JOHN ARNOLD COMMERCIALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-04 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-20
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+51.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+21.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
81
+17.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+44.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- JOHN ARNOLD COMMERCIALS LIMITED 1989-01-26 → present
- TORCHDEED LIMITED 1986-07-09 → 1989-01-26
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £13,234,566 | £15,714,095 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,161,268 | £1,687,192 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,130,835 | £1,637,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £912,673 | £1,158,107 | |
| Cash | £557,021 | £850,580 | £1,225,248 | £1,394,444 | £1,515,712 | £2,292,423 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,746,709 | £2,188,406 | £2,250,176 | £2,938,430 | £3,994,335 | £5,066,366 | |
| Net assets | £1,438,889 | £1,903,697 | £2,098,855 | £2,887,702 | £3,525,085 | £4,297,496 | |
| Equity | £1,438,889 | £1,903,697 | £2,098,855 | £2,887,702 | £3,525,085 | £4,297,496 | |
| Average employees | 42 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 69 | 81 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,664,479 | £3,314,702 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 8.8% | 10.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 6.9% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 29.1% | 33.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.64x | 3.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 38.16x | 33.61x |
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
- Johal & Company (Statutory Auditor)
- 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 the 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
- JOHN ARNOLD COMMERCIALS LIMITED · parent
- John Arnold Commercials Northampton Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In the previous accounting period, the directors of the company took advantage of audit exemption under s477 of the Companies Act. Therefore, the prior period financial statements were not subject to audit.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Hannah | Director | 2009-06-01 | Oct 1989 | British |
| ARNOLD, John | Director | 1987-09-01 | Jan 1957 | British |
| ARNOLD, Stacey | Director | 2016-01-14 | Jun 1994 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Sharon Ann | Secretary | 2003-03-19 | 2009-02-01 |
| ARNOLD, Vera Ellen Rose | Secretary | — | 2003-03-19 |
| ARNOLD, Sharon Ann | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2009-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Arnold | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-18 |
| Miss Hannah Arnold | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Miss Stacey Arnold | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2018-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2017-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2017-07-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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
+18.7%
£13,234,566 £15,714,095
-
Cash
+51.2%
£1,515,712 £2,292,423
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+21.9%
£3,525,085 £4,297,496
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+17.4%
69 81
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+45.3%
£1,161,268 £1,687,192
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Profit before tax
+44.8%
£1,130,835 £1,637,000
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Wages
+24.4%
£2,664,479 £3,314,702
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