ERNEST JACKSON & CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-16 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£13M
-14.8% vs 2023
Employees
185
-5.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-49.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,020,000 | £21,104,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,995,000 | £936,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,137,000 | £1,079,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,557,000 | £765,000 | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,989,000 | £12,770,000 | |
| Net assets | £14,987,000 | £12,768,000 | |
| Equity | £14,987,000 | £12,768,000 | |
| Average employees | 196 | 185 | |
| Wages | £7,480,000 | £7,456,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.8% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.3% | 7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.8% | 29.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.93x | 2.47x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “2024 has been a challenging year due to the continuing cost-of-living crisis and a low level of cough cold incidence.”
- “In 2024 we leveraged the 200th anniversary of the Cadbury brand, running a series of engaging internal activations based on the brand's values of generosity, kindness and community.”
- “In July 2024 we launched a new partnership with Occupational Health services provider, Health Partners.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEMENTS, David | Director | 2026-01-15 | Oct 1985 | British |
| WALTER, David Mark | Director | 2011-06-13 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DODDS, Steve | Secretary | 1996-05-20 | 2002-07-12 |
| DOWNER, Michael Thomas | Secretary | — | 1993-09-24 |
| HUDSPITH, John Edward | Secretary | 2005-12-02 | 2008-07-24 |
| HUDSPITH, John Edward | Secretary | 2003-06-30 | 2005-02-22 |
| JONES, Matthew David Alexander | Secretary | 2005-02-22 | 2005-12-02 |
| MASON, Michael John | Secretary | 1993-09-24 | 1996-05-20 |
| MOORE, Clive Leslie | Secretary | 2011-06-13 | 2015-12-17 |
| OWEN, Mary Lisa Hacon | Secretary | 2002-07-12 | 2003-06-30 |
| CADBURY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-07-25 | 2011-06-13 |
| BADDELEY, Julian Charles | Director | 2008-07-25 | 2011-06-13 |
| BALDRY, Simon Christopher | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2005-02-22 |
| BOND, Trevor John | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2003-06-30 |
| BRISCOE, Jonathan | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2017-10-03 |
| CLAPHAM, Richard George | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2005-02-22 |
| COLE, John Edward | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1995-04-28 |
| COSSLETT, Andrew Peter | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2005-02-02 |
| CRAWFORD, Ward | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1998-01-02 |
| DODDS, Steve | Director | 1996-05-20 | 2002-07-12 |
| HARDING-SMITH, David Roberts | Director | 2006-10-16 | 2016-04-15 |
| HOCKEY, Nicholas | Director | — | 1995-12-08 |
| HUDSPITH, John Edward | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2008-07-24 |
| JACK, Thomas Edward | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-06-13 |
| JENNINGS, Andrew Michael | Director | 2018-03-17 | 2018-12-13 |
| JONES, Matthew David Alexander | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2005-12-02 |
| KELLETT, Brian Sidney | Director | — | 1994-12-04 |
| MASON, Michael John | Director | — | 1996-05-20 |
| MILLS, John Michael | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2010-03-31 |
| REED, James Crichton | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2005-02-22 |
| SNELL, Scott David | Director | 2016-04-15 | 2016-07-01 |
| STIGANT, Louise Anne | Director | 2018-12-14 | 2025-12-12 |
| SUNDERLAND, John Michael, Sir | Director | — | 1994-01-07 |
| TAYLOR, John Ronald | Director | 1994-01-07 | 2001-12-17 |
| TWEEDALE, John Sidderley | Director | — | 2000-12-29 |
| WALKER, Leeman Clive | Director | — | 1993-03-01 |
| WATSON, Philip | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2018-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Foods Uk Ip & Production Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-8.3%
£23,020,000 £21,104,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-14.8%
£14,987,000 £12,768,000
-
Employees
-5.6%
196 185
-
Operating profit
-53.1%
£1,995,000 £936,000
-
Profit before tax
-49.5%
£2,137,000 £1,079,000
-
Wages
-0.3%
£7,480,000 £7,456,000
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