson Food Group Europe S.L.U. 100%
- WJS Properties Limited 100%
- WJS Properties 2 Limited 100%
- Piper Holdco Limited 100%
- Piper Acquisitions Limited 100%
- Richard Wellock & Sons Limited 100%
- The Fresh Olive Company Limited 100%
- Lottie Shaw's Limited 100%
- William Jackson & Son Recreation Club Limited 100%
- WJS Finance Limited 100%
- Jacksons Inns & Taverns Limited 100%
- WJS Health Limited 100%
- WJS Finance (2) Limited 100%
- Ancient Recipes Limited 100%
- WJS Executives Limited 100%
- William Jackson Trustees Limited 100%
- Hazeldene Foods Limited 100%
- TFD Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Wellocks business had significant disruption as a result of an ERP launch in March 24.”
- “Following the acquisition of Lottie Shaw's in April 24, Jackson's have successfully integrated them into the family.”
- “On 1 June 2024 Peter McPhillips joined the Board as a Non-executive Director and resigned from the Board on 5 October 2024.”
- “On 1 October 2024 we welcomed Nicholas Oughtred back to the Board; this time as a Non-Executive Director.”
- “On 28 April 2025 we welcomed Paul Murphy to the Board as Chief Executive Officer.”
- “We also welcomed Flor Healy to the Board as Non-Executive Director on 1 June 2025.”
- “A final dividend of 77.2p per ordinary and restricted voting share amounting to £1,256,000 was paid on 14th October 2024 relating to the year ended 27th April 2024. An interim dividend of 50.1p per ordinary and restricted voting share amounting to £815,000, was paid on 25th April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENYER, Katie Amanda | Secretary | 2025-01-31 | — | — |
| DAVIS, Andrea Jayne, Ms. | Director | 2019-04-10 | Mar 1965 | British |
| EASTAUGH, Sonya Karina | Director | 2018-04-30 | Jul 1979 | British |
| HEALY, Flor Aiden | Director | 2025-06-01 | Apr 1962 | Irish |
| MOUNTIFIELD, Patrick Richard | Director | 2022-10-05 | Jan 1980 | British |
| MURPHY, Paul Simon | Director | 2025-04-28 | Apr 1965 | British |
| OUGHTRED, Mark Christopher | Director | 2020-10-06 | Oct 1982 | British |
| OUGHTRED, Nicholas Alwyn Mclaren | Director | 2024-10-01 | Nov 1960 | British |
| TURNER, Monica | Director | 2020-02-03 | Aug 1970 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENYER, Katie Amanda | Secretary | 2019-07-26 | 2024-07-19 |
| GREEN, Andrew John | Secretary | 2024-07-19 | 2025-01-31 |
| URMSTON, Gary Martin | Secretary | 2018-04-30 | 2019-07-26 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-03-23 | 2018-04-30 |
| HART, Roger | Director | 2018-03-23 | 2018-04-30 |
| MCPHILLIPS, Peter Laurence | Director | 2024-06-01 | 2024-10-05 |
| MOUNTIFIELD, Patrick | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2019-03-06 |
| NEWISS, Stephen | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2018-07-06 |
| OUGHTRED, Nicholas Alwyn Mclaren | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2022-10-05 |
| SOUTAR, Norman Graeme Scott | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2020-05-31 |
| URMSTON, Gary Martin | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2019-07-26 |
| WATSON, James | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2024-05-24 |
| WHEELWRIGHT, Allan | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2020-11-04 |
| WHITE, Roger Alexander | Director | 2019-04-10 | 2024-05-31 |
| WYSE, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2020-06-03 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2018-03-23 | 2018-04-30 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2018-03-23 | 2018-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas Alwyn Mclaren Oughtred | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-04-30 | Ceased 2018-05-09 |
| Inhoco Formations Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-23 | Ceased 2018-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.