JARROLD & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-26
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-28 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-14
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-43.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£34M
+1.6% vs 2024
Employees
322
+0.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£962K
+170.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-26
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-28 | 2025-01-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,254,029 | £27,450,518 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,791,982 | -£529,377 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,359,565 | £962,202 | |
| Net profit | -£1,119,963 | £739,066 | |
| Cash | £6,001,532 | £3,416,496 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,113,188 | £35,704,603 | |
| Net assets | £33,262,004 | £33,793,570 | |
| Equity | £33,262,004 | £33,793,570 | |
| Average employees | 321 | 322 | |
| Wages | £7,549,030 | £7,440,772 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-01-28 | 2025-01-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.8% | -1.9% | |
| Net margin | -4.3% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.1% | -1.5% | |
| Current ratio | 5.24x | 6.96x | |
| Interest cover | -19.13x | -6.29x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Lovewell Blake LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has generated sufficient liquid financial resources from its activities to allow the directors to believe that the company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully in the current challenging economic climate. The company continues to meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through its cash balances and bank facilities.”
Group structure
- JARROLD & SONS LIMITED · parent
- Jarrold Facilities Management Limited 100%
- Jarrold (St. James) D1/D2 Limited* 100%
- Jarrold (St. James) 3 SJC Limited* 100%
- Carmelite House (Jarrold) Limited** 100%
- R.G. Pilch Limited** 100%
- Jarrold (St. James) Limited** 100%
- Jarrolds (Property Holding Company) Limited 100%
- Jarrolds (Logistics) Limited 100%
- Yawn Marketing Limited 100%
- Barrack Street Developments Limited 100%
- Jarrold Investments Limited 100%
- Jarrold Training Limited 100%
- Hobbs of Cambridge Limited 100%
- Norwich Outdoor Sports Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 26 January 2025, there was a share-for-share exchange by the shareholders of Jarrold & Sons Limited to become the shareholders of Jarrold Group Holdings Limited, which is the new parent entitiy to the wider group.”
- “The company acquired Yawn Marketing Limited in March 2024 which strengthens the capability of the company's existing marketing function.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROLPH, Lynn Marie | Secretary | 2025-02-10 | — | — |
| MCLEAVY HILL, David John | Director | 2002-02-01 | Oct 1957 | British |
| STEVEN-JONES, Nicholas David | Director | 2022-06-24 | Jun 1982 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOXSOM, Geoffrey | Secretary | — | 1995-09-15 |
| BURDETT, Tom | Secretary | 2023-06-23 | 2025-02-10 |
| DOGGETT, Christopher John | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | 2023-04-30 |
| STEVEN-JONES, Nicholas | Secretary | 2023-04-30 | 2023-06-23 |
| THOMPSON, Brian | Secretary | 1995-09-15 | 2004-01-01 |
| BARCLAY, Jonathan Robert | Director | 1993-07-16 | 2005-01-31 |
| BLOXSOM, Geoffrey | Director | — | 1992-07-17 |
| BUSSEY, Roy Frank | Director | — | 2001-11-30 |
| CLARK, Desmond | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| DIXEY, Linda Caroline | Director | 1993-07-16 | 1995-01-20 |
| DOGGETT, Christopher John | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2023-04-30 |
| FINDLAY, Michael | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2025-01-26 |
| HILL, Susan Nicola | Director | 1996-03-22 | 1997-09-26 |
| HODDER, Brian Gregory | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2025-01-26 |
| HOLMES, Stuart Lang | Director | 2011-06-24 | 2018-06-22 |
| JARROLD, Antony Curteis | Director | — | 2000-07-21 |
| JARROLD, Charles John | Director | 2022-06-24 | 2025-01-26 |
| JARROLD, Charles | Director | 1999-07-16 | 2005-08-01 |
| JARROLD, Charles | Director | 1996-09-20 | 1998-05-01 |
| JARROLD, Diana Grace Michelle | Director | 2002-06-24 | 2022-06-24 |
| JARROLD, Diana Grace Michelle | Director | 1995-01-20 | 1996-09-20 |
| JARROLD, Julian Edward Peter | Director | 1994-07-15 | 1996-03-22 |
| JARROLD, Karl William | Director | 1997-09-26 | 1999-02-26 |
| JARROLD, Linda Caroline | Director | 2022-06-24 | 2025-01-26 |
| JARROLD, Linda Caroline | Director | 1999-07-16 | 2002-01-18 |
| JARROLD, Peter John | Director | — | 1999-07-16 |
| JARROLD, Richard Elliott | Director | — | 2002-06-24 |
| JARROLD, Susie Nicola | Director | 1999-07-16 | 2002-01-18 |
| JEWSON, Richard Wilson, Sir | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2013-02-06 |
| MCINTYRE, Bridget Fiona | Director | 2016-09-28 | 2020-12-31 |
| MERTTENS, Peter Mervyn | Director | — | 1993-07-16 |
| MILLS, Michael William | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| MILLS, Robert John Henry | Director | 1999-08-20 | 2002-04-06 |
| MITCHELL, Peter Charles | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2018-01-31 |
| MOLL, Minnie | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2020-08-28 |
| PALMER, Anthony John Cleeves | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2022-06-24 |
| RIDDIFORD, David John | Director | 2012-09-19 | 2015-02-27 |
| SHARMAN, Peter William | Director | — | 1995-07-21 |
| SKIPPER, Barry John | Director | 1995-09-15 | 2011-06-24 |
| STEELE, Sian | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-01-26 |
| STENHAM, Anthony William Paul | Director | 1997-11-21 | 2003-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrold & Sons Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-02-01 | Active |
| Branch Newholdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-26 | Ceased 2026-02-01 |
| Jarrold Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-26 | Ceased 2026-01-26 |
| Mr Nicholas David Steven-Jones | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2023-02-01 | Ceased 2025-01-26 |
| Mr David John Mcleavy Hill | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-26 |
| Mr Christopher John Doggett | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-30 |
| Ms Diana Grace Michelle Jarrold | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-24 |
| Mr Anthony John Cleeves Palmer | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-24 |
| Mr Stuart Lang Holmes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-22 |
| Mr Peter Charles Mitchell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-02-02 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-02-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-22 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-01-22 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-22 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-26 vs 2024-01-28
-
Turnover
+4.6%
£26,254,029 £27,450,518
-
Cash
-43.1%
£6,001,532 £3,416,496
-
Net assets
+1.6%
£33,262,004 £33,793,570
-
Employees
+0.3%
321 322
-
Operating profit
+70.5%
-£1,791,982 -£529,377
-
Profit before tax
+170.8%
-£1,359,565 £962,202
-
Wages
-1.4%
£7,549,030 £7,440,772
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers