R.D. JOHNS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.9m
+70.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£16m
+24.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
367
+12.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.9m
+5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £59,918,389 | £66,182,152 | £72,059,759 | +8.9% | |
| Operating profit | £5,188,272 | £5,349,422 | £5,608,241 | +4.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,598,533 | £4,622,602 | £4,854,986 | +5% | |
| Net profit | £3,473,211 | £3,425,801 | £3,599,230 | +5.1% | |
| Cash | £623,107 | £2,293,537 | £3,910,106 | +70.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,794,102 | £24,267,861 | £31,937,785 | +31.6% | |
| Net assets | £10,055,871 | £13,162,123 | £16,384,048 | +24.5% | |
| Equity | £10,055,871 | £13,162,123 | £16,384,048 | +24.5% | |
| Average employees | 301 | 327 | 367 | +12.2% | |
| Wages | £8,259,780 | £9,072,797 | £10,623,277 | +17.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £11,901 | £12,122 | £12,380 | +2.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 8.1% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.6% | 22.0% | 17.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.8% | 57.2% | 59.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.59x | 1.87x | |
| Interest cover | 8.68x | 6.99x | 6.99x |
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
- R.D. JOHNS LIMITED 1986-07-18 → present
- WILLOWREN LIMITED 1986-04-07 → 1986-07-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Westcotts (SW) 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
- R.D. JOHNS LIMITED · parent
- Westcountry Premier Ltd 100%
- Complete Foodservice Ltd 100%
- W.G.Chaffin & Co Ltd 100%
- Gibbins Quality Meats Ltd 100%
- Cooper Foods (Andover) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Mrs S Johns, Mr A J Lewis, Mr MR Johns, Miss K Johns, Ms FM Brooks and Mr PJ Hodge were appointed as directors after 31 December 2025 but prior to the date of this report.”
- “These borrowings were replaced by a £20m Revolving Credit Facility from 2 December 2025.”
- “The other non-bank loan repayable within 12 months (£1.425m) & after 12 months (£1.425m) relates to the acquisition of Cooper Foods (Andover) Limited & are unsecured.”
- “R.D. Johns Limited (a subsidiary) acquired 100% of the share capital of Cooper Foods (Andover) Limited on 30 June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNS, Samantha | Secretary | 2021-11-12 | — | — |
| BROOKS, Faye Marie | Director | 2026-01-06 | Oct 1983 | British |
| HODGE, Peter Jonathan | Director | 2026-01-03 | Mar 1953 | British |
| JOHNS, Andrew Ronald | Director | 1997-02-06 | Jun 1973 | British |
| JOHNS, Katie Marie | Director | 2026-01-03 | Feb 1978 | British |
| JOHNS, Martin Roy | Director | 2026-01-22 | Feb 1971 | British |
| JOHNS, Samantha Ellen | Director | 2026-01-03 | Aug 1973 | British |
| LEWIS, Andrew James | Director | 2026-01-09 | Jul 1982 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNS, Andrew Ronald | Secretary | 2001-09-30 | 2021-11-12 |
| JOHNS, Jane Linda | Secretary | — | 2001-09-17 |
| JOHNS, Martin Roy | Director | 1997-02-06 | 2021-06-01 |
| JOHNS, Roy David | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A R Johns Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-01 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Ronald Johns | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-01 |
| Martin Roy Johns | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-01 |
| Mr Roy David Johns | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- 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.