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THE JAMES GROUP LIMITED

#05296679 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 2004-11-25 (21y 11m) · Last filing 2026-10-21 (this month)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 45200 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2026-11-17 (in 26 days) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£2.8m

-43.5% vs 2024

Net assets

£15m

+15.6% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

438

+8.1% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£3.3m

-58.4% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £39,810,292£58,090,290£62,898,114 +8.3%
Operating profit £4,941,412£8,261,694£3,679,121 -55.5%
Profit before tax £4,864,843£7,982,847£3,320,808 -58.4%
Net profit £3,720,028£5,945,166£2,066,051 -65.2%
Cash £665,480£5,021,721£2,839,428 -43.5%
Total assets less current liabilities £9,738,641£15,663,781£17,492,571 +11.7%
Net assets £7,318,743£13,263,909£15,329,960 +15.6%
Equity £7,318,743£13,263,909£15,329,960 +15.6%
Average employees 349405438 +8.1%
Wages £12,086,828£15,513,489£17,507,974 +12.9%
Directors' remuneration ——— —

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 12.4%14.2%5.8%
Net margin 9.3%10.2%3.3%
Return on capital employed 50.7%52.7%21.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 66.9%54.3%53.3%
Current ratio 1.06x1.51x1.49x
Interest cover 64.54x25.86x8.25x

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 2 times since incorporation

  1. THE JAMES GROUP LIMITED 2007-07-24 → present
  2. KVB HOLDINGS LIMITED 2005-03-15 → 2007-07-24
  3. ADONFORM LIMITED 2004-11-25 → 2005-03-15

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Lopian Gross Barnett & Co
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”

Group structure

  1. THE JAMES GROUP LIMITED · parent
    1. L&I Eaton Arc (Lincoln North) Limited 100% · UK
    2. L&I Eaton Arc (Lincoln South) Limited 100% · UK
    3. L & I Eaton (Preston) Limited 100% · UK
    4. L & I Eaton ARC Limited 100% · UK
    5. L & I Eaton Limited 100% · UK
    6. Wheel Aid Limited 100% · UK
    7. Dixon & Hopwood Limited 100% · UK

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

1 active · 4 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BOOTLE, Lee James Director 2004-11-25 Jan 1971 British
Show 4 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BOARDMAN, Kirsty Victoria Secretary 2004-11-25 2007-08-15
TAYLOR, Louise Secretary 2007-08-15 2010-03-17
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2004-11-25 2004-11-25
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2004-11-25 2004-11-25

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Lee James Bootle Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 69 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-11-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-11-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-12-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-11-08 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-09-19 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-08-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-01-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-10-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2021-11-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-11-29 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2021-10-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2021-09-30 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous shortened PDF
2021-07-30 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous extended PDF
2020-12-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-12-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2020-09-01 AUD auditors Auditors resignation company
2019-11-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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