JET PRESS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-28 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£952K
-5.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£6M
-7.2% vs 2024
Employees
58
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£213K
-175% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- JET PRESS LIMITED 1995-07-19 → present
- JET PRESS SALES LIMITED 1985-02-28 → 1995-07-19
- HISTOMARKET LIMITED 1985-02-11 → 1985-02-28
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,440,120 | — | £10,132,752 | — | £9,887,954 | £8,954,262 | |
| Operating profit | — | £453,756 | — | £822,654 | — | £268,103 | -£227,627 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £447,404 | — | £834,345 | — | £284,006 | -£212,911 | |
| Net profit | — | £423,964 | — | £704,484 | — | £247,780 | -£247,153 | |
| Cash | — | £964,842 | — | £3,618,395 | — | £1,006,239 | £952,038 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,998,960 | — | £10,565,666 | — | £7,838,262 | £7,363,823 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,108,418 | — | £6,661,058 | — | £6,908,838 | £6,411,685 | |
| Equity | £5,434,454 | £5,108,418 | £5,108,418 | £6,661,058 | £6,661,058 | £6,908,838 | £6,411,685 | |
| Average employees | — | 66 | — | 60 | — | 58 | 58 | |
| Wages | — | £1,987,475 | — | £1,798,899 | — | £1,980,386 | £1,875,478 |
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 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.8% | — | 8.1% | — | 2.7% | -2.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.5% | — | 7.0% | — | 2.5% | -2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 7.6% | — | 7.8% | — | 3.4% | -3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 22.9% | 24.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.96x | 4.42x | |
| Interest cover | — | 57.24x | — | — | — | — | -167.62x |
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)
- Auditor
- Barnett & Turner Accountants Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the company's financial position, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- JET PRESS LIMITED · parent
- Jet Press Aylesbury Limited 100%
- Components Direct Limited 100%
- JP Computer Services Limited 100%
- Jet Press GmbH 100%
- Jet Press Shirebrook Limited (formerly Acorn Mouldings Limited) 100%
Significant events
- “strong contributions from newly acquired businesses and integration of customer portfolios”
- “expansion into growth sectors such as military and specialist OEM markets”
- “continued development of international supply partnerships”
- “investment in IT infrastructure, ERP systems and upgraded facilities”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEATES, Haydn Philip | Secretary | 2025-05-01 | — | — |
| GUEST, Oliver Charles | Director | 2019-11-01 | Oct 1984 | Scottish |
| JOHNSON, Richard | Director | 2022-10-01 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Ian Raymond | Secretary | 2003-01-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| CUSICK, Stephen Robert | Secretary | 2019-10-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| PERRY, Barry William | Secretary | — | 2002-12-31 |
| BARNES, Ian Raymond | Director | 2000-08-24 | 2019-09-30 |
| CUNNINGHAM, John Anthony | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| CUSICK, Stephen Robert | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| GUEST, Anna Faith | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2025-03-31 |
| JONES, Mark Andrew | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2021-03-18 |
| MILLER, John Kenneth | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2016-04-30 |
| MITCHELL, Andrew John | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| MITCHELL, Andrew John | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2021-03-18 |
| NIBLETT, Mark Andrew | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-18 |
| PERRY, Barry William | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| SCHWARZ, Gustav Adolf | Director | — | 2018-11-30 |
| SCHWARZ, Mairin Collette | Director | — | 1999-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Press Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-07-14 | Active |
| Jet Press Holdings Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-03-05 | Ceased 2022-07-14 |
| Mr Gustav Adolf Schwarz | Individual | Voting 75–100% | 2016-11-11 | Ceased 2019-03-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-9.4%
£9,887,954 £8,954,262
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-5.4%
£1,006,239 £952,038
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-7.2%
£6,908,838 £6,411,685
-
Employees
0%
58 58
-
Operating profit
-184.9%
£268,103 -£227,627
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-175%
£284,006 -£212,911
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-5.3%
£1,980,386 £1,875,478
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