JAMES A. S. FINLAY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-08 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£4M
Equity attributable
Employees
52
lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £19,410,988 | £26,466,739 | £16,157,000 | £27,894,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £546,614 | £1,255,534 | £597,000 | £1,951,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £534,179 | £1,229,778 | £595,000 | £1,947,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £442,912 | £961,966 | £489,000 | £1,445,000 | |
| Cash | — | £630,246 | £1,037,979 | £1,039,000 | £1,384,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,155,097 | £4,065,740 | £4,494,000 | £4,447,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,015,516 | £3,977,482 | £4,467,000 | £4,412,000 | |
| Equity | £2,572,604 | £3,015,516 | £3,977,482 | £4,467,000 | £4,412,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 60 | 59 | 54 | 52 | |
| Wages | — | £1,602,770 | £1,872,683 | £1,254,000 | £1,922,000 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.8% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.3% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 17.3% | 30.9% | 13.3% | 43.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.92x | 1.80x | |
| Interest cover | — | 43.70x | 48.61x | 298.50x | 487.75x |
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
- JAMES A. S. FINLAY LIMITED 1999-09-03 → present
- FINVO LIMITED 1999-02-26 → 1999-09-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have drawn up forecasts covering a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and have determined that support will be required from the parent company to ensure the company is a going concern for the next 12 months. The Directors of BAKO Group Limited have confirmed that any support required by the Company will be made available for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 3 April 2024, 100% of the share capital of the Company's parent James A.S Finlay (Holdings) Limited was acquired by Bako Bidco Limited, a subsidiary of Bako Group Limited.”
- “Included in the prior period were £0.6m of exceptional costs relating to bonus's awarded by the previous shareholders of the Company to key members of staff.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIRANI, Kirti | Secretary | 2024-04-03 | — | — |
| DOBBIE, David Ian | Director | 2024-04-03 | Aug 1963 | British |
| HINDLEY, Duncan Graham | Director | 2024-04-03 | Oct 1966 | British |
| HIRANI, Kirti Murji | Director | 2024-04-03 | Mar 1982 | British |
| MCGHEE, Gordon | Director | 2024-04-03 | Feb 1959 | British |
| MOORE, Thomas | Director | 2024-04-03 | Aug 1984 | British |
| TAYLOR, Martyn Anthony | Director | 2024-04-03 | Apr 1959 | British |
| TULLY, Michael | Director | 2024-04-03 | Apr 1968 | British |
| YATES, David James | Director | 2024-04-03 | Nov 1968 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, James Samuel Brian | Secretary | 2001-11-01 | 2024-04-03 |
| ANTHONY, James Derek | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2008-10-03 |
| CHAMBERS, James Samuel Brian | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2024-04-03 |
| CHRISTIE, Margaret Elizabeth | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2024-04-03 |
| FINLAY, James Andrew | Director | 2013-03-22 | 2024-04-03 |
| FINLAY, James Alexander Stewart | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2024-04-03 |
| FINLAY, Stewart David Thomas | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2024-04-03 |
| GRACEY, Patrick | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2024-04-03 |
| KANE, Dorothy May | Director | 1999-02-26 | 1999-08-31 |
| MCNEILL, Eleanor Shirley | Director | 1999-02-26 | 1999-08-31 |
| REID, Maurice Edward | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2001-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Alexander Stewart Finlay | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| James A. S. Finlay (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
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