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JONESCO (PRESTON) LIMITED

#00901751 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1967-03-23 (59y 7m) · Last filing 2026-10-07 (this month)
Basic Materials · SIC 22290 · C Manufacturing · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-12-31 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2027-04-12 (in 6 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£994k

-40.7% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£12m

-0.3% vs 2025

Employees

176

+1.7% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£707k

+16.5% vs 2025

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31

Metric Trend 2024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £22,303,103£21,388,421£22,065,325 +3.2%
Operating profit £1,192,999£536,634£630,441 +17.5%
Profit before tax £1,264,912£606,804£707,183 +16.5%
Net profit £953,597£443,649£513,019 +15.6%
Cash £1,698,588£1,674,857£993,591 -40.7%
Total assets less current liabilities £13,092,518£13,305,700£14,432,260 +8.5%
Net assets £12,241,609£12,048,584£12,018,440 -0.3%
Equity £12,241,609£12,048,584£12,018,440 -0.3%
Average employees 174173176 +1.7%
Wages £5,481,322£5,768,578£6,174,949 +7%
Directors' remuneration £65,331£62,565£62,412 -0.2%
Directors' pension contributions £37,289£37,764£38,297 +1.4%

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 2024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Operating margin 5.3%2.5%2.9%
Net margin 4.3%2.1%2.3%
Return on capital employed 9.1%4.0%4.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 22.5%24.0%32.9%
Current ratio 3.41x3.51x2.86x

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
Consolidated group
Auditor
MHA
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Therefore at the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

Group structure

  1. JONESCO (PRESTON) LIMITED · parent
    1. Jonesco SARL 100% · France · Sale of group products

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 4 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CLARKSON, Paul Andrew Secretary 2023-08-01 — —
JONES, Andrew Richard Director 1992-04-01 Jan 1959 British
JONES, Henry Rupert Director 1992-04-01 Dec 1960 British
WILLIAMS, Peter Mark Director 1992-04-01 Aug 1961 British
Show 4 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
PARKER, Barbara Joan Secretary — 1999-04-01
SHIERS, Clifford Michael Secretary 1999-04-01 2023-08-01
JONES, Dorothy Maureen Director — 2013-03-31
JONES, Richard Michael Director — 2012-04-11

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Clarke Willmott Trust Corporation Limited Corporate entity Shares 50–75% 2023-03-27 Active
Kathryn Lucy Williams Individual Voting 25–50% 2017-05-25 Active
Henry Rupert Jones Individual Voting 25–50% 2017-05-25 Active
Clifford Michael Shiers Individual Shares 50–75% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2023-03-27
Peter David Hine Individual Shares 50–75% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2023-03-27
Dorothy Maureen Jones Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2017-05-25
Andrew Richard Jones Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 169 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-10-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-04-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-09-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-04-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-12-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-04-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-08-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-08-02 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2023-08-02 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2023-06-27 OC miscellaneous Court order
2023-04-12 ANNOTATION miscellaneous Legacy
2023-03-31 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-03-29 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2023-03-29 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2023-03-29 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2022-11-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-09-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2022-01-11 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2022-01-11 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2022-01-11 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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