JOHN AYLING AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-13 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£17M
+14% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+16.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
64
+10.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+13.1% highest in 5 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- JOHN AYLING AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1978-12-31 → present
- ELDERWOOD LIMITED 1978-04-24 → 1978-12-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £47,890,753 | £51,357,941 | — | £64,544,127 | £80,570,291 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £618,997 | £1,084,590 | — | £951,074 | £1,096,890 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £665,814 | £1,103,097 | £1,087,471 | £1,183,834 | £1,338,476 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £494,790 | £908,069 | £859,512 | £888,157 | £1,029,256 | |
| Cash | — | — | £12,621,637 | £13,729,765 | £12,394,226 | £14,562,250 | £16,595,101 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,295,813 | £4,603,882 | £5,463,394 | £6,351,551 | £7,380,807 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £6,351,551 | £7,380,807 | |
| Equity | £4,732,247 | £4,801,023 | £5,295,813 | £4,603,882 | £5,463,394 | £6,351,551 | £7,380,807 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 47 | 49 | 55 | 58 | 64 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,027,539 | £3,261,608 | £3,300,603 | £3,812,284 | £4,625,057 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.3% | 2.1% | — | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.0% | 1.8% | — | 1.4% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 11.7% | 23.6% | — | 15.0% | 14.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 74.6% | 74.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.32x | 1.33x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gravita II LLP
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AYLING, John Vernon | Director | — | Apr 1944 | British |
| NEWTON, Jonathan Harwell | Director | 2018-07-16 | Feb 1977 | British |
| SMITH, Nicholas Ashley | Director | 2018-07-16 | Aug 1978 | British |
| TEMPLE, Richard John Alexander | Director | 2014-02-17 | Oct 1973 | British |
| WILLIAMSON, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HICKEY, Angela Mary | Secretary | — | 2022-09-16 |
| HICKEY, Angela Mary | Director | 1994-02-07 | 2022-09-16 |
| HORROCKS, Jonathan Earl | Director | 1994-02-07 | 1998-05-08 |
| KURK, Edward Guy Ronald | Director | — | 2008-12-31 |
| MARK, Colin Victor | Director | — | 2013-07-31 |
| MCGILL, Peter Robert | Director | — | 2012-12-31 |
| MERRY, Peter Ronald | Director | — | 2013-12-31 |
| REDMAN, Ian | Director | 1996-12-01 | 1999-09-24 |
| STEPHENS, Robert Charles | Director | 1994-02-07 | 2020-04-24 |
| STOKES, Stephen James | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ayling Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-20 | Active |
| John Ayling Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+24.8%
£64,544,127 £80,570,291
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+14%
£14,562,250 £16,595,101
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+16.2%
£6,351,551 £7,380,807
-
Employees
+10.3%
58 64
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+15.3%
£951,074 £1,096,890
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+13.1%
£1,183,834 £1,338,476
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+21.3%
£3,812,284 £4,625,057
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