JAMES WALKER TOWNSON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-28 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£38K
+65.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-0.4% vs 2024
Employees
18
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£675K
+25.4% highest in 6 filed years
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- JAMES WALKER TOWNSON LIMITED 2003-11-04 → present
- TOWNSON LIMITED 1998-02-09 → 2003-11-04
- TOWNSON ENGINEERING LIMITED 1990-03-20 → 1998-02-09
- WILLIAM TOWNSON LIMITED 1989-07-13 → 1990-03-20
- STARCHASE LIMITED 1989-06-16 → 1989-07-13
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,940,681 | £2,888,713 | £2,645,845 | £2,692,406 | — | £2,996,240 | £3,861,603 | |
| Operating profit | £192,788 | £325,169 | £378,187 | £443,975 | — | £519,164 | £656,048 | |
| Profit before tax | £192,982 | £325,221 | £378,749 | £451,564 | — | £538,301 | £675,098 | |
| Net profit | £154,209 | £321,772 | £370,667 | £444,590 | — | £516,301 | £443,370 | |
| Cash | £39,807 | £59,686 | £73,277 | £10,630 | — | £23,174 | £38,264 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £868,543 | £1,193,016 | £1,565,337 | £1,517,021 | — | £1,662,334 | £1,652,091 | |
| Net assets | £822,346 | £1,144,118 | £1,514,785 | £1,459,370 | — | £1,525,671 | £1,519,041 | |
| Equity | £822,346 | £1,144,118 | £1,514,785 | £1,459,370 | £1,459,370 | £1,525,671 | £1,519,041 | |
| Average employees | 24 | 22 | 22 | 18 | — | 18 | 18 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 11.3% | 14.3% | 16.5% | — | 17.3% | 17.0% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 11.1% | 14.0% | 16.5% | — | 17.2% | 11.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.2% | 27.3% | 24.2% | 29.3% | — | 31.2% | 39.7% | |
| Interest cover | 1676.42x | — | 3376.67x | 11683.55x | — | 1540.55x | — |
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.
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRISTOW, Peter Lindsay | Director | 2021-12-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
| EVES, John Paul | Director | 2019-04-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
| NEEB, Diederik | Director | 2014-03-03 | May 1965 | Dutch |
| WOOD, Grant Hunter | Director | 2026-03-19 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Patricia Jane | Secretary | 2006-01-27 | 2018-08-31 |
| COX, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | — | 1993-12-03 |
| DUNN, Philip | Secretary | 2003-10-02 | 2006-01-27 |
| EVANS, Anne | Secretary | 1993-12-03 | 2001-11-29 |
| KHALDI, Fiona Elizabeth Margaret | Secretary | 2019-11-20 | 2019-12-20 |
| RAY, Richard Bardrick | Secretary | 2018-09-01 | 2019-01-24 |
| WILLIAM, Angela | Secretary | 2001-11-29 | 2003-10-02 |
| BULLOCK, Graham | Director | 2003-10-02 | 2004-12-31 |
| COX, Derek | Director | — | 1993-12-03 |
| EVANS, William | Director | — | 2012-07-31 |
| GALLOWAY, David | Director | 2003-10-02 | 2014-01-31 |
| GREEN, Caroline | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2016-03-31 |
| HALL, Peter | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2023-03-31 |
| INGRAM, Kevin Albert | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2013-12-16 |
| KIRWIN, David John | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2011-09-30 |
| NEEDHAM, Peter George | Director | 2003-10-02 | 2021-12-01 |
| PARRY, William Hayden Cornelius | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| TRIPP, Keith Charles | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2017-02-28 |
| WAKEFIELD, Adrian Simon | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2017-04-07 |
| WOOTTON, Alan | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2013-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Walker Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2019-11-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+28.9%
£2,996,240 £3,861,603
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+65.1%
£23,174 £38,264
-
Net assets
-0.4%
£1,525,671 £1,519,041
-
Employees
0%
18 18
-
Operating profit
+26.4%
£519,164 £656,048
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+25.4%
£538,301 £675,098
highest in 6 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