J BANKS & CO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-06 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
+4.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+4% vs 2024
Employees
71
-17.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£953K
+47.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- J BANKS & CO LIMITED 1991-12-02 → present
- E.E.BATES(ENGINEERS)LIMITED 1942-12-03 → 1991-12-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,050,003 | £6,819,390 | |
| Operating profit | £415,291 | £599,191 | |
| Profit before tax | £647,141 | £952,742 | |
| Net profit | £470,357 | £697,969 | |
| Cash | £10,194,327 | £10,669,517 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,018,005 | £16,679,822 | |
| Net assets | £15,995,477 | £16,631,901 | |
| Equity | £15,995,477 | £16,631,901 | |
| Average employees | 86 | 71 | |
| Wages | £1,917,384 | £2,172,101 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.9% | 8.8% | |
| Net margin | 7.8% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.6% | 3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.0% | 4.8% | |
| Current ratio | 15.53x | 17.20x |
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
- Thomas & Young Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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
- “Turnover has increased by 12.7%, and the gross profit margin has remained consistent at 39.2% (2024: 40.0%).”
- “Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £61,545.”
- “The company continued research and development activities to develop new products.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELLMAN, John Anthony | Director | 2012-01-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPKIN, Iris Margaret | Secretary | — | 2004-04-08 |
| WELLMAN, Glenys | Secretary | 2004-04-08 | 2014-11-02 |
| HIPKIN, Arthur William | Director | — | 2004-04-08 |
| HIPKIN, Iris Margaret | Director | — | 2004-04-08 |
| WELLMAN, David Anthony | Director | 1991-12-02 | 2016-04-29 |
| WELLMAN, Glenys | Director | 2004-04-08 | 2014-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Anthony Wellman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-29 |
| Mr John Anthony Wellman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| J Banks Industries Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2017-08-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2016-11-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+12.7%
£6,050,003 £6,819,390
-
Cash
+4.7%
£10,194,327 £10,669,517
-
Net assets
+4%
£15,995,477 £16,631,901
-
Employees
-17.4%
86 71
-
Operating profit
+44.3%
£415,291 £599,191
-
Profit before tax
+47.2%
£647,141 £952,742
-
Wages
+13.3%
£1,917,384 £2,172,101
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