PJ CORP STORES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-22 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1M
Equity attributable
Employees
603
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£6M
Period ending 2024-12-29
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,260,000 | £25,108,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£8,643,000 | -£6,186,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£18,086,000 | -£6,186,000 | |
| Net profit | -£18,086,000 | -£6,186,000 | |
| Cash | £1,015,000 | £1,539,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£6,665,000 | £1,288,000 | |
| Net assets | -£6,665,000 | £1,288,000 | |
| Equity | -£6,665,000 | £1,288,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,360 | 603 | |
| Wages | £11,317,000 | £8,852,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -31.7% | -24.6% | |
| Net margin | -66.3% | -24.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 129.7% | -480.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.28x | 2.33x | |
| Interest cover | -19.29x | — |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of 12 months from the date of this report. In accordance with this, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparation of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “We refranchised 60 corporate restaurants and took the decision to close 43 corporate restaurants leaving 13 operational corporate restaurants at 29 December 2024.”
- “The company recognised impairment losses of £6,219,000 on tangible fixed assets in the Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year-ended 31 December 2023.”
- “The company recognised impairment losses of £2,776,000 on goodwill in the Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year-ended 31 December 2023”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYLACTOU, Christakis | Director | 2025-11-28 | Jun 1975 | British |
| READ, Grant Ronald | Director | 2023-09-30 | Sep 1969 | British |
| SMITH, Jason Mark | Director | 2024-11-12 | Feb 1970 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FURNELL, James Robert | Director | 2023-09-30 | 2024-11-12 |
| MARK, Jason | Director | 2025-11-28 | 2025-11-28 |
| PAYNE, Robert Kenneth James | Director | 2023-03-09 | 2023-09-30 |
| REED, Lee Kenneth | Director | 2023-03-09 | 2024-03-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papa John's (Gb) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 23 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-25 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-22 | RPCH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2023-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-12-29 vs 2023-12-31