JAMES HAMILTON & COMPANY (LURGAN) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-29 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£9M
lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
100
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,435,498 | £13,586,057 | £12,870,268 | £17,327,353 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £862,519 | £1,096,818 | £250,115 | £1,254,565 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £822,991 | £1,065,229 | £241,448 | £1,269,273 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £684,688 | £880,040 | £183,962 | £928,956 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,082,588 | £1,617,722 | £1,205,454 | £1,397,657 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £10,127,668 | £10,887,618 | £9,792,528 | £8,650,003 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £9,500,590 | £10,366,920 | £9,714,197 | £8,534,572 | |
| Equity | £8,321,866 | £8,812,574 | £9,500,590 | £10,366,920 | £9,714,197 | £8,534,572 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 85 | 90 | 105 | 100 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,182,811 | £2,403,881 | £2,244,735 | £3,025,708 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £184,079 | £188,846 | — | — |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 7.5% | 8.1% | 1.9% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.0% | 6.5% | 1.4% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 8.5% | 10.1% | 2.6% | 14.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 4.64x | 3.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 19.85x | 31.59x | 28.40x | 1951.11x |
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
- Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants
- 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The Company sold the JH Bearings Division between 31 December 2024 and the date of approval of these financial statements. The division generated a revenue of £1,039,595 during the year ended 31 December 2024.”
- “The Company has announced the winding up of the print division of JH Print and Packaging on 30 June 2025. As of the date of the approval of these financial statements, the division has been wound up. The division generated a revenue of £1,619,830 during the year ended 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O’SULLIVAN, Brian | Director | 2023-06-13 | Oct 1969 | Irish |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON, Alexander | Secretary | — | 2023-01-18 |
| HAMILTON, Keith Alistair | Secretary | 2023-02-23 | 2023-06-13 |
| HAMILTON, Alan James | Director | — | 2023-06-13 |
| HAMILTON, Alexander | Director | — | 2023-01-18 |
| HAMILTON, Joan | Director | — | 2023-06-13 |
| HAMILTON, Keith Alistair | Director | — | 2023-06-13 |
| HEWITT, Gerald | Director | — | 2019-10-14 |
| SOMERVILLE, Kenneth James | Director | — | 2005-08-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeus Packaging Investments (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-13 | Active |
| Mr Alan James Hamilton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-13 |
| Mr Keith Alistair Hamilton | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-09-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-03-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.