JAMES F MCCUE LIMITED
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Cash
£16m
+25.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£16m
-4.9% vs 2024
Employees
130
-1.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3m
-61.1% first positive since 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £45,352,304 | £40,252,448 | £44,446,023 | £40,485,113 | -8.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,262,646 | £2,934,142 | £632,240 | -78.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,318,134 | £1,518,249 | £3,345,200 | £1,302,685 | -61.1% | |
| Net profit | -£858,518 | £1,354,283 | £2,600,621 | £1,148,672 | -55.8% | |
| Cash | £9,738,841 | £11,208,684 | £12,392,076 | £15,558,981 | +25.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,074,774 | £14,695,242 | £17,377,350 | £16,580,980 | -4.6% | |
| Net assets | £13,340,959 | £14,695,242 | £17,295,863 | £16,444,535 | -4.9% | |
| Equity | £13,340,959 | £14,695,242 | £17,295,863 | £16,444,535 | -4.9% | |
| Average employees | 131 | 133 | 132 | 130 | -1.5% | |
| Wages | £4,546,867 | £4,692,952 | £5,003,225 | £5,305,346 | +6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £341,148 | £330,167 | £336,347 | £444,142 | +32% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £58,048 | £103,830 | £110,923 | +6.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £131,650 | £140,415 | £NaN | NaN% |
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 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.1% | 6.6% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | -1.9% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 8.6% | 16.9% | 3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.2% | 38.9% | 38.2% | 47.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.36x | 2.43x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | 66.51x | 31.76x | 5.35x |
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
- D T Carson & Co.
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors note the postive trading and cashflow position at the date of sign off of the financial statements and believe that the company will continue as a going concern and be able to realise its assets and discharge its liabilties in the normal course of business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATTON, Andrew David Neil | Secretary | 1988-09-07 | — | British |
| MCCRACKEN, James Leslie | Director | 1994-05-19 | Aug 1961 | British |
| PATTON, Andrew David Neil | Director | 1988-09-07 | Jul 1962 | British |
| PURDY, Thomas Gary | Director | 2014-12-15 | Dec 1965 | British |
| YOUNG, Brice | Director | 2021-08-26 | May 1970 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYONS, Alastair Clements | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2023-02-13 |
| PATTON, David Martin | Director | 1987-09-01 | 2011-11-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nkp Holdings (N.I.) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-08-26 | Active |
| Mr Andrew David Neil Patton | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.