J. J. RUDELL & CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-17 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-30.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+4.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
34
+6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£633K
-68.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,305,249 | £14,448,316 | £13,569,276 | £10,446,123 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,789,250 | £491,257 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,067,170 | £2,705,803 | £1,984,548 | £633,077 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,479,492 | £2,078,075 | £1,461,355 | £580,160 | |
| Cash | £1,244,541 | — | £5,215,026 | £5,666,161 | £4,303,056 | £2,975,953 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,504,908 | — | £12,226,354 | £13,638,991 | £14,273,470 | £14,775,255 | |
| Net assets | £9,417,446 | — | £12,057,235 | £13,335,310 | £13,996,665 | £14,576,825 | |
| Equity | £9,417,446 | £9,927,743 | £12,057,235 | £13,335,310 | £13,996,665 | £14,576,825 | |
| Average employees | 37 | — | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,335,799 | £1,439,734 | £1,586,473 | £1,672,519 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 13.2% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 16.2% | 14.4% | 10.8% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 12.5% | 3.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 8.9% | 9.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 12.03x | 9.16x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BK Plus Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company is party to a guarantee limited to £10,000 given to Bank of Scotland Plc in respect of Houlden Jewellers Limited”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUDELL, Patricia Anne | Director | 2012-09-17 | Feb 1948 | British |
| WESTON, Jonathan | Director | 2000-01-20 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUDELL, Anthony Russell | Secretary | 1992-07-04 | 2011-05-20 |
| RUDELL, Esther | Secretary | — | 1992-07-04 |
| HARLOW, John Raymond | Director | — | 2013-04-01 |
| JONES, Susan Jayne | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| RIGBY, Ian William Garnett | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2005-02-14 |
| RUDELL, Anthony Russell | Director | — | 2011-05-20 |
| RUDELL, Esther | Director | — | 1992-07-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Patricia Anne Rudell | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Weston | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-23%
£13,569,276 £10,446,123
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-30.8%
£4,303,056 £2,975,953
-
Net assets
+4.1%
£13,996,665 £14,576,825
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+6.3%
32 34
-
Operating profit
-72.5%
£1,789,250 £491,257
-
Profit before tax
-68.1%
£1,984,548 £633,077
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+5.4%
£1,586,473 £1,672,519
highest 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