JAMES HUTTON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-19 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£773K
+7.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+14% vs 2024
Employees
44
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£996K
+205.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- JAMES HUTTON LIMITED 2015-03-31 → present
- MYLNEFIELD RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED 1989-11-16 → 2015-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,499,000 | £6,039,000 | |
| Operating profit | £309,000 | £982,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £326,000 | £996,000 | |
| Net profit | £361,000 | £972,000 | |
| Cash | £718,000 | £773,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,257,000 | £2,565,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,123,000 | £2,420,000 | |
| Equity | £2,123,000 | £2,420,000 | |
| Average employees | 44 | 44 | |
| Wages | £1,412,000 | £1,457,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 16.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 16.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.7% | 38.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.0% | 31.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.64x | 2.89x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- French Duncan LLP trading as AAB
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving these financial statements, the Board has a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue operations. The Board has taken into account financial performance for the period following the 2024/25 year end up to the date of signing and also considered assumptions and expectations around future performance.”
Group structure
- JAMES HUTTON LIMITED · parent
- MycoNourish 15%
- Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) 0%
Significant events
- “Our activities in 2024/25 saw the company operating within an environment that felt somewhat less challenging than the recent years, although global risks and challenges remained, with the continuing crises in Ukraine, Israel and Palestine, and the uncertainty introduced by the USA's change in its approach to international trade and relations.”
- “After the year end, in May 2025, MycoNourish was placed into administration. As no value was attributed to this shareholding, there is no material impact on the Company's results.”
- “Epigenetica undertook a director-led restructure in August 2024 and ceased actively trading. The Company therefore reviewed the carrying value of its investments in Bloom and Epigenetica as at the 31 March 2024 year end, writing down the carrying value to £nil.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORBIN, Anne Elizabeth | Secretary | 2025-08-07 | — | — |
| ARCHER, Ian Victor James, Dr | Director | 2025-06-03 | May 1971 | British |
| CAMPBELL, Colin Douglas, Professor | Director | 2015-09-26 | Jun 1961 | British |
| KINDNESS, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2025-02-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
| ROBERTS, Deborah Jane, Professor | Director | 2025-02-01 | Apr 1965 | British |
| STANLEY, Caroline Anne | Director | 2023-11-01 | Dec 1964 | British |
| TREVOR, Elizabeth | Director | 2023-11-01 | May 1966 | British |
| WALKER, Robin Peter | Director | 2018-02-01 | Jan 1954 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORCORAN, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2013-06-26 | 2017-01-01 |
| DARBY, Robert Hugh | Secretary | 2019-10-14 | 2025-08-07 |
| HATTERSLEY, Neil Graham, Dr | Secretary | 2004-09-29 | 2011-03-31 |
| KILLICK, Roger John | Secretary | — | 1999-10-26 |
| LESLIE, Derek Cameron | Secretary | 2017-01-01 | 2019-10-04 |
| SHAW, Karen, Dr | Secretary | 2011-04-01 | 2012-08-31 |
| SNAPE, Jonathan, Dr | Secretary | 2012-09-01 | 2013-06-25 |
| SNAPE, Jonathan Bryan, Dr | Secretary | 2003-09-12 | 2004-09-29 |
| SNAPE, Jonathan Bryan, Dr | Secretary | 1999-10-26 | 2000-07-26 |
| WATT, James Douglas | Secretary | 2000-07-26 | 2003-09-12 |
| ANGUS, Edward | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2005-08-10 |
| BERRY, Peter Fremantle | Director | 2007-08-08 | 2014-03-31 |
| BLACK, Fraser | Director | 2015-06-08 | 2017-07-11 |
| BROWN, Julia Mary | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| BULLER, Richard Frederick | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2011-03-31 |
| CLARK, Brian Drummond, Professor | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| COGDELL, Richard John, Professor | Director | 1999-07-28 | 2005-03-03 |
| COX, Alasdair Robert Mackenzie | Director | 2020-05-14 | 2025-02-01 |
| CRAW, Jennifer Fraser | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2017-09-19 |
| EDGAR, Julia Mary | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| FERRIER, Robert Charles, Professor | Director | 2014-10-10 | 2019-11-27 |
| GODFREY, James Eric | Director | 1999-07-28 | 2003-10-01 |
| GORDON, Iain, Professor | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2015-09-25 |
| GREGORY, Peter John, Professor | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| HILLMAN, John Richard, Professor | Director | — | 2005-03-31 |
| HOPKINS, Keith | Director | 1997-07-30 | 2007-10-24 |
| INVERARITY, James Alexander | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| KEITH, Deborah Jane, Dr | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2023-11-01 |
| KERBY, Nigel Wells, Dr | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2015-04-06 |
| KING, Bernard, Prof | Director | 2003-09-19 | 2008-04-30 |
| LEE, Donald Lewis | Director | — | 2000-07-25 |
| MACCALLUM, Alasdair Norman | Director | 1997-04-29 | 1999-04-29 |
| MACCOLL TURPIN, Anne Josephine | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2023-11-30 |
| MARSH, John Stanley, Professor Sir | Director | 1999-07-28 | 2006-12-07 |
| MILLAR, James Lauder | Director | — | 1997-05-10 |
| NEALE, Graham Timothy | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2018-01-31 |
| NEALE, Graham Timothy | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| PERMAN, Raymond John | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| SNAPE, Jonathan Bryan, Dr | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2026-04-30 |
| STEVENSON, Allan Malcolm | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| WALKER, David Francis | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| WALKER, David Francis | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| WHITWORTH, Philip | Director | 1999-07-28 | 2003-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The James Hutton Institute | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-09 | Active |
| The James Hutton Institute | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-05-29 | Ceased 2019-11-18 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Miller Corcoran | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2016-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+9.8%
£5,499,000 £6,039,000
-
Cash
+7.7%
£718,000 £773,000
-
Net assets
+14%
£2,123,000 £2,420,000
-
Employees
0%
44 44
-
Operating profit
+217.8%
£309,000 £982,000
-
Profit before tax
+205.5%
£326,000 £996,000
-
Wages
+3.2%
£1,412,000 £1,457,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers