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J.D. WILLIAMS & COMPANY LIMITED

#00178367 · Active · Incorporated 1921-12-13 (104y 5m) · Last filing 2026-03-27 (2mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 47910 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-05-23 (this month)

Last filed for 2024-03-02

Confirmation statement due

2026-09-04 (in 4mo)

Last made up 2025-08-21

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£46M

+248.9% vs 2023

Net assets

£255M

+140.2% vs 2023

Employees

1,767

-4.8% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£7M

+108.9% vs 2023

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-03-02

Metric Trend 2023-03-042024-03-02
Turnover £658,300,000£585,400,000
Operating profit -£64,000,000£20,700,000
Profit before tax -£76,100,000£6,800,000
Net profit -£56,300,000£3,500,000
Cash £13,100,000£45,700,000
Total assets less current liabilities £106,300,000£266,500,000
Net assets £106,100,000£254,800,000
Equity £106,100,000£254,800,000
Average employees 1,8561,767
Wages £61,300,000£63,200,000

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 2023-03-042024-03-02
Operating margin -9.7%3.5%
Net margin -8.6%0.6%
Return on capital employed -60.2%7.8%
Current ratio 0.91x1.20x
Interest cover -3.11x1.29x

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 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Ernst & Young LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“After making appropriate enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence to 31 December 2025. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of these financial statements. This is explained in further detail in note 1.”

Group structure

  1. J.D. WILLIAMS & COMPANY LIMITED · parent
    1. Aldrex Ltd 1% · UK
    2. Ambrose Wilson Ltd 1% · UK
    3. Better Living Ltd 1% · UK
    4. Classic Combination Ltd 1% · UK
    5. Comfortably Yours Ltd 1% · UK
    6. Crescent Direct Ltd 1% · UK
    7. Cuss Contractors Ltd 1% · UK
    8. Dale House (Mail Order) Ltd 1% · UK
    9. E Langfield & Co. Ltd 1% · UK
    10. Fashion World Ltd 1% · UK
    11. Figleaves Global Trading Limited 1% · UK
    12. Whitfords (Bury) Ltd 1% · UK
    13. Whitfords (Textiles) Ltd 1% · UK
    14. Whitfords (Cosytred) Ltd 1% · UK
    15. The Bury Boot & Shoe Co (1953) Ltd 1% · UK
    16. First Financial Ltd 1% · UK
    17. Gray & Osbourn Ltd 1% · UK
    18. Halwins Ltd 1% · UK
    19. Hartingdon House Ltd 1% · UK
    20. Heather Valley (Woollens) Ltd 1% · EH2 1EP
    21. Hilton Mailing Ltd 1% · UK
    22. House of Stirling (Direct Mail) Ltd 1% · UK
    23. J. D. Williams Merchandise Co Ltd 1% · UK
    24. JDW Finance Ltd 1% · UK
    25. JDW Pension Trustees Ltd 1% · UK
    26. Langley House Ltd 1% · UK
    27. Mature Wisdom Ltd 1% · UK
    28. Melgold Ltd 1% · UK
    29. Odhams Leisure Group Ltd 1% · UK
    30. Oxendale & Co. Ltd (Eire Reg) 1% · Ireland
    31. Reliable Collections Ltd 1% · UK
    32. Sander & Kay Ltd 1% · UK
    33. Speciality Home Shopping (US) Ltd 1% · UK
    34. Speciality Home Shopping (US Marketing) LLC 1% · UK
    35. The Value Catalogue Limited 1% · UK
    36. Trading By Post Ltd 1% · UK
    37. T-Bra Limited 1% · UK

