J. & C. JOEL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-29 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-18 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£203K
-33.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-12.4% vs 2023
Employees
117
-2.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£413K
+13.7% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,020,140 | £13,716,418 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£229,357 | -£29,359 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£478,790 | -£413,153 | |
| Net profit | -£64,318 | £61,042 | -£434,167 | -£307,660 | |
| Cash | £1,980,941 | £393,202 | £304,218 | £203,126 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,358,816 | £4,776,184 | |
| Net assets | £2,706,008 | £2,767,050 | £3,258,306 | £2,853,461 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,258,306 | £2,853,461 | |
| Average employees | 80 | 100 | 120 | 117 | |
| Wages | £2,128,715 | £2,831,954 | £3,327,928 | £3,051,828 |
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 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -1.8% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -3.3% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -5.3% | -0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 70.9% | 74.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.28x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -0.91x | -0.08x |
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
- BHP LLP
- 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- J. & C. JOEL LIMITED · parent
- Joel Middle East Theatre Equipment L.L.C. 100%
- J & C Joel SA (Pty) Ltd 100%
- J & C Joel Vietnam Co., Ltd. 100%
- J & C Joel Europa SRL 100%
- J & C Joel Macau Ltd 100%
- J & C Joel Hong Kong Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After strong first quarter, with turnover and profits tracking ahead of budget J&C Joel endured a difficult Q2 as some of our larger UK & International stage engineering projects became very costly to close out and our margin was eroded. This was also coupled with the dramatic reduction in revenue from the TV & Film sector of the market due to the writers' strike which unfortunately led to a loss making quarter.”
- “The issues from Q2 carried over into Q3 as the writers' strike continued and we were still closing out the underperforming large stage engineering contracts. This led to a second loss making quarter.”
- “The slight change in strategy proved successful as during Q4 we saw an increase in revenue and EBITDA and J&C Joel were able to erode some of the losses caused in Q2 & Q3.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELWRIGHT, Joseph Levi | Secretary | 2002-05-31 | — | British |
| BANCROFT, Simon Selous | Director | 2025-06-25 | Apr 1973 | British |
| CARTER, Scott | Director | 2022-10-13 | Dec 1981 | British |
| MARTIN, James Vucina | Director | 2020-10-15 | Dec 1979 | British |
| WHEELWRIGHT, James Thomas | Director | 2004-07-05 | Feb 1978 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELWRIGHT, Pauline Lillian | Secretary | — | 2009-06-30 |
| BLACKETT, Fiona Dorothy Jane | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| CHANDLER, Karl Haydon | Director | 2021-11-09 | 2025-05-09 |
| CONNOLLY, Martin | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2017-06-23 |
| CORBETT, Matthew James | Director | 2018-07-09 | 2023-06-30 |
| FIGG, Stephen | Director | 2004-07-05 | 2016-01-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Tony | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2016-06-30 |
| JORDAN, John Graham | Director | — | 2009-06-30 |
| KELLETT, Lauren | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2021-04-21 |
| MARNS, Oliver Michael | Director | 2020-11-26 | 2024-10-04 |
| MILNE, Michael John | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| PINDER, David Douglas | Director | 1993-10-18 | 1995-06-30 |
| TAYLOR, Mark James | Director | 2004-07-05 | 2015-02-28 |
| THORPE, John Barry | Director | — | 1992-09-28 |
| WALSH, Andrew Paul | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2016-02-02 |
| WHEELWRIGHT, John George | Director | — | 2016-06-21 |
| WORTON, Nicholas John | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2019-12-02 |
| WYNNE, Peter Joseph | Director | 1995-01-04 | 2000-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Thomas Wheelwright | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+5.3%
£13,020,140 £13,716,418
-
Cash
-33.2%
£304,218 £203,126
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-12.4%
£3,258,306 £2,853,461
-
Employees
-2.5%
120 117
-
Operating profit
+87.2%
-£229,357 -£29,359
-
Profit before tax
+13.7%
-£478,790 -£413,153
-
Wages
-8.3%
£3,327,928 £3,051,828
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