JLA SPEAKERS LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-24 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-10
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-3% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
+45.6% vs 2024
Employees
34
+3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£388K
-66.7% vs 2024
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 2 times since incorporation
- JLA SPEAKERS LTD 2023-10-06 → present
- JEREMY LEE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1990-12-06 → 2023-10-06
- CHARMSTAR SERVICES LIMITED 1990-06-13 → 1990-12-06
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-01 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £22,784,473 | £23,273,500 | |
| Operating profit | — | £974,891 | £232,568 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,166,236 | £388,025 | |
| Net profit | — | £877,525 | £339,645 | |
| Cash | £3,085,403 | £4,625,756 | £4,486,135 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £907,357 | £1,309,634 | |
| Net assets | — | £890,762 | £1,297,171 | |
| Equity | £13,237 | £890,762 | £1,297,171 | |
| Average employees | — | 33 | 34 | |
| Wages | — | £2,073,546 | £2,332,463 |
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 | 2023-09-01 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.3% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.9% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 107.4% | 17.8% | |
| Interest cover | — | 25655.03x | 985.46x |
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
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOVERIDGE, Rufus Edmond Warren | Director | 2025-04-02 | Jul 1992 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, Stephen Peter | Secretary | — | 2001-08-01 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Tom | Secretary | 1997-05-27 | 2025-04-02 |
| LEE, Jeremy Simon Baxter | Director | — | 2023-03-06 |
| LEE, Stephen Peter | Director | — | 2001-08-01 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Tom | Director | 1997-05-27 | 2025-04-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequel One Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-04-02 | Active |
| Mr Tom Mclaughlin | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-03-06 | Ceased 2025-04-02 |
| Mr Jeremy Simon Baxter Lee | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-06 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-06 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-03-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
+2.1%
£22,784,473 £23,273,500
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Cash
-3%
£4,625,756 £4,486,135
-
Net assets
+45.6%
£890,762 £1,297,171
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Employees
+3%
33 34
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Operating profit
-76.1%
£974,891 £232,568
-
Profit before tax
-66.7%
£1,166,236 £388,025
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Wages
+12.5%
£2,073,546 £2,332,463
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