JAMES WALKER & CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-16 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-02
Watchouts
Cash
£57K
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£27M
-2.3% vs 2024
Employees
413
-1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£970K
-139.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- JAMES WALKER & CO. LIMITED 1990-04-02 → present
- JAMES WALKER GROUP LIMITED 1989-10-16 → 1990-04-02
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £37,681,000 | — | £32,211,000 | £34,039,000 | — | £42,251,000 | — | £44,883,000 | £41,726,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,561,000 | — | -£676,000 | -£316,000 | — | £2,190,000 | — | £2,288,000 | -£1,169,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,583,000 | — | -£672,000 | -£308,000 | — | £2,288,000 | — | £2,474,000 | -£970,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,319,000 | — | -£827,000 | -£44,000 | — | £2,179,000 | — | £1,444,000 | -£634,000 | |
| Cash | — | £291,000 | — | £95,000 | £102,000 | — | £145,000 | — | £57,000 | £57,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £27,473,000 | — | £26,474,000 | £26,305,000 | — | £28,390,000 | — | £30,767,000 | £29,748,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £25,200,000 | — | £24,326,000 | £24,282,000 | — | £26,488,000 | — | £27,963,000 | £27,319,000 | |
| Equity | £23,951,000 | £25,200,000 | £25,200,000 | £24,326,000 | £24,282,000 | £24,282,000 | £26,488,000 | £26,488,000 | £27,963,000 | £27,319,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 433 | — | 405 | 387 | — | 408 | — | 419 | 413 | |
| Wages | — | £12,814,000 | — | £12,715,000 | £12,419,000 | — | £14,072,000 | — | £15,171,000 | £16,120,000 |
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 | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.1% | — | -2.1% | -0.9% | — | 5.2% | — | 5.1% | -2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.5% | — | -2.6% | -0.1% | — | 5.2% | — | 3.2% | -1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.7% | — | -2.6% | -1.2% | — | 7.7% | — | 7.4% | -3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.0% | 20.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.97x | 5.22x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecasts and projections, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Sales were £41,726,000, 7.0% down on the previous year, the decline reflects challenging internal and external conditions and a reduction in new contracts during the financial year.”
- “For the financial year ended 31 March 2025 James Walker & Co Limited ("the Company") recorded a loss before tax of £970,000 (2024: Profit of £2,474,000).”
- “The reduction in profitability was driven primarily by increases in cross company charges associated with the Keystone project, an under-recovery of labour costs due to reduced demand and increased labour costs that were not incorporated into transfer prices.”
- “New, elevated US tariffs were announced on 2 April 2025, creating significant global economic uncertainty and raising the risk of recessionary consequences.”
- “The impact on stakeholders of the most significant decision made during the year was the transfer of manufacturing of certain standard products within the elastomer range to James Walker Group's subsidiary company in India to mitigate declining market share and increase sales”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, David Bernard Murray | Director | 2021-12-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| LEWIS, Rodney John | Director | 2026-04-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| NEEB, Diederik | Director | 2014-03-03 | May 1965 | Dutch |
| WOOD, Grant Hunter | Director | 2026-02-03 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Patricia Jane | Secretary | 2006-01-27 | 2018-08-31 |
| DUNN, Philip | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2006-01-27 |
| HILL, Peter Charles | Secretary | 1992-04-01 | 2004-04-01 |
| KHALDI, Fiona Elizabeth Margaret | Secretary | 2019-11-20 | 2019-12-20 |
| RAY, Richard Bardrick | Secretary | 2018-09-01 | 2019-01-24 |
| SAVAGE, Malcolm Douglas | Secretary | — | 1992-03-31 |
| BACKHOUSE, John | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| BALKO, Anthony | Director | 2008-08-19 | 2021-12-01 |
| BELL, Ian Howard | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2025-03-05 |
| BRAMHALL, Graham John | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2002-10-31 |
| BROOK, Mark Steven | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2025-01-05 |
| BULLOCK, Graham | Director | — | 2004-12-31 |
| COOK, Andrew Donald Douglas | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| FLEMING, Malcolm Patrick | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| GALLOWAY, David | Director | 2004-12-31 | 2014-01-31 |
| GIBBS, Anthony Kerslake | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| HALL, Peter | Director | 2003-09-22 | 2021-12-01 |
| HALLIGAN, Brian David Peter | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| HIGGINS, Christopher John | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| HULL, Cecil Edward | Director | — | 2004-06-30 |
| INGRAM, Kevin Albert | Director | 2001-06-04 | 2006-09-30 |
| KELLY, Michael John | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| MYERSCOUGH, Paul Richard | Director | 2003-04-14 | 2008-12-31 |
| NEEDHAM, Peter George | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2021-12-01 |
| PAGE, Nigel Mark | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2001-01-31 |
| ROSSER, Mark Eric | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2026-01-23 |
| STEELE, David | Director | 1992-04-01 | 2003-10-21 |
| SURMAN, Edward David | Director | 2020-03-02 | 2025-09-30 |
| TEASDALE, Geoffrey | Director | 2007-02-15 | 2025-07-30 |
| WAKEFIELD, Adrian Simon | Director | 2010-06-04 | 2017-04-07 |
| WALLS, Stephen | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2001-06-29 |
| WOOTTON, Alan | Director | 2007-02-15 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
-7%
£44,883,000 £41,726,000
-
Cash
0%
£57,000 £57,000
-
Net assets
-2.3%
£27,963,000 £27,319,000
-
Employees
-1.4%
419 413
-
Operating profit
-151.1%
£2,288,000 -£1,169,000
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-139.2%
£2,474,000 -£970,000
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+6.3%
£15,171,000 £16,120,000
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