J.STELL & SONS,LIMITED

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

BHP LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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

• “Business performance over the past year has been very similar to the previous year. Despite strong revenues in the first half of the year, we saw a definite slowdown in H2 as the overall economy appeared to cool down. However, demand for our retail range continued to grow organically, albeit from a small base. Despite our decision to absorb increased labour costs and not passing them on to our customers for a second successive year, the modest increase in profitability was mainly due to a shift in product sales mix and continued focus on in-house productivity.”
• “Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £1,300,000.”

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

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +0.1%

  £14,307,348 → £14,321,466

• Cash

  +105.1%

  £27,032 → £55,451

  highest in 4 filed years

• Net assets

  -14.2%

  £3,453,498 → £2,962,240

  lowest in 4 filed years

• Employees

  0%

  119 → 119

• Operating profit

  +11.9%

  £1,063,094 → £1,189,849

• Profit before tax

  +16.3%

  £933,214 → £1,085,286

  highest in 4 filed years

• Wages

  +7.7%

  £3,944,911 → £4,250,039

  highest in 4 filed years

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