JLA LIMITED
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Cash
£18M
+244.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£33M
-16.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
693
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5M
+43.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £60,253,000 | £58,572,000 | £71,262,000 | +21.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£938,000 | -£3,260,000 | £1,298,000 | +139.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,979,000 | -£8,911,000 | -£5,006,000 | +43.8% | |
| Net profit | -£2,932,000 | -£8,893,000 | -£4,705,000 | +47.1% | |
| Cash | £11,778,000 | £5,240,000 | £18,059,000 | +244.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£11,846,000 | -£20,883,000 | -£26,525,000 | -27% | |
| Net assets | -£19,060,000 | -£27,843,000 | -£32,548,000 | -16.9% | |
| Equity | -£19,060,000 | -£27,843,000 | -£32,548,000 | -16.9% | |
| Average employees | 658 | 658 | 693 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | £29,768,000 | £31,813,000 | £33,185,000 | +4.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | -1.6% | -5.6% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | -4.9% | -15.2% | -6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 109.7% | 112.0% | 112.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.86x | 0.86x | 0.84x | |
| Interest cover | -0.46x | -0.58x | 0.21x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- JLA LIMITED 1996-07-08 → present
- JOHN LAITHWAITE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1973-02-05 → 1996-07-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In view of the assurances made by the directors of the ultimate parent company, and reviewing the Group forecasts which cover a period exceeding 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUJRAL, Ben | Director | 2020-01-01 | Jan 1974 | British |
| NORTON, Sarah Jane | Director | 2022-07-04 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAWFORD, William | Secretary | 1994-04-27 | 1994-07-19 |
| LAITHWAITE, Susan Rosemary | Secretary | — | 1992-05-05 |
| WILKINSON, George Stuart | Secretary | 1994-07-19 | 2011-01-21 |
| WILKINSON, George Stuart | Secretary | 1992-05-05 | 1994-04-27 |
| ASHCROFT, John Eric | Director | 1992-05-05 | 1993-11-02 |
| ASHTON, Helen Jane | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-09-28 |
| BARKER, Matthew Howard | Director | 2009-05-28 | 2011-08-26 |
| BARR, Alan Andrew | Director | 2011-08-26 | 2015-01-23 |
| BATEMAN, Yvette | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2010-03-25 |
| BAXTER, Stephen Roy | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2019-01-01 |
| BURROWS, Steven Michael | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2008-12-06 |
| CARDIS, Richard Charles | Director | 2002-12-01 | 2010-03-25 |
| CRAWFORD, William | Director | 1994-04-27 | 1994-07-19 |
| CRUDDOS, David | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2005-06-21 |
| DUVALL, Anton James | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2022-02-28 |
| EASTWOOD, Paul Anthony | Director | 2020-09-28 | 2021-08-01 |
| FINE, Jonathan Joseph | Director | 2007-02-16 | 2008-11-04 |
| HIRST, Edward George | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| HUMPHREYS, Paul Justin | Director | 2014-10-22 | 2019-12-31 |
| LAITHWAITE, John | Director | — | 2010-03-25 |
| LAITHWAITE, Susan Rosemary | Director | — | 2010-03-25 |
| LEE, Richard Anthony | Director | 2007-02-16 | 2008-04-08 |
| LILLEY, Danik | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2010-03-25 |
| LOGAN, Richard Henry | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2010-04-30 |
| MOORCROFT, David Alex Lee | Director | 2005-07-12 | 2005-11-14 |
| RIPLEY, David Arthur | Director | 2007-02-16 | 2007-08-31 |
| SWAILES, John Howard | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2006-10-31 |
| SWAILES, John Howard | Director | 1994-04-27 | 2000-09-29 |
| SWIFT, Christopher John | Director | 1996-05-20 | 1997-10-17 |
| TANASE, Mircea Daniel | Director | 2022-02-25 | 2022-07-04 |
| THOMPSON, Peter | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2003-10-03 |
| WILKINSON, George Stuart | Director | 1992-05-05 | 2011-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanilla Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.