J.E. PORTER LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
-36.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£55M
+0.1% vs 2024
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£52K
-101.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,566,476 | £23,035 | -99.9% | |
| Operating profit | £33,559 | -£522,732 | -1,657.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,669,509 | -£51,704 | -101.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,229,112 | £53,059 | -98.4% | |
| Cash | £2,142,964 | £1,361,625 | -36.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £55,659,293 | £55,607,360 | -0.1% | |
| Net assets | £54,736,095 | £54,789,154 | +0.1% | |
| Equity | £54,736,095 | £54,789,154 | +0.1% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 0% | |
| Wages | £44,078 | £29,374 | -33.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £24,000 | £24,000 | 0% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.2% | — | |
| Net margin | 19.5% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.1% | -0.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.9% | 1.6% | |
| Interest cover | 0.26x | -25.88x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- J.E. PORTER LIMITED 1985-04-02 → present
- SPURCROWN LIMITED 1985-02-22 → 1985-04-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which assumes the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company's principal activity was the processing of animal feed until the trade and assets were sold on 28 March 2023. The company is actively looking at future trading activities and opportunities and therefore the directors believe that the going concern basis is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “On 26 September 2025, the company acquired the entire share capital of Coolgate Limited for £11,533,817. The principal activities of Coolgate Limited are those of arable farming and the directors consider this acquisition will form a key part in the company's growth of its agricultural business. The acquisition will be reflected in the company's financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORTER, James Edward | Director | 2025-01-30 | Nov 1992 | British |
| PORTER, Kathryn Mary | Director | 1996-02-26 | Oct 1959 | British |
| PORTER, Michael Edward | Director | 2025-01-30 | Nov 1997 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTER, Graham Edward | Secretary | — | 2025-06-25 |
| PORTER, Graham Edward | Director | — | 2025-01-30 |
| PORTER, John Edward | Director | — | 1997-03-10 |
| PORTER, Thelma Amelia | Director | — | 1998-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roythornes Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-17 | Active |
| Ms Vember Mortlock | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-17 |
| Mr Graham Clive Holdich Smith | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-17 |
| Mr Graham Edward Porter | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.