J.A. JEWITT (MEAT) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+5.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£15M
+9.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
77
+1.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+2.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £30,160,072 | £32,535,844 | £48,084,248 | £55,499,183 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,062,696 | £1,242,365 | £1,862,882 | £1,906,969 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,069,259 | £1,244,645 | £1,923,360 | £1,977,079 | |
| Net profit | — | £856,149 | £999,593 | £1,404,704 | £1,467,863 | |
| Cash | — | £1,127,919 | £1,703,684 | £3,222,955 | £3,413,215 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £9,423,922 | £10,370,288 | £14,455,906 | £15,867,448 | |
| Net assets | — | £9,201,925 | £10,101,518 | £14,016,855 | £15,384,718 | |
| Equity | £8,445,776 | £9,201,925 | £10,101,518 | £14,016,855 | £15,384,718 | |
| Average employees | — | 73 | 68 | 76 | 77 | |
| Wages | — | £2,284,287 | £2,290,332 | £3,026,238 | £3,252,026 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.8% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.3% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 12.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 17.0% | 18.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.89x | 3.92x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1572.04x | — | — | 7537.43x |
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
- Baines Jewitt Limited
- 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 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.A. JEWITT (MEAT) LIMITED · parent
- DJ Developments (North East) Limited 55%
Significant events
- “The company has had another good year despite the issues within the economy at large. Turnover was £55,499,183 compared with £48,084,248 last year, gross profit was £3,630,506 compared with £3,724,022 and net profit for the year before taxation was £1,977,079 compared with £1,923,360.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWITT, Verona | Secretary | 1998-12-14 | — | British |
| JEWITT, Caroline Jane | Director | 2002-09-19 | Jul 1970 | British |
| JEWITT, Michael David | Director | — | May 1969 | British |
| JEWITT, Verona | Director | — | Aug 1940 | British |
| JEWITT, William David | Director | 2021-04-01 | Oct 1999 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEWITT, Annie | Director | — | 2012-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Verona Jewitt | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| J A Jewitt | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Michael David Jewitt | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+15.4%
£48,084,248 £55,499,183
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+5.9%
£3,222,955 £3,413,215
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+9.8%
£14,016,855 £15,384,718
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+1.3%
76 77
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+2.4%
£1,862,882 £1,906,969
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+2.8%
£1,923,360 £1,977,079
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+7.5%
£3,026,238 £3,252,026
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