JLA LIMITED

1. JLA LIMITED 1996-07-08 → present
2. JOHN LAITHWAITE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1973-02-05 → 1996-07-08

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

BDO LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Due to the net liabilities position, the Company has received confirmation from the directors of the ultimate parent company, JLA Acquisitions Topco Limited, that they intend to continue to provide support for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. In view of the assurances made by the directors of the ultimate parent company, and reviewing the Group forecasts which cover a period exceeding 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the report and financial statements.”

Significant events

• “The Group acquired Reliance Equipment Limited, on 1 November 2023, Laundry Total BV, on 5 September 2024 and Decat Distribution Limited on 16 October 2024 (note 16).”
• “In May 2022 we launched our diversity and inclusion framework, with various initiatives undertaken to support the business becoming more diverse and inclusive.”

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

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -2.8%

  £60,253,000 → £58,572,000

• Cash

  -55.5%

  £11,778,000 → £5,240,000

• Net assets

  -46.1%

  -£19,060,000 → -£27,843,000

• Employees

  0%

  658 → 658

• Operating profit

  -247.5%

  -£938,000 → -£3,260,000

• Profit before tax

  -199.1%

  -£2,979,000 → -£8,911,000

• Wages

  +6.9%

  £29,768,000 → £31,813,000

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