JAMES JONES & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-13 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£74M
-36.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£520M
-1.2% vs 2023
Employees
2,216
+3.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£33M
-12% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £330,917 | £603,067 | £529,259,000 | £529,946,000 | |
| Operating profit | £59,238 | £76,582 | £29,457,000 | £30,179,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £60,817 | £77,665 | £37,311,000 | £32,819,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £24,376,000 | £21,758,000 | |
| Cash | £232,218 | £162,740 | £116,119,000 | £74,211,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £481,340 | £589,724 | £537,515,000 | £569,293,000 | |
| Net assets | £465,217 | £555,262 | £526,619,000 | £520,230,000 | |
| Equity | £465,217 | £555,262 | £526,619,000 | £520,230,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,237 | 2,132 | 2,145 | 2,216 | |
| Wages | — | — | £92,541,000 | £91,785,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £3,591,000 | £3,356,000 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+0.1%
£529,259,000 £529,946,000
-
Cash
-36.1%
£116,119,000 £74,211,000
-
Net assets
-1.2%
£526,619,000 £520,230,000
-
Employees
+3.3%
2,145 2,216
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+2.5%
£29,457,000 £30,179,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-12%
£37,311,000 £32,819,000
-
Wages
-0.8%
£92,541,000 £91,785,000
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.9% | 12.7% | 5.6% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.6% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.3% | 13.0% | 5.5% | 5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 15.7% | 19.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.14x | 3.45x | |
| Interest cover | 528.91x | 99.20x | 14.07x | 11.13x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the signing of these financial statements. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- JAMES JONES & SONS LIMITED · parent
- James Jones & Sons (Pallets and Packaging) Limited 100%
- Billington (International) Limited 100%
- Kerr Timber Products Limited 100%
- Taylormade Timber Products Limited 100%
- Lancashire Saw Company Limited 100%
- Inverclyde Wind Farm Limited 100%
- Inverclyde Renewables LLP 66.67%
- H.G. Timber Limited 100%
- James Jones & Sons Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Mayflower Enterprises Pty Ltd 79.05%
- Hyne & Son Pty Ltd 79.05%
- Xlam Australia Pty Ltd 79.05%
- Xlam NZ Pty Ltd 79.05%
- Hyne Pallets Pty Ltd 79.05%
- Pestorid Pty Ltd 79.05%
- Hyne (Clearing) Pty Ltd 79.05%
- Hyne & Son Investment Pty Ltd 79.05%
- Hyne Community Foundation Pty Ltd 79.05%
- Xlam Holdings Pty Ltd 79.05%
- Rocky Point Pty Ltd 60%
- Bassett Barks Pty Ltd 100%
- Green Fingers Co Pty Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Post year end, the group acquired an additional 50% investment in ST & JJ Limited who is the Joint Venture owner of United Box Limited.”
- “On 7 April 2025, the group entered into an agreement to acquire the pallet manufacturing business of Pallet & Bin Corporation Pty Ltd and the pallet hire business of Palletcor Pty Ltd. The transaction completed on 1 May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALFOUR, Edward Francis | Director | 2016-06-03 | Apr 1965 | British |
| BOYD, Rory Ewen | Director | 2010-06-04 | Apr 1975 | British |
| BRUCE JONES, Tom Reid | Director | 2002-08-19 | Sep 1968 | British |
| FRANCIS, Andrew Rowan | Director | 2024-11-21 | May 1971 | British |
| LESLIE, Alexander Francis Stewart | Director | 2019-06-07 | Dec 1979 | British |
| LESLIE, David Stewart | Director | 2016-06-03 | Feb 1964 | British |
| ROBERTS, Stuart | Director | 2020-01-06 | Apr 1973 | British |
| SHEPHERD, Andrew Watt | Director | 2022-09-01 | May 1960 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Roderick Forbes | Secretary | — | 2007-06-29 |
| MILLER, Alasdair James | Secretary | 2016-06-02 | 2020-01-06 |
| STEVENSON, Robin Teacher | Secretary | 2007-06-29 | 2016-06-03 |
| ARMSTRONG, John Frederick Cunningham | Director | 1990-07-27 | 1990-07-02 |
| ARMSTRONG, John Frederick Cunningham | Director | — | 2010-06-04 |
| BLYTH, Graham | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-11-21 |
| BRUCE JONES, Thomas Dunlop | Director | — | 1995-05-08 |
| JONES, James Airlie Bruce | Director | — | 2007-06-02 |
| JONES, Roderick Forbes | Director | — | 2010-06-04 |
| JONES, Tom Allan Bruce | Director | — | 2018-11-22 |
| KISSOCK, John Andrew | Director | — | 2007-05-31 |
| LESLIE, Michael Francis Bruce | Director | — | 2019-11-21 |
| MCKENZIE, Peter | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2026-03-05 |
| MILLER, Alasdair James | Director | 2016-02-25 | 2019-12-31 |
| PIRIE, Ian Alexander | Director | 1997-02-17 | 2018-12-31 |
| STEVENSON, Robin Teacher | Director | 1997-02-17 | 2022-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Tom Reid Bruce-Jones | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-11-01 | Active |
| Mr Tom Allan Bruce-Jones | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-03 | Ceased 2019-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-09-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-01-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-01-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-19 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 5
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.