JAMES BURRELL LIMITED
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Cash
£171K
+8.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.5M
-6.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
264
-12.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£487K
+76.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £108,173,906 | £95,058,923 | £96,328,657 | +1.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,484,832 | -£1,108,990 | £566,206 | +151.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £880,289 | -£2,068,395 | -£486,789 | +76.5% | |
| Net profit | £607,732 | -£1,679,531 | -£493,503 | +70.6% | |
| Cash | £16,157 | £157,479 | £170,888 | +8.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,878,250 | £14,119,329 | £14,965,370 | +6% | |
| Net assets | £9,868,124 | £8,023,593 | £7,515,090 | -6.3% | |
| Equity | £9,868,124 | £8,023,593 | £7,515,090 | -6.3% | |
| Average employees | 312 | 301 | 264 | -12.3% | |
| Wages | £10,336,313 | £10,408,093 | £9,412,339 | -9.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £305,019 | £227,558 | £204,240 | -10.2% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | -1.2% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | -1.8% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.3% | -7.9% | 3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 80.8% | 81.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 0.84x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | 2.43x | -1.16x | 0.54x |
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
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- “Closed Blyth branch in late 2024 and Bishop Auckland branch in late 2025.”
- “New ERP software system implemented at significant cost in 2024.”
- “Changed buying groups to Fortis in early 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, Nicholas Campbell | Director | 2026-01-01 | Sep 1994 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Robert | Director | 2019-01-24 | Jan 1989 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Simon Mark | Director | — | May 1963 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Stephen John | Director | — | Nov 1959 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Kevin | Secretary | 1993-09-18 | 1997-12-01 |
| DALTON, James | Secretary | — | 1993-09-18 |
| WELFORD, Ian | Secretary | 1997-12-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| HAIR, Kenneth | Director | — | 1995-11-07 |
| MILLER, Barry William Herbert | Director | — | 1995-11-07 |
| RICHARDSON, John Stokoe | Director | — | 1992-04-03 |
| RICHARDSON, Selina Wendy | Director | — | 2014-09-04 |
| SEAL, Susan | Director | — | 2014-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen John Richardson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Simon Mark Richardson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-28 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-04-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-14 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.