JCB FINANCE LTD
Get an alert when JCB FINANCE LTD files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-12 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-29
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£40M
-9.3% vs 2023
Employees
111
+1.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£24M
-23.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £120,584,000 | £128,605,000 | |
| Operating profit | £69,615,000 | £78,926,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £31,074,000 | £23,717,000 | |
| Net profit | £23,117,000 | £16,734,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £680,454,000 | £804,061,000 | |
| Net assets | £43,931,000 | £39,845,000 | |
| Equity | £43,931,000 | £39,845,000 | |
| Average employees | 109 | 111 | |
| Wages | £6,527,000 | £7,306,000 |
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 | 57.7% | 61.4% | |
| Net margin | 19.2% | 13.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.2% | 9.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.8% | 97.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.90x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | 1.81x | 1.43x |
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
“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.”
Significant events
- “The Company is aware of a UK High Court legal ruling that took place in June 2023 between Virgin Media Limited and NTL Pension Trustees II Limited, which decided that certain historic rule amendments were invalid if they were not accompanied by actuarial certifications. The ruling was subject to an appeal with a judgment delivered on 25 July 2024: The Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the decision of the High Court and concluded that the pre-April 2013 conditions applied to amendments to both future and past service.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELDREICH, Robert John | Secretary | 2013-11-20 | — | — |
| DURBER, Lee John | Director | 2022-05-18 | Feb 1972 | British |
| EDWARDS, Paul Andrew | Director | 2024-09-12 | Apr 1975 | British |
| HALL, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2008-02-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
| HELDREICH, Robert John | Director | 2013-06-11 | Mar 1975 | British |
| ISAAC, Ian John | Director | 2025-06-10 | Sep 1963 | British |
| TAYLOR, Nicholas William Alexander | Director | 2025-07-07 | Aug 1974 | English |
| THOMPSON, Lee James | Director | 2026-03-12 | Nov 1973 | New Zealander |
| WINTER, Robert Alexander Mark | Director | 2020-05-14 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Jonathan Charles | Secretary | 2008-02-01 | 2013-11-20 |
| SNELSON, Peter Johannus | Secretary | — | 2008-01-31 |
| BALDOCK, Alexander David | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2012-08-31 |
| BAMFORD, Anthony Paul, Lord | Director | — | 2013-06-11 |
| BAMFORD, Joseph Cyril Edward | Director | 2013-06-11 | 2016-11-17 |
| BARNARD, Andrew David | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2013-11-20 |
| BROWN, David Thomas | Director | 2020-07-03 | 2022-04-29 |
| BURGESS, David John | Director | 1993-10-12 | 2011-09-30 |
| DOLBEAR, David Samuel | Director | 2016-09-07 | 2020-07-03 |
| GADSBY, Andrew Paul | Director | 2015-01-02 | 2018-05-17 |
| GORDON, Alan John | Director | — | 1998-10-09 |
| GREEN, Gordon Bewick | Director | — | 1993-02-26 |
| GRILLS, Nicholas Simon David | Director | 2026-02-24 | 2026-04-30 |
| HANNEQUIN, Christophe | Director | 2022-05-18 | 2024-10-07 |
| HARGREAVES, Michael | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2020-04-20 |
| HART, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2011-09-29 |
| HEMSLEY, Richard Andrew | Director | 2013-11-20 | 2015-01-02 |
| HUBINGER, Johannes Riaan | Director | 2024-11-13 | 2025-09-26 |
| ISAAC, Ian John | Director | 2011-09-29 | 2024-09-11 |
| JENNINGS, Paul Ronald | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2022-05-18 |
| JOHNSTON, Gilbert | Director | — | 1992-11-18 |
| KELLS, Ronald David | Director | — | 1999-02-15 |
| KINGSTON, William Bernard | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2001-09-30 |
| KNOWLES, Christopher George | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2004-03-31 |
| LEADBEATER, Edward Timothy David | Director | 1992-11-18 | 2006-05-10 |
| LYNAM, Paul Anthony | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2008-08-01 |
| MARROW, Paul | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2016-05-12 |
| MARSTON, Paul Martin | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2009-03-24 |
| MCGINTY, Gary Stephen | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| MCKAY, Robert John | Director | 1998-11-25 | 1999-09-07 |
| MOFFAT, Peter | Director | 2021-11-10 | 2026-03-03 |
| PATTARA, Joseph Alexander | Director | 2018-05-17 | 2021-11-10 |
| PEARSON, William | Director | 2003-11-12 | 2013-06-11 |
| POWELL, David George | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| SIMMS, Gerald Jennings | Director | 1994-06-01 | 2001-05-22 |
| SNELSON, Peter Johannus | Director | 2003-11-12 | 2008-01-31 |
| SULLIVAN, Christopher Paul | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2004-10-18 |
| TORNEY, John Henry | Director | — | 1994-08-24 |
| WILSON, Martin Joseph | Director | 1999-03-04 | 2005-05-18 |
| WINTER, Robert Alexander Mark | Director | 2013-09-11 | 2016-09-07 |
| WINTER, Robert Alexander Mark | Director | 2006-05-10 | 2013-06-11 |
| WORKMAN, John Donald Black | Director | 2016-05-12 | 2025-06-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lombard North Central Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 235 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
+6.7%
£120,584,000 £128,605,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-9.3%
£43,931,000 £39,845,000
-
Employees
+1.8%
109 111
-
Operating profit
+13.4%
£69,615,000 £78,926,000
-
Profit before tax
-23.7%
£31,074,000 £23,717,000
-
Wages
+11.9%
£6,527,000 £7,306,000
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