LARSON-JUHL UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
-35.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.1m
+0.8% vs 2024
Employees
40
-7% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3m
-38.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-04
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-03 | 2022-01-02 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2026-01-04 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,667,506 | £15,046,740 | £16,202,617 | £15,658,041 | £14,259,027 | £14,275,080 | +0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £108,243 | £1,379,625 | £2,068,567 | £1,827,830 | £2,156,203 | £1,351,829 | -37.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £107,227 | £1,375,017 | £2,069,899 | £1,832,516 | £2,181,024 | £1,349,686 | -38.1% | |
| Net profit | £530,325 | £1,168,241 | £1,743,233 | £1,380,941 | £1,817,869 | £1,039,974 | -42.8% | |
| Cash | £2,116,108 | £387,680 | £1,763,148 | £1,750,456 | £1,623,316 | £1,053,431 | -35.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,803,098 | £3,971,339 | £6,301,832 | £5,733,651 | £5,370,350 | £5,193,142 | -3.3% | |
| Net assets | £3,803,098 | £3,971,339 | £5,614,572 | £5,039,210 | £5,081,293 | £5,121,267 | +0.8% | |
| Equity | £3,803,098 | £3,971,339 | £5,614,572 | £5,039,210 | £5,081,293 | £5,121,267 | +0.8% | |
| Average employees | 72 | 55 | 55 | 46 | 43 | 40 | -7% | |
| Wages | £2,306,134 | £1,819,048 | £1,930,854 | £1,510,398 | £1,355,252 | £1,439,403 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £347,515 | £71,608 | £72,775 | £80,097 | £89,620 | £183,800 | +105.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £16,047 | £17,220 | £37,800 | +119.5% |
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 | 2021-01-03 | 2022-01-02 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2026-01-04 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 9.2% | 12.8% | 11.7% | 15.1% | 9.5% | |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 7.8% | 10.8% | 8.8% | 12.7% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.8% | 34.7% | 32.8% | 31.9% | 40.2% | 26.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.2% | 58.5% | 50.9% | 51.2% | 50.4% | 46.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.02x | 1.89x | — | |
| Interest cover | 67.57x | — | — | — | — | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- LARSON-JUHL UK LIMITED 2018-12-20 → present
- ARQADIA LIMITED 1998-09-14 → 2018-12-20
- ARQUATI(U.K.)LIMITED 1975-01-17 → 1998-09-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the Directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRASER, Deborah Marion | Secretary | 2005-03-01 | — | British |
| BOTRUGNO, Paolo | Director | 2020-11-02 | Feb 1959 | Italian |
| BROWN, Michael John | Director | 2003-12-31 | Apr 1958 | British |
| DURBRIDGE, Michael John | Director | 2026-03-10 | Aug 1973 | British |
| FRASER, Deborah Marion | Director | 2020-11-02 | Nov 1967 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARROLD, David | Secretary | — | 2005-02-28 |
| ARQUATI, Elio | Director | — | 1996-05-29 |
| ARQUATI, Ettore | Director | — | 1996-05-29 |
| ARQUATI, Franco | Director | — | 1996-05-29 |
| BIJSTERVELD, Arie Cornelis | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| BURRAGE, Jonathan Leslie | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| GOODSON, Ralph Bradley | Director | 1996-05-29 | 2013-06-06 |
| MASTERS, Derek William | Director | — | 2003-12-31 |
| MCKENZIE, Stephen Eric | Director | 2002-07-02 | 2012-03-05 |
| PONZIO, Craig Allen | Director | 1996-05-29 | 2002-07-02 |
| VAN PELT, Andrew | Director | 2012-03-05 | 2018-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael John Durbridge | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-03-10 | Active |
| Northampton Acquisition Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-09-27 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Leslie Burrage | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2020-10-31 |
| Mr Michael John Brown | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-23 |
| Ms Deborah Marion Fraser | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-27 |
| Mr Andrew Van Pelt | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.