J & A BEARE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-16 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
+17.5% highest in 9 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+14.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
21
+23.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-10.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- J & A BEARE LIMITED 1998-03-27 → present
- AMBERWILL LIMITED 1998-01-02 → 1998-03-27
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,714,980 | — | £52,318,048 | — | £67,208,082 | — | £42,962,712 | £52,153,289 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,255,506 | — | £1,288,258 | — | £1,725,963 | — | £1,841,387 | £1,616,429 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,074,738 | — | £1,100,943 | — | £1,472,872 | — | £1,473,181 | £1,322,681 | |
| Net profit | — | £815,917 | — | £817,639 | — | £1,155,236 | — | £1,083,374 | £922,978 | |
| Cash | -£790,721 | £1,562,197 | £1,554,281 | £791,930 | £157,121 | £7,206,023 | £5,835,280 | £6,637,384 | £7,796,557 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £8,317,492 | — | £8,892,420 | — | £9,889,312 | — | £10,726,686 | £11,439,706 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,219,023 | — | £4,036,662 | — | £5,191,898 | — | £6,275,272 | £7,198,250 | |
| Equity | £5,246,183 | £3,219,023 | £3,219,023 | £4,036,662 | £4,036,662 | £5,191,898 | £5,191,898 | £6,275,272 | £7,198,250 | |
| Average employees | — | 16 | — | 17 | — | 17 | — | 17 | 21 | |
| Wages | — | £837,003 | — | £1,242,602 | — | £1,281,785 | — | £1,249,494 | £1,442,730 |
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 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 8.5% | — | 2.5% | — | 2.6% | — | 4.3% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.5% | — | 1.6% | — | 1.7% | — | 2.5% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 15.1% | — | 14.5% | — | 17.5% | — | 17.2% | 14.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.50x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | 5.53x | — | 6.88x | — | 6.37x | — | 4.15x | 4.62x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Wilder Coe Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 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.”
Significant events
- “Following the year end two additional charges have been created, the first registered on 19 May 2025 holds a floating rate charge covering all property and undertakings of the Company. The second registered on 5 August 2025, also holds a floating rate charge over all property and undertakings of the Company. The above listed charges relate to the purchase of a new property, which has been finalised following the year end. The existing property is in the process of being sold and, it is expected that the sale will be finalised before the end of the next financial year, upon which the charge over the existing property will be satisfied.”
- “On 19 June 2025 84 C' Ordinary shares were repurchased and cancelled; the shares had a nominal value of £1 per share.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIM, So-Ock | Director | 2026-02-20 | Jul 1982 | British |
| SMITH, Steven Edward | Director | 1998-01-14 | Apr 1961 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEARE, Charles Theodore Sydney | Secretary | 1998-01-14 | 1998-03-27 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-01-02 | 1998-01-14 |
| INTERNATIONAL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-03-27 | 2013-06-11 |
| BEARE, Charles Theodore Sydney | Director | 1998-01-14 | 2012-11-06 |
| BEARE, Peter William Richard | Director | 1998-03-27 | 2012-11-06 |
| GILLHAM, Frances Clare | Director | 1998-03-27 | 2012-11-06 |
| MORRIS, David Brinley | Director | 1998-03-27 | 2008-06-30 |
| MORRIS, Simon Hugh | Director | 1998-03-27 | 2021-02-09 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-02 | 1998-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Hugh Morris | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-09 |
| Mr Steven Edward Smith | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-05-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-05-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-07 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2021-05-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-05-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2021-02-19 | 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
- 8
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
-
Turnover
+21.4%
£42,962,712 £52,153,289
-
Cash
+17.5%
£6,637,384 £7,796,557
highest in 9 filed years
-
Net assets
+14.7%
£6,275,272 £7,198,250
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+23.5%
17 21
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-12.2%
£1,841,387 £1,616,429
-
Profit before tax
-10.2%
£1,473,181 £1,322,681
-
Wages
+15.5%
£1,249,494 £1,442,730
highest in 5 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