JAMES DURRANS & SONS,LIMITED
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Cash
£13m
-16.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£28m
-0.8% vs 2024
Employees
87
-1.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.2m
-20.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £52,536,448 | £43,743,531 | £37,934,209 | -13.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,517,155 | £1,969,256 | £1,451,741 | -26.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,486,638 | £2,788,677 | £2,208,664 | -20.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,089,911 | £2,550,353 | £1,928,174 | -24.4% | |
| Cash | £9,873,497 | £15,440,908 | £12,837,938 | -16.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,952,670 | £29,208,493 | £28,829,982 | -1.3% | |
| Net assets | £28,026,504 | £28,418,491 | £28,188,299 | -0.8% | |
| Equity | £28,026,504 | £28,418,491 | £28,188,299 | -0.8% | |
| Average employees | 85 | 88 | 87 | -1.1% | |
| Wages | £4,075,105 | £4,644,336 | £4,310,197 | -7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,288,627 | £1,580,007 | £1,365,556 | -13.6% |
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 | 2.9% | 4.5% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 5.8% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.2% | 6.7% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.9% | 38.5% | 39.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.81x | 2.22x | 1.98x | |
| Interest cover | 7.65x | 38.00x | 93.65x |
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
- Hawsons Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After due consideration of all relevant factors, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- JAMES DURRANS & SONS,LIMITED · parent
- Carbon International Limited 100%
- James Durrans (Tianjin) Coatings Limited 100%
- James Durrans GmbH 100%
- James Durrans (Transport) Limited 100%
- The Standard Pulverised Fuel Company Limited 100%
- Carbon International Holdings (PTY) Ltd 100%
- Carbon International Property (PTY) Ltd 100%
- Carbon International Trading (PTY) Ltd 100%
- Durrans RMS (PTY) Ltd 100%
- RMS Products (PTY) Ltd 100%
- Resistant Material Services (PTY) Ltd 100%
- Carbon International Europe Sp. z o.o. 100%
Significant events
- “Cash balances at bank fell due to significant investments in new mixing capacity at Penistone Works and new warehousing and silo storage at Brancepeth Works.”
- “13 accidents were reported across the three sites which is down from 15 in 2024.”
- “Risks to our business grew during the year with no resolution of the Ukraine war or in Gaza. Further uncertainly has arisen due to the conflict in Iran with its consequences on oil and gas prices.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, David Anthony | Secretary | 2022-06-09 | — | — |
| BUCKLE, Antony | Director | 2022-09-12 | Mar 1981 | British |
| DURRANS, Nicholas Geoffrey | Director | 1994-05-27 | May 1967 | British |
| HOOPER, Graham Paul | Director | 2017-06-26 | Aug 1966 | British |
| IVORY, Liam | Director | 2025-09-01 | Feb 1997 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOMHEAD, Brian | Secretary | 1996-07-12 | 2015-08-24 |
| HOOPER, Graham Paul | Secretary | 2015-08-24 | 2022-06-09 |
| TOOLE, Michael John | Secretary | — | 1996-07-12 |
| ARMITAGE, David John | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2022-06-02 |
| BROOMHEAD, Brian | Director | 2010-07-13 | 2015-09-30 |
| COOPER, David Anthony | Director | 2022-09-12 | 2025-09-01 |
| CROOKES, Peter | Director | 1997-01-03 | 2000-09-04 |
| DURRANS, Charles James | Director | — | 2008-07-08 |
| DURRANS, Christopher Foster | Director | — | 2026-01-01 |
| DURRANS, James Geoffrey | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2004-09-20 |
| DURRANS, James Geoffrey | Director | — | 1993-08-31 |
| DURRANS, James Walton | Director | — | 2000-04-01 |
| MOORE, Alan, Dr | Director | — | 2006-12-01 |
| TOOLE, Michael John | Director | — | 2013-04-29 |
| TUCKER, Nathan | Director | 2022-09-12 | 2023-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Durrans Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-01-31 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas Geoffrey Durrans | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | 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
- 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.