LARSON-JUHL UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-18 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-04
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-7.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+0.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
43
-6.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+19% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- LARSON-JUHL UK LIMITED 2018-12-20 → present
- ARQADIA LIMITED 1998-09-14 → 2018-12-20
- ARQUATI(U.K.)LIMITED 1975-01-17 → 1998-09-14
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-30 | 2021-01-03 | 2022-01-02 | 2022-01-03 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,667,506 | £15,046,740 | — | — | £15,658,041 | £14,259,027 | |
| Operating profit | — | £108,243 | £1,379,625 | — | — | £1,827,830 | £2,156,203 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £107,227 | £1,375,017 | — | — | £1,832,516 | £2,181,024 | |
| Net profit | — | £530,325 | £1,168,241 | — | — | £1,380,941 | £1,817,869 | |
| Cash | — | £2,116,108 | £387,680 | — | — | £1,750,456 | £1,623,316 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,803,098 | £3,971,339 | — | — | £5,733,651 | £5,370,350 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,803,098 | £3,971,339 | — | — | £5,039,210 | £5,081,293 | |
| Equity | £9,058,013 | £3,803,098 | £3,971,339 | £3,971,339 | £5,614,572 | £5,039,210 | £5,081,293 | |
| Average employees | — | 72 | 55 | — | — | 46 | 43 | |
| Wages | — | £2,306,134 | £1,819,048 | — | — | £1,510,398 | £1,356,517 |
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 | 2019-12-30 | 2021-01-03 | 2022-01-02 | 2022-01-03 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.7% | 9.2% | — | — | 11.7% | 15.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.4% | 7.8% | — | — | 8.8% | 12.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.8% | 34.7% | — | — | 31.9% | 40.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.02x | 1.89x | |
| Interest cover | — | 67.57x | 289.96x | — | — | 4447.27x | — |
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
“Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the Directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRASER, Deborah Marion | Secretary | 2005-03-01 | — | British |
| BOTRUGNO, Paolo | Director | 2020-11-02 | Feb 1959 | Italian |
| BROWN, Michael John | Director | 2003-12-31 | Apr 1958 | British |
| DURBRIDGE, Michael John | Director | 2026-03-10 | Aug 1973 | British |
| FRASER, Deborah Marion | Director | 2020-11-02 | Nov 1967 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARROLD, David | Secretary | — | 2005-02-28 |
| ARQUATI, Elio | Director | — | 1996-05-29 |
| ARQUATI, Ettore | Director | — | 1996-05-29 |
| ARQUATI, Franco | Director | — | 1996-05-29 |
| BIJSTERVELD, Arie Cornelis | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| BURRAGE, Jonathan Leslie | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| GOODSON, Ralph Bradley | Director | 1996-05-29 | 2013-06-06 |
| MASTERS, Derek William | Director | — | 2003-12-31 |
| MCKENZIE, Stephen Eric | Director | 2002-07-02 | 2012-03-05 |
| PONZIO, Craig Allen | Director | 1996-05-29 | 2002-07-02 |
| VAN PELT, Andrew | Director | 2012-03-05 | 2018-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael John Durbridge | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-03-10 | Active |
| Northampton Acquisition Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-09-27 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Leslie Burrage | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2020-10-31 |
| Mr Michael John Brown | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-23 |
| Ms Deborah Marion Fraser | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-27 |
| Mr Andrew Van Pelt | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-12-29 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-8.9%
£15,658,041 £14,259,027
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-7.3%
£1,750,456 £1,623,316
-
Net assets
+0.8%
£5,039,210 £5,081,293
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-6.5%
46 43
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+18%
£1,827,830 £2,156,203
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+19%
£1,832,516 £2,181,024
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-10.2%
£1,510,398 £1,356,517
lowest in 4 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