ERNEST JACKSON & CO. LIMITED
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£14m
+6.1% vs 2024
Employees
167
-9.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1m
-3.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,020,000 | £21,104,000 | £20,609,000 | -2.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,995,000 | £936,000 | £912,000 | -2.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,137,000 | £1,079,000 | £1,039,000 | -3.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,557,000 | £765,000 | £764,000 | -0.1% | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,989,000 | £12,770,000 | £13,553,000 | +6.1% | |
| Net assets | £14,987,000 | £12,768,000 | £13,551,000 | +6.1% | |
| Equity | £14,987,000 | £12,768,000 | £13,551,000 | +6.1% | |
| Average employees | 196 | 185 | 167 | -9.7% | |
| Wages | £7,480,000 | £7,456,000 | £7,008,000 | -6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £139,000 | £165,000 | £166,000 | +0.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 4.4% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.8% | 3.6% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.3% | 7.3% | 6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.8% | 29.9% | 27.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.93x | 2.47x | 2.79x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have forecast the expected cash flows over the going concern period and they have concluded that the entity remains in a strong trading position, and it is able to meet all of its liabilities as they contractually fall due. The company expects to be able to continue to meet its day-to-day working capital requirements through the group's treasury arrangements for the foreseeable future, and for at least the next 12 months from the date of this report. The company's cash pool balance held within the group's treasury arrangements is forecast to remain positive throughout the going concern period of review.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEMENTS, David | Director | 2026-01-15 | Oct 1985 | British |
| WALTER, David Mark | Director | 2011-06-13 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DODDS, Steve | Secretary | 1996-05-20 | 2002-07-12 |
| DOWNER, Michael Thomas | Secretary | — | 1993-09-24 |
| HUDSPITH, John Edward | Secretary | 2005-12-02 | 2008-07-24 |
| HUDSPITH, John Edward | Secretary | 2003-06-30 | 2005-02-22 |
| JONES, Matthew David Alexander | Secretary | 2005-02-22 | 2005-12-02 |
| MASON, Michael John | Secretary | 1993-09-24 | 1996-05-20 |
| MOORE, Clive Leslie | Secretary | 2011-06-13 | 2015-12-17 |
| OWEN, Mary Lisa Hacon | Secretary | 2002-07-12 | 2003-06-30 |
| CADBURY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-07-25 | 2011-06-13 |
| BADDELEY, Julian Charles | Director | 2008-07-25 | 2011-06-13 |
| BALDRY, Simon Christopher | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2005-02-22 |
| BOND, Trevor John | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2003-06-30 |
| BRISCOE, Jonathan | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2017-10-03 |
| CLAPHAM, Richard George | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2005-02-22 |
| COLE, John Edward | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1995-04-28 |
| COSSLETT, Andrew Peter | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2005-02-02 |
| CRAWFORD, Ward | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1998-01-02 |
| DODDS, Steve | Director | 1996-05-20 | 2002-07-12 |
| HARDING-SMITH, David Roberts | Director | 2006-10-16 | 2016-04-15 |
| HOCKEY, Nicholas | Director | — | 1995-12-08 |
| HUDSPITH, John Edward | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2008-07-24 |
| JACK, Thomas Edward | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-06-13 |
| JENNINGS, Andrew Michael | Director | 2018-03-17 | 2018-12-13 |
| JONES, Matthew David Alexander | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2005-12-02 |
| KELLETT, Brian Sidney | Director | — | 1994-12-04 |
| MASON, Michael John | Director | — | 1996-05-20 |
| MILLS, John Michael | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2010-03-31 |
| REED, James Crichton | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2005-02-22 |
| SNELL, Scott David | Director | 2016-04-15 | 2016-07-01 |
| STIGANT, Louise Anne | Director | 2018-12-14 | 2025-12-12 |
| SUNDERLAND, John Michael, Sir | Director | — | 1994-01-07 |
| TAYLOR, John Ronald | Director | 1994-01-07 | 2001-12-17 |
| TWEEDALE, John Sidderley | Director | — | 2000-12-29 |
| WALKER, Leeman Clive | Director | — | 1993-03-01 |
| WATSON, Philip | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2018-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Foods Uk Ip & Production Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.