J.L.C. GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
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Cash
£291K
+40.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.8M
-4.4% vs 2024
Employees
54
+17.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.8M
+717.2% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,891,435 | £9,750,761 | — | £12,869,911 | £7,283,551 | £14,434,734 | +98.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,763,002 | £1,456,883 | — | £2,287,748 | £127,738 | £1,772,191 | +1,287.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,161,106 | £1,416,251 | £2,217,063 | £2,364,979 | £217,915 | £1,780,814 | +717.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,731,233 | £1,135,481 | £1,766,862 | £1,902,976 | £160,296 | £1,334,709 | +732.7% | |
| Cash | £3,190,202 | £2,958,654 | £2,138,368 | £3,247,498 | £207,378 | £290,920 | +40.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,438,913 | £5,580,186 | £5,879,934 | £6,230,519 | £6,414,605 | £6,176,142 | -3.7% | |
| Net assets | £5,154,360 | £5,289,841 | £5,556,703 | £5,859,679 | £6,019,975 | £5,754,684 | -4.4% | |
| Equity | £5,154,360 | £5,289,841 | £5,556,703 | £5,859,679 | £6,019,975 | £5,754,684 | -4.4% | |
| Average employees | 57 | 59 | 60 | 51 | 46 | 54 | +17.4% | |
| Wages | £1,774,336 | £1,786,518 | £1,999,882 | £1,979,501 | £1,676,231 | £2,349,743 | +40.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £95,576 | £87,000 | £90,548 | £96,069 | £51,678 | £119,700 | +131.6% |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.8% | 14.9% | — | 17.8% | 1.8% | 12.3% | |
| Net margin | 19.5% | 11.6% | — | 14.8% | 2.2% | 9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.4% | 26.1% | — | 36.7% | 2.0% | 28.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 18.0% | 28.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.64x | 4.32x | 2.49x |
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
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors note that significant cash balances are available across the entity and its parent company, but have referred to prudent work in hand forecasts, which indicate sufficient funds are in place to meet all liabilities as they are projected to fall due for payment over the next twelve months, leading them to the conclusion that there are no material uncertainties over adopting the going concern basis at the time of signing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The directors opted to dispose of the company's development land bank, owing to the management time taken up securing adequate planning permission being better spent on profitable endeavors in the company's principal income stream.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKSON, Sheila Margaret | Secretary | 1996-01-24 | — | British |
| BROWN, Paul | Director | 2013-07-01 | Dec 1980 | British |
| COOKSON, John Leslie | Director | 1996-01-24 | May 1965 | British |
| COOKSON, Sheila Margaret | Director | 1996-01-24 | Jan 1958 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-24 | 1996-01-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.L.C. Groundworks (Holdings)Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-04 | Ceased 2019-03-04 |
| J.L.C. Groundworks (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-04 | Active |
| Mr John Leslie Cookson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-04 |
| Mrs Sheila Margaret Cookson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-06-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-06-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.