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 53 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
WELLS, Christian Henry Secretary 2022-08-15 — —
APPLETON, Dominic Director 2023-06-07 Apr 1972 British
JOY, Daniel Barry Director 2020-01-06 Dec 1972 British
LEMAY, Malcolm Director 2025-04-01 Jan 1958 British
PIRANIE, Ashraf Director 2025-05-26 Apr 1963 British
Show 53 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BEAT, Stephanie Louise Secretary 2015-10-29 2016-06-24
CASEY, Theresa Secretary 2016-06-24 2021-10-29
MUSTARD, Michael William Secretary 2022-03-01 2022-08-15
TYNAN, Peter John Secretary — 2015-10-29
WELLS, Christian Secretary 2021-10-29 2022-03-01
ALLIANCE, Nigel Director 2012-12-20 2019-07-10
ALLIANCE, Nigel Director — 1995-08-31
ARMITAGE, Mark Adrian Director 2001-07-16 2004-03-22
BASNETT, Keith Director 1997-12-10 2004-03-22
BEVERIDGE, Iain Anderson Director 1994-05-17 1999-11-09
BULLAS, Michael Stuart Director 2002-11-01 2004-03-12
BURGIN, Judith Margaret Director 2001-01-01 2002-03-29
CARR, Ian Director 2011-09-13 2018-03-31
CHESHIRE, Mark Director 2007-08-13 2014-10-01
CLARK, Richard John Director 2017-05-02 2018-07-02
COOK, Gerald Director 1994-08-16 2003-01-24
CUNNINGHAM, Robert Michael Director 1994-06-06 1997-08-31
DA CRUZ MILLER, Nuno Miguel Director 2021-11-01 2023-10-31
FADIL, Alyson Tracey Director 2018-04-03 2023-10-31
FOGWILL, Jonathan Harry Cecil Director 2013-02-01 2015-03-07
GREEN, Graham Director 1997-08-18 2006-08-31
GREEN, Nigel Ferguson Director — 2000-09-01
GREENWOOD, Michael Irvine Director — 1994-05-17
HAYWOOD, Andrew Paul Director 2014-08-04 2018-03-30
HIGGINSON, Andrew Thomas Director 2012-08-07 2012-08-07
HINCHCLIFFE, John Director 2003-09-15 2012-01-31
IZZARD, Rachel Director 2020-04-06 2023-06-06
JOHNSON, Stephen Director 2016-02-25 2026-03-24
KENDRICK, Paul Robert Director 2008-02-25 2015-06-25
KOWALSKI, Timothy John Director 1999-05-14 2003-12-02
LEE, Angrew Stephen Director 2000-02-04 2003-08-31
LOVELACE, Craig Barry Director 2015-05-11 2020-06-28
MACFARLANE, Iain Sinclair Director — 1997-12-24
MARTIN, James Director — 2002-09-02
MASSINGHAM, Caroline Jane Director 2014-03-17 2016-12-31
MCGOWAN, Neil Angus Director 2008-05-12 2014-09-08
MOORE, Dean Roderick Director 2004-01-28 2015-04-30
MURPHY, Mark Antony Director 2019-06-03 2020-01-09
NELSON, Kenyatte Director 2019-06-03 2019-06-03
NELSON, Kenyatte Director 2019-06-03 2022-10-14
QUINN, Linda Elizabeth Director 2013-02-01 2015-12-31
RISK, Keith James Director 2003-09-22 2011-11-30
SHORT, Paul Newell Director 2004-07-27 2012-10-01
SPINDLER, Angela Lesley Director 2013-07-01 2018-09-30
STEER, Ann Director 2015-03-07 2019-01-25
TUCKER, Ralph Eric Director 2015-03-07 2020-01-31
WARNE, Adam John Director 2018-04-03 2021-10-01
WELSH, Sarah Victoria Director 2020-03-30 2023-10-31
WHITE, Alan Director 2002-09-02 2013-10-31
WHITE, Alan Director — 1999-05-14
WILLIAMS, Denis George Montgomery Director — 2007-01-05
WOOD, Timothy Peter Director 1994-04-26 1998-06-12
YATES, Robert David Director — 1996-05-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
J.D. Williams Group Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 260 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2025-05-27 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2025-04-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-03-27 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-02-23 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous shortened PDF
2025-08-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-07-02 RP04AP01 officers Second filing of director appointment with name PDF
2025-06-10 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-05-27 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-05-16 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date
2025-04-16 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-04-14 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-04-14 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2024-12-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-08-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-12-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-11-13 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-11-13 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-11-13 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-08-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-06-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-06-06 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-11-28 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
7

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

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 2024-03-02 vs 2023-03-04

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

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