J. FLETCHER (ENGINEERS) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
-34.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.5m
-32.9% vs 2024
Employees
139
+6.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£991k
-0.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,039,856 | £11,893,170 | £12,930,032 | £15,179,735 | £16,664,910 | £17,396,617 | +4.4% | |
| Operating profit | £105,391 | £145,684 | £212,280 | £705,982 | £1,152,052 | £1,105,698 | -4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,394 | £53,157 | £79,779 | £492,251 | £997,751 | £991,265 | -0.7% | |
| Net profit | £19,872 | £181,318 | £202,604 | £390,096 | £710,098 | £833,635 | +17.4% | |
| Cash | £1,135,188 | £293,812 | £422,595 | £861,342 | £1,646,883 | £1,080,552 | -34.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,182,154 | £4,239,451 | £4,220,768 | £5,376,682 | £5,775,936 | £3,054,649 | -47.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,648,954 | £1,822,272 | £2,016,876 | £3,131,875 | £3,719,038 | £2,493,981 | -32.9% | |
| Equity | £1,648,954 | £1,822,272 | £2,016,876 | £3,131,875 | £3,719,038 | £2,493,981 | -32.9% | |
| Average employees | 128 | 125 | 126 | 137 | 131 | 139 | +6.1% | |
| Wages | £4,643,625 | £4,725,161 | £4,765,319 | £5,435,334 | £6,121,174 | £6,378,944 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £200,963 | £222,647 | £332,258 | £432,362 | £370,818 | £367,955 | -0.8% |
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 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.5% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 13.1% | 19.9% | 36.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.42x | 1.46x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | 1.02x | 1.56x | 1.60x | 3.30x | 7.47x | 9.66x |
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
- Champion Accountants 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.”
Group structure
- J. FLETCHER (ENGINEERS) LIMITED · parent
- Fletcher Engineering Group Limited 100%
- William Birch (Machinery) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 14 November 2025, the entire issued share capital of the company was acquired by J. Fletchers (Engineers) Holdings Limited, incorporated in England & Wales.”
- “On 25 November 2025 the entire issued share capital of J. Fletchers (Engineers) Holdings Limited was acquired by Tendra Technical Services Limited, incorporated in England & Wales.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLCLOUGH, Garry John | Director | 2006-05-25 | Nov 1968 | British |
| DAVIES, Greg | Director | 2026-01-09 | Feb 1974 | British |
| FLETCHER, Steven John | Director | 2006-01-06 | May 1972 | British |
| GUPTA, Shalet Kumar | Director | 2026-01-09 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSGROVE, Thomas Joseph | Secretary | — | 2013-01-08 |
| FLETCHER, Christine Ellen | Secretary | — | 1993-01-01 |
| CHESWORTH, Darren Paul | Director | 2006-05-25 | 2013-10-28 |
| COSGROVE, Thomas Joseph | Director | — | 2013-01-08 |
| FLETCHER, John Joseph | Director | — | 2025-11-25 |
| PENNINGTON, Harry | Director | 2005-03-18 | 2012-02-09 |
| PRICE, Wayne | Director | 2022-04-06 | 2025-11-25 |
| SMITH, James Paul | Director | 2022-04-06 | 2024-05-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammer Propco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-11-14 | Ceased 2025-11-14 |
| J. Fletchers (Engineers) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-11-14 | Active |
| Mr Steven John Fletcher | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2026-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.