JPB RESTAURANTS LTD
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Cash
£4.6m
+178.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£1.2m
+385.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
674
+35.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7m
+1,316.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £22,469,063 | £20,423,478 | £33,911,815 | +66% | |
| Operating profit | — | £351,220 | £186,911 | £1,811,718 | +869.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £266,349 | £121,767 | £1,724,461 | +1,316.2% | |
| Net profit | — | £189,549 | £81,040 | £1,280,227 | +1,479.7% | |
| Cash | £861,706 | £1,591,754 | £1,661,978 | £4,621,718 | +178.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,097,118 | £1,126,735 | £1,062,181 | £4,362,374 | +310.7% | |
| Net assets | £35,813 | £173,362 | £252,402 | £1,225,629 | +385.6% | |
| Equity | £35,813 | £173,362 | £252,402 | £1,225,629 | +385.6% | |
| Average employees | 328 | 346 | 496 | 674 | +35.9% | |
| Wages | — | £6,551,544 | £6,245,925 | £9,670,787 | +54.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.6% | 0.9% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.8% | 0.4% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 31.2% | 17.6% | 41.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 98.1% | 94.6% | 93.5% | 87.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.84x | 0.66x | 0.92x | |
| Interest cover | — | 4.14x | 2.87x | 20.76x |
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
- JW Hinks LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Significant events
- “During September 2026, the company converted three Business Facilities Leases to conventional franchise arrangements and purchased a further restaurant under conventional franchise arrangements for a total consideration of £4,871,287 plus franchisee fees of £120,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETTS, Annie | Secretary | 2021-09-29 | — | — |
| BETTS, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2021-09-29 | Jul 1971 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Peter Betts | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 13 of 13 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-05-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
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.