J.W.G. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-14 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-31
Watchouts
Cash
£201K
+36% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
52
+2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£55K
-93.7% vs 2024
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
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £17,465,027 | £18,648,586 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £389,199 | £187,761 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £866,670 | £54,598 | |
| Net profit | -£217,986 | -£68,449 | -£152,576 | £848,300 | £37,295 | |
| Cash | £662,513 | £195,641 | £752 | £147,816 | £201,071 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £901,851 | — | — | £4,278,570 | £4,297,826 | |
| Net assets | £785,875 | £717,426 | £564,850 | £3,859,069 | £3,896,364 | |
| Equity | — | — | £564,850 | £3,859,069 | £3,896,364 | |
| Average employees | 47 | 38 | 40 | 51 | 52 | |
| Wages | £1,060,375 | £827,627 | £998,715 | £1,347,799 | £1,384,459 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £70,286 | £78,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
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Turnover
+6.8%
£17,465,027 £18,648,586
-
Cash
+36%
£147,816 £201,071
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Net assets
+1%
£3,859,069 £3,896,364
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+2%
51 52
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
-51.8%
£389,199 £187,761
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Profit before tax
-93.7%
£866,670 £54,598
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Wages
+2.7%
£1,347,799 £1,384,459
highest in 5 filed years
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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 2.2% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.9% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 9.1% | 4.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.42x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4.82x | 2.44x |
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
- J.W.G. LIMITED 2026-02-10 → present
- J.W.G. PLC 1984-07-11 → 2026-02-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- A.J.B. Scholes Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Trading continues to improve as the company focuses on core trade. In addition, the company has increased its net current assets position and strengthened its overall balance sheet. The outlook is positive with the retail and hospitality sector also returning to normal. The company secured a major foodservice / logistical contract during 2025 which further positively underpins the stability of the business. At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the group and company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- J.W.G. LIMITED · parent
- Shetland Turf Accountants Limited 100%
- Thule Bar (Lerwick) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company secured a major foodservice / logistical contract during 2025 which further positively underpins the stability of the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTON, Iain Robert | Director | 2004-04-01 | Nov 1971 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOGGO, Thomas Clark | Secretary | — | 2009-11-23 |
| MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-11-23 | 2019-06-24 |
| HEPBURN, Anna Mary | Director | — | 2025-07-22 |
| HEPBURN, George Garland | Director | — | 2023-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Iain Robert Johnston | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-22 | Active |
| Anna Hepburn | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Significant influence | 2016-07-31 | Ceased 2025-07-22 |
| George Hepburn | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Significant influence | 2016-07-31 | Ceased 2023-01-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-10 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2026-02-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-10 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-10 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2026-02-10 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-10 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.