JAMES HALL AND COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-24 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-24
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£19M
-25.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£127M
+10.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
998
-1.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£12M
-4% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-24
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-24 | 2020-03-24 | 2021-03-24 | 2022-03-24 | 2023-03-24 | 2024-03-24 | 2025-03-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £595,633,096 | — | — | £742,197,101 | £700,322,482 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £11,517,995 | — | — | £10,345,163 | £1,170,134 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,563,117 | £10,116,285 | £14,225,476 | £12,925,183 | £12,413,724 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£186,198 | £9,119,332 | £12,468,185 | £10,525,065 | £12,045,606 | |
| Cash | — | — | £16,589,028 | £7,580,452 | £14,634,326 | £25,266,279 | £18,772,746 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £135,649,547 | £163,637,847 | £185,642,676 | £181,030,911 | £186,251,794 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £83,074,684 | £92,194,016 | £104,662,201 | £115,187,266 | £127,232,872 | |
| Equity | £80,045,549 | £83,260,882 | £83,074,684 | £92,194,016 | £104,662,201 | £115,187,266 | £127,232,872 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 950 | 971 | 976 | 1,017 | 998 | |
| Wages | — | — | £27,154,342 | £26,979,972 | £29,205,351 | £32,516,617 | £34,200,501 |
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 | 2019-03-24 | 2020-03-24 | 2021-03-24 | 2022-03-24 | 2023-03-24 | 2024-03-24 | 2025-03-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.9% | — | — | 1.4% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -0.0% | — | — | 1.4% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 8.5% | — | — | 5.7% | 0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 58.1% | 54.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.05x | 2.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 25.85x | — | — | 18.93x | 1.20x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have every expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future after making reference to detailed financial projections. The company is currently profitable, generating positive operating cash-flows, has a strong balance sheet and diversified income streams. The company enjoys a positive relationship with its banking partner and has ample facilities in place. As a consequence it is well placed to manage its business risks despite the continued uncertain economic outlook and particularly where this impacts consumer disposable income. Such factors include current retail inflation being higher than the headline benchmark and uncertainty over the path and timing of any further interest rate reductions. Therefore, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- JAMES HALL AND COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Clayton Park Bakery Limited 100%
- Fazila Foods Limited 100%
- G.& E.Murgatroyd Limited 100%
- GAP Convenience Distribution Limited 100%
- North East Convenience Stores Limited 100%
- Graham Eyes High Class Butchers Limited 100%
- G&E Murgatroyd North East Convenience Stores Limited 100%
- Alston Dairy Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOW, Patricia Nicola | Secretary | 2023-10-18 | — | — |
| HALL, Andrew Nicholas | Director | — | Dec 1949 | British |
| HALL, Ian Stuart Whittaker | Director | — | Nov 1942 | British |
| HALL, Michael Dominic Wells | Director | 2007-09-21 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Christopher James | Secretary | 2011-12-22 | 2023-10-18 |
| HEY, Christopher John | Secretary | 1992-12-21 | 2008-05-14 |
| NIVEN, Steven | Secretary | 2008-05-14 | 2011-12-22 |
| TODD, Brian Dennis | Secretary | — | 1992-12-21 |
| HALL, William Stuart | Director | — | 1998-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hall And Company (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-10-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2025-03-24 vs 2024-03-24
-
Turnover
-5.6%
£742,197,101 £700,322,482
-
Cash
-25.7%
£25,266,279 £18,772,746
-
Net assets
+10.5%
£115,187,266 £127,232,872
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-1.9%
1,017 998
-
Operating profit
-88.7%
£10,345,163 £1,170,134
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-4%
£12,925,183 £12,413,724
-
Wages
+5.2%
£32,516,617 £34,200,501
highest in 5 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