J F LINDSAY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7M
+127.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£957K
+6.5% vs 2024
Employees
22
+57.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£175K
-45% 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 Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,713,841 | £18,347,596 | £12,478,919 | £12,174,013 | £10,714,210 | £13,243,890 | +23.6% | |
| Operating profit | £234,406 | £514,598 | £56,374 | £200,045 | £317,534 | £175,106 | -44.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £234,406 | £514,613 | £56,374 | £200,400 | £318,114 | £175,106 | -45% | |
| Net profit | £184,219 | £411,182 | £42,870 | £142,380 | £234,737 | £188,028 | -19.9% | |
| Cash | £3,527,035 | £2,986,951 | £460,735 | £765,073 | £760,813 | £1,731,254 | +127.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £800,585 | £1,101,847 | £1,348,269 | +22.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,067,692 | £478,874 | £521,744 | £664,124 | £898,861 | £956,889 | +6.5% | |
| Equity | £1,067,692 | £478,874 | £521,744 | £664,124 | £898,861 | £956,889 | +6.5% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | +57.1% | |
| Wages | £1,773,517 | £1,781,825 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £372,757 | £383,316 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 2.2% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 25.0% | 28.8% | 13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 86.8% | 86.0% | 79.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.09x | 1.10x | 1.31x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PEM Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditor concluded directors' use of going concern basis appropriate. No material uncertainties identified casting significant doubt on Company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from when financial statements authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Carl | Secretary | 2002-02-01 | — | British |
| BUTLER, Carl | Director | 2023-11-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
| COPPINS, Richard | Director | 2023-11-01 | Sep 1975 | British |
| LINDSAY, Frank | Director | 1998-07-09 | Jul 1948 | British |
| LINDSAY, Frank Anthony | Director | 1998-07-09 | Jul 1971 | British |
| LINDSAY, Joan Carmen | Director | 2010-09-16 | Jul 1949 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Aubrey Frank | Secretary | 2000-06-21 | 2002-02-01 |
| KO-SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-07-09 | 2000-06-21 |
| BUTLER, Aubrey Frank | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2002-02-01 |
| LINDSAY, Edward | Director | 2006-04-12 | 2024-10-21 |
| LINDSAY, Joseph | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2024-10-21 |
| SMITH, Ronald Arthur | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2006-04-12 |
| SMALL BUSINESS CENTRES (CAMBRIDGE) LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-09 | 1998-07-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jfl1 Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-21 | Active |
| Mr Frank Lindsay | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-31 | Ceased 2024-10-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.