J T ATKINSON & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-14 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£439K
+111.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-33% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
529
-1.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+52.7% vs 2023
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £91,059,545 | — | £98,918,268 | — | £124,445,369 | — | £129,133,458 | — | £134,075,411 | £136,049,917 | |
| Operating profit | £6,905,208 | — | £9,763,699 | — | £12,835,851 | — | £7,670,506 | — | £4,533,523 | £6,141,681 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,429,420 | — | £9,403,188 | — | £12,801,298 | — | £6,810,008 | — | £3,032,614 | £4,630,812 | |
| Net profit | £5,147,586 | — | £7,487,867 | — | £10,677,528 | — | £4,533,745 | — | £2,795,021 | £2,679,115 | |
| Cash | £874,141 | — | £93,047 | — | £66,793 | — | £35,531 | — | £207,546 | £438,742 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,148,419 | — | £19,284,445 | — | £33,007,193 | — | £39,812,033 | — | £42,480,916 | £37,023,576 | |
| Net assets | £6,543,944 | — | £10,031,811 | — | £14,709,339 | — | £9,243,084 | — | £7,038,105 | £4,717,220 | |
| Equity | £6,543,944 | £6,543,944 | £10,031,811 | £10,031,811 | £14,709,339 | £14,709,339 | £9,243,084 | £9,243,084 | £7,038,105 | £4,717,220 | |
| Average employees | 423 | — | 438 | — | 471 | — | 527 | — | 537 | 529 | |
| Wages | £11,018,764 | — | £11,575,456 | — | £13,861,816 | — | £16,027,794 | — | £17,815,530 | £17,533,652 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | — | 9.9% | — | 10.3% | — | 5.9% | — | 3.4% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.7% | — | 7.6% | — | 8.6% | — | 3.5% | — | 2.1% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.7% | — | 50.6% | — | 38.9% | — | 19.3% | — | 10.7% | 16.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.61x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | 14.40x | — | 26.85x | — | 38.07x | — | 8.02x | — | 3.02x | 4.04x |
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
- Waltons Business Advisers Limited
- 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. 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. The directors, having made due and careful enquiry and preparing forecasts, are of the opinion that the company has adequate working capital to execute its operations over the next 12 months. The directors, therefore, have made an informed judgement, at the time of approving the financial statements, that there is reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As a result the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- J T ATKINSON & SONS LIMITED · parent
- BTSCO Limited 100%
- B & T S Builders Merchants Ltd 100%
- Harrogate Timber Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENDEAVOUR SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-10-08 | — | — |
| ATKINSON, James David Edwin | Director | 2013-10-16 | Dec 1985 | British |
| ATKINSON, James Edwin | Director | 1995-07-06 | Dec 1957 | British |
| ATKINSON, Mark Robert | Director | 2001-08-23 | Apr 1967 | British |
| BOYD, Jeremy John | Director | 2000-11-02 | Jan 1955 | British |
| GILBERTSON, Christopher Jack | Director | 2020-03-30 | Mar 1988 | British |
| GORDON, Adrian Mark | Director | 2021-07-14 | Apr 1973 | British |
| STALLEY, Michael | Director | 2013-10-16 | Jun 1968 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYD, Jeremy John | Secretary | 2003-03-31 | 2020-10-08 |
| SMITH, Terene Stanley | Secretary | — | 2003-03-31 |
| ATKINSON, Eric | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2017-11-28 |
| ATKINSON, James Edwin (Snr) | Director | — | 1995-10-10 |
| ATKINSON, Mark Robert | Director | 1995-09-04 | 2000-10-30 |
| EDWARDS, James Wayman | Director | — | 2001-06-25 |
| EDWARDS, Sheila | Director | — | 1995-09-04 |
| ELLIOTT, Kenneth George Mitchell | Director | — | 2003-06-12 |
| GARDNER, David Michael | Director | 2011-04-07 | 2011-09-12 |
| GRIFFITHS, Alan Trevor | Director | 1995-09-04 | 1996-07-22 |
| HILL, Steven | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2017-01-23 |
| KIDD, Lindsay Altham | Director | — | 2002-07-31 |
| KIDD, Mary Elizabeth | Director | — | 1995-09-04 |
| LITTLEFAIR, Arthur William | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| MCGILL, Paul | Director | 2017-11-28 | 2026-01-01 |
| RICHARDSON, Thomas Henry | Director | — | 1995-02-03 |
| ROGERS, Paul Nigel | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2010-10-17 |
| SMITH, Terene Stanley | Director | — | 2003-03-31 |
| THOMPSON, Frederick | Director | — | 1995-09-04 |
| WARWICK, David | Director | 2001-12-05 | 2008-12-31 |
| ATKINSON NORTHERN LIMITED | Corporate Director | — | 1995-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson Northern Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-10-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-12 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2020-08-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2020-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+1.5%
£134,075,411 £136,049,917
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+111.4%
£207,546 £438,742
-
Net assets
-33%
£7,038,105 £4,717,220
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-1.5%
537 529
-
Operating profit
+35.5%
£4,533,523 £6,141,681
-
Profit before tax
+52.7%
£3,032,614 £4,630,812
-
Wages
-1.6%
£17,815,530 £17,533,652
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