J O SIMS HOLDINGS LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-01-14 (in 8mo)

Last made up 2025-12-31

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£2M

+363.1% vs 2023

Net assets

£55M

-1.2% vs 2023

Employees

145

-9.4% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£988K

-94% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

J O SIMS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1987-05-20 → present
J.O.SIMS LIMITED 1954-03-01 → 1987-05-20

Net assets

2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

J O SIMS HOLDINGS LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=5592

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	£95,265,965	£101,218,473
Operating profit	£17,985,293	£2,257,966
Profit before tax	£16,406,970	£987,878
Net profit	£11,846,838	£726,504
Cash	£393,175	£1,820,910
Total assets less current liabilities	£78,497,878	£72,790,891
Net assets	£55,978,461	£55,301,221
Equity	£55,978,461	£55,301,221
Average employees	160	145
Wages	£5,041,754	£5,399,361

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	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	18.9%	2.2%
Net margin	12.4%	0.7%
Return on capital employed	22.9%	3.1%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	44.6%	44.6%
Current ratio	1.39x	1.08x
Interest cover	11.07x	1.54x

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: Consolidated group
Auditor: Grant Thornton UK LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“As explained more fully in accounting policy 2.4, having regard to the group's forecasts and projections to December 2026 and beyond the directors consider that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

J O SIMS HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
1. JO Sims Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Holding company
2. Dippy Ridge Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Property ownership/development
3. Stoney Street Developments Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Property ownership/development
4. Clink Street Properties Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Property ownership/development
5. Winchester Square Properties Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Property ownership/development
6. Dippy Ridge Inc · United States of America · Orchard ownership/growing
7. Montana Ridge SPA · Chile · Orchard ownership/growing
8. Cherry Ridge (Pty) Ltd · South Africa · Orchard ownership/growing
9. D en K Skaars Midelle (Pty) Ltd · South Africa · Orchard ownership/growing
10. Cranes Coral (Pty) Ltd · South Africa · Orchard ownership/growing
11. Mequinenza Cresta S.L. · Spain · Orchard ownership/growing
12. Amble Ridge (Pty) Ltd · South Africa · Orchard ownership/growing
13. Patagonia Cherries SPA · Chile · Orchard ownership/growing
14. Patagonia Ridge SPA · Chile · Orchard ownership/growing
15. Savana Ridge Cherries Inc · Canada · Orchard ownership/growing
16. Palm & Vine Limited · United Kingdom · Property ownership/development

Significant events

“In July 2025 the group concluded the long planned onward sale of a modern 140 acre Fruit Orchard property in the USA, generating gross sale proceeds of $12.3m (£9.2m).”
“A cross guarantee on banking arrangements exists between Clink Street Properties Limited and Winchester Square Properties Limited, Stoney Street Developments Limited, J O Sims Limited, J O Sims Holdings Limited and J O Sims Holdings (1896) Limited. The amount guaranteed by the company as at 31 December 2024 was £8,943,233 (2023: £11,381,265). £4,603,345 (2023: £5,436,675) of this relates to J O Sims Holdings Limited.”

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

People

4 active · 3 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
BELL, Andrew James	Secretary	2012-12-31	—	—
BELL, Andrew James	Director	2006-01-01	Oct 1972	British
SIMS, Christopher Oliver	Director	—	Feb 1959	British
SIMS, James Victor Oliver	Director	2008-12-15	Aug 1985	British

Show 3 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
DAVIES, Bernard David	Secretary	—	2012-12-31
CARLTON, Garry	Director	2003-07-25	2005-04-08
SIMS, Keith Oliver	Director	—	2016-06-07

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
J O Sims Holdings (1896) Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 149 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-01-04	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-10-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2025-01-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-10-09	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2024-01-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-10-12	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2023-01-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-10-06	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2021-12-31	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-10-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2021-01-04	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-12-31	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2020-01-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2019-09-20	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2019-01-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2018-09-21	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2018-01-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2017-09-19	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2017-01-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2016-10-02	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 2
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

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

+6.2%

£95,265,965 £101,218,473
Cash

+363.1%

£393,175 £1,820,910
Net assets

-1.2%

£55,978,461 £55,301,221
Employees

-9.4%

160 145
Operating profit

-87.4%

£17,985,293 £2,257,966
Profit before tax

-94%

£16,406,970 £987,878
Wages

+7.1%

£5,041,754 £5,399,361

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

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