J. D. HUNTER & CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-10-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-30 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£520K
+152.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£1M
+19.5% vs 2025
Employees
126
Average over period
Profit before tax
£205K
-4.5% vs 2025
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,444,299 | £11,601,783 | |
| Operating profit | £214,912 | £205,247 | |
| Profit before tax | £214,883 | £205,247 | |
| Net profit | £160,767 | £165,982 | |
| Cash | £205,787 | £519,660 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £912,794 | £1,072,899 | |
| Net assets | £850,390 | £1,016,372 | |
| Equity | £850,390 | £1,016,372 | |
| Average employees | — | 126 | |
| Wages | £319,032 | £382,492 |
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 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.5% | 19.1% | |
| Interest cover | 5116.95x | — |
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
- Maneely Mc Cann Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, on 21 April 2026, the ultimate parent company entered into an agreement to dispose of Creightons of Markethill Ltd and its subsidiary J.D. Hunter & Co. Limited. As the conditions leading to the disposal did not exist at 31 January 2026, the event is treated as non-adjusting. No adjustments have been made to the financial statements. The expected consideration is £1; there is no anticipated financial impact on the future trading of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYD, Gail Ann | Director | 2022-08-15 | Jan 1947 | British |
| CREIGHTON, Niall Waring | Director | 2022-08-15 | Nov 1953 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRONG, Alison | Secretary | 1998-04-20 | 2019-03-11 |
| WHITTEN, William John Ronald | Secretary | 2020-02-10 | 2022-08-15 |
| WHITTEN, William John Ronald | Secretary | 2019-03-11 | 2019-03-13 |
| AGNEW, Geoffrey William | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2022-08-15 |
| AGNEW, Geoffrey William | Director | 2019-03-11 | 2019-03-13 |
| AGNEW, Martin John | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2022-08-15 |
| AGNEW, Martin John | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2020-02-10 |
| AGNEW, Martin John | Director | 2019-03-11 | 2019-03-13 |
| HUNTER, Richard William Davis | Director | 1998-04-20 | 2019-03-11 |
| MCCONNELL, Dermott James | Director | 2019-03-13 | 2020-02-10 |
| MCCONNELL, Lorna Lucy | Director | 2019-03-13 | 2020-02-10 |
| STRONG, Alison | Director | 1998-04-20 | 2019-03-11 |
| WHITTEN, William John Ronald | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2022-08-15 |
| WHITTEN, William John Ronald | Director | 2019-03-11 | 2019-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creightons Of Markethill Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-15 | Active |
| Mcconnells Markethill Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-03-13 | Ceased 2022-08-15 |
| Henderson Group Property Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-03-11 | Ceased 2019-03-13 |
| Mr Richard William Davis Hunter | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-11 |
| Mrs Alison Strong | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2026-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-08-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
FY2025 → FY2026 · period ending 2026-01-31 vs 2025-01-31
-
Turnover
+1.4%
£11,444,299 £11,601,783
-
Cash
+152.5%
£205,787 £519,660
-
Net assets
+19.5%
£850,390 £1,016,372
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-4.5%
£214,912 £205,247
-
Profit before tax
-4.5%
£214,883 £205,247
-
Wages
+19.9%
£319,032 £382,492
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