JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS GB LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-06 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-61.5% vs 2023
Net assets
-£201M
+4.1% vs 2023
Employees
179
-7.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£10M
-2.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS GB LTD 2015-07-03 → present
- DOUWE EGBERTS RETAIL UK LIMITED 2013-01-30 → 2015-07-03
- SARA LEE COFFEE & TEA UK LIMITED 2006-08-07 → 2013-01-30
- DOUWE EGBERTS UK LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 2006-08-07
- DOUWE EGBERTS TOBACCO COMPANY LIMITED 1971-01-18 → 1977-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £391,221,000 | £405,068,000 | |
| Operating profit | £10,259,000 | £10,033,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £10,275,000 | £10,064,000 | |
| Net profit | £8,066,000 | £8,517,000 | |
| Cash | £5,360,000 | £2,061,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£207,182,000 | -£5,424,000 | |
| Net assets | -£209,161,000 | -£200,644,000 | |
| Equity | -£209,161,000 | -£200,644,000 | |
| Average employees | 194 | 179 | |
| Wages | £12,221,000 | £12,809,000 |
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 | 2.6% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.0% | -185.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 309.7% | 406.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.31x | 0.85x | |
| Interest cover | 2051.80x | 627.06x |
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 (FRS 102)
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In March 2024, it was agreed that the redemption date of the loan was to be extended from 31st March 2024 to 31st March 2028.”
- “In 2023, Professional business was integrated with retail. The consolidation was a strategic move aimed at streamlining overlapping functions, enhancing operational efficiency, and creating a more unified customer experience across all channels.”
- “The introduction of packaging taxes, will result in increased costs for the business in the future. In response, JDEP has taken active steps to reduce its exposure by rolling out recyclable packaging solutions across its product portfolio.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-07-28 | — | — |
| CHAWLA, Rajat | Director | 2023-11-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
| WHITE, Angela | Director | 2021-12-14 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Katharine Jane | Secretary | 1999-05-21 | 1999-10-11 |
| EVANS, John Mark | Secretary | 1994-02-18 | 1995-06-23 |
| JAGUN, Ayotola | Secretary | 2003-09-26 | 2007-01-12 |
| KENNEDY, Denise Yvonne | Secretary | 1995-06-23 | 1999-05-21 |
| PASHLEY, Sophy | Secretary | 2017-02-08 | 2021-12-31 |
| RUBENSTEIN, Howard Justin | Secretary | 1999-10-11 | 2003-09-26 |
| WARD DYER, Robert Francis George | Secretary | — | 1994-02-18 |
| THROGMORTON SECRETARIES LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-16 | 2021-01-01 |
| THROGMORTON UK LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-01-12 | 2007-07-16 |
| BAKER, Julie April | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2011-10-21 |
| BRINKERINK, Rob | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2021-02-12 |
| BUCKLEY, John David | Director | 1991-12-09 | 1992-12-16 |
| CAFFREY, Joanne | Director | 2010-12-06 | 2014-02-27 |
| CHRONIS, Anastasios | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2017-05-31 |
| COOK, Justin Richard | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2021-04-21 |
| COTTER, Sandrine Marcelle Veronique | Director | 2014-02-27 | 2019-06-28 |
| CRADDOCK, Robert Walter | Director | 2011-10-21 | 2013-09-01 |
| CUP, Michel | Director | 2012-02-08 | 2013-09-02 |
| DAMEN, Johannes Adrianus | Director | 1992-12-16 | 1993-07-05 |
| DOUQUE, Willem Rudolf Carl | Director | — | 1991-12-09 |
| DOWNS, Kay Marie | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2000-09-01 |
| HANDLEY, Helen Kay | Director | 2005-12-09 | 2007-03-08 |
| HAY, Clive | Director | — | 1998-09-04 |
| JAGUN, Ayotola | Director | 2005-12-08 | 2007-01-12 |
| JANSSEN, Vincentius Hubertus Antonius Maria | Director | 1997-01-08 | 2003-06-30 |
| JONES, David Peter Gwynne | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2023-07-18 |
| KENNETT, Philip John Duncan | Director | 2007-06-21 | 2012-03-31 |
| KIESBRINK, Hendrik Jan | Director | 1997-01-08 | 2007-06-19 |
| LAURIDSEN, Kasper Gronnegaard | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2015-07-02 |
| LUCKHAM, Adrian John | Director | 1997-01-08 | 1997-12-31 |
| MASON, Robert Andrew | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2000-03-31 |
| MULLIE, Anton | Director | — | 1991-12-09 |
| PARSONS, Charles | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2002-03-07 |
| RAMING, Pieter Patrick | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2003-04-01 |
| ROSEWARNE, Grantley Bruce | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2007-08-01 |
| RUBENSTEIN, Howard Justin | Director | 1999-10-11 | 2003-09-26 |
| SARAFOGLOU, Gerasimos | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2023-06-01 |
| SNOW, Nicholas John | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2012-09-10 |
| STAM, Jodocus Wilhelmus Franciscus Severinus | Director | 2002-03-07 | 2010-12-06 |
| VAN ALPHEN, Ivo | Director | 2021-05-28 | 2024-12-01 |
| VAN DER VIJVER, Cornelis Dirk | Director | 1993-06-21 | 1997-01-08 |
| VAN OERS, Frank | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2011-12-01 |
| WELLS, Christian Henry | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2005-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobs Douwe Egberts Pro Gb Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-09 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+3.5%
£391,221,000 £405,068,000
-
Cash
-61.5%
£5,360,000 £2,061,000
-
Net assets
+4.1%
-£209,161,000 -£200,644,000
-
Employees
-7.7%
194 179
-
Operating profit
-2.2%
£10,259,000 £10,033,000
-
Profit before tax
-2.1%
£10,275,000 £10,064,000
-
Wages
+4.8%
£12,221,000 £12,809,000
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