J.W. FILSHILL LIMITED
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Cash
£931k
-39.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£31m
+21.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
246
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£8.4m
+72.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £214,882,448 | £213,724,321 | £212,633,964 | -0.5% | |
| Operating profit | £4,205,439 | £4,991,957 | £4,086,014 | -18.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,989,045 | £4,897,300 | £8,433,081 | +72.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,924,278 | £3,823,495 | £6,383,445 | +67% | |
| Cash | £1,266,871 | £1,547,483 | £930,765 | -39.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,136,277 | £29,811,101 | £35,671,406 | +19.7% | |
| Net assets | £21,559,795 | £25,024,290 | £30,515,876 | +21.9% | |
| Equity | £21,559,795 | £25,024,290 | £30,515,876 | +21.9% | |
| Average employees | 230 | 246 | 246 | 0% | |
| Wages | £9,606,422 | £9,494,408 | £9,636,671 | +1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £857,904 | £1,004,903 | £1,081,256 | +7.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £205,326 | £286,062 | £326,989 | +14.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £186,335 | £191,390 | £222,827 | +16.4% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 1.8% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.5% | 16.7% | 11.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.8% | 51.0% | 48.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 1.64x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 19.11x | 32.85x | 38.20x |
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
- Messrs. Henderson & Company
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- J.W. FILSHILL LIMITED · parent
- J.W. Filshill International Limited 58.29%
- Differentiator Brands Limited 100%
- Iain Hill Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEDDES, Keith Mitchell | Secretary | 2015-08-03 | — | — |
| BROWN, Craig David | Director | 2017-09-21 | Oct 1973 | British |
| GEDDES, Keith Mitchell | Director | 2015-08-03 | Oct 1970 | British |
| HANNAH, Laura Angela | Director | 2023-12-14 | Oct 1979 | British |
| HANNAH, Nicholas James | Director | 2009-02-18 | Mar 1974 | British |
| HANNAH, Ronald Scott Murray | Director | — | Dec 1945 | British |
| HANNAH, Simon John | Director | 2006-01-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
| MILLER, Christopher Stuart | Director | 2016-05-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Fraser | Secretary | — | 2015-08-03 |
| HANNAH, John Alexander | Director | — | 1999-05-19 |
| HARRISON, Fraser | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2015-08-03 |
| MCDONALD, Ian Alexander | Director | 2001-07-26 | 2017-09-30 |
| REILLY, David | Director | 2001-07-26 | 2010-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas James Hannah | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2026-02-12 | Active |
| Mrs Rebecca Manson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2026-02-12 | Active |
| Mr Ronald Scott Murray Hannah | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-26 |
| Mr Simon John Hannah | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-15 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2024-04-05 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-04-05 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.