JOHN GORDON & SON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
+39.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+5.1% vs 2024
Employees
88
+2.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+161.8% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,184,942 | £26,812,302 | |
| Operating profit | £274,853 | £1,123,390 | |
| Profit before tax | £562,987 | £1,473,658 | |
| Net profit | £415,576 | £1,088,823 | |
| Cash | £5,383,600 | £7,529,952 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,676,785 | £18,482,009 | |
| Net assets | £16,349,586 | £17,181,462 | |
| Equity | £16,349,586 | £17,181,462 | |
| Average employees | 86 | 88 | |
| Wages | £3,173,674 | £3,446,084 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £298,636 | £305,743 |
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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+10.9%
£24,184,942 £26,812,302
-
Cash
+39.9%
£5,383,600 £7,529,952
-
Net assets
+5.1%
£16,349,586 £17,181,462
-
Employees
+2.3%
86 88
-
Operating profit
+308.7%
£274,853 £1,123,390
-
Profit before tax
+161.8%
£562,987 £1,473,658
-
Wages
+8.6%
£3,173,674 £3,446,084
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | 6.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.91x | 3.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | 457.22x |
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
- JOHN GORDON & SON LIMITED 1985-06-26 → present
- GIRENTS LIMITED 1985-05-30 → 1985-06-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. This is primarily founded on the positive cash position at the bank and the absence of any debt.”
Significant events
- “In addition to delivering a solid financial return, the year to 30th June 2025 has been a significant one with regards to the passing on of the operational responsibilities of the business to John Dean, who was successfully appointed CEO in March 2025. In the 150 years the Gordon family has owned the business, this is the first time someone out with the family has been given responsibility for the day to day running of the company and represents another positive progression in the evolution of the firm. We continue to work on our environmental impact, and we have achieved our ISO14001 during this year. This is another step in trying to manage and reduce our carbon footprint.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-11-20 | — | — |
| BLANCHFIELD, Ancell Mhairi | Director | 2000-03-28 | Jul 1968 | British |
| GORDON, Peter Scott | Director | 1993-04-29 | Aug 1966 | British |
| GORDON, Ronald Murray | Director | 1993-04-29 | Mar 1965 | British |
| GORDON, Ronald Dingwall | Director | — | Nov 1936 | British |
| MCARA, Alan Campbell | Director | 1993-04-29 | Dec 1946 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIBB, David Maxwell Ewan | Secretary | — | 2011-07-22 |
| BRODIE, Ewen John | Director | 1992-07-23 | 2011-05-06 |
| CROWTHER, John Michael | Director | — | 2011-05-06 |
| GORDON, Elizabeth Ancell Gordon | Director | — | 2025-05-15 |
| MACKENZIE, Philip Austin George | Director | 1992-09-17 | 2023-12-07 |
| ROSS, Peter | Director | 1992-05-21 | 1995-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ronald Murray Gordon | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Peter Scott Gordon | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Ronald Dingwall Gordon | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.