J.M. FINN & CO.LTD
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Cash
£54m
-5.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£60m
-2.9% vs 2024
Employees
324
+2.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£16m
-11.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £75,841,703 | £89,706,285 | £90,687,808 | +1.1% | |
| Operating profit | £12,808,372 | £15,098,006 | £13,545,173 | -10.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £15,306,076 | £17,887,219 | £15,791,862 | -11.7% | |
| Net profit | £11,223,485 | £13,088,135 | £11,383,497 | -13% | |
| Cash | £57,558,989 | £56,931,256 | £54,047,200 | -5.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £79,518,016 | £79,755,159 | £75,981,655 | -4.7% | |
| Net assets | £58,856,328 | £61,257,321 | £59,501,859 | -2.9% | |
| Equity | £58,856,328 | £61,257,321 | £59,501,859 | -2.9% | |
| Average employees | 321 | 317 | 324 | +2.2% | |
| Wages | £40,978,977 | £42,990,774 | £44,677,975 | +3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,344,951 | £2,495,827 | £2,462,746 | -1.3% |
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 | 16.9% | 16.8% | 14.9% | |
| Net margin | 14.8% | 14.6% | 12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.1% | 18.9% | 17.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.5% | 47.3% | 51.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.29x | 2.48x | 2.11x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the Company has adequate resources to continue trading for the foreseeable future. The Company has a large amount of cash reserves and continues to be profitable and therefore the directors are confident that the Company is still a going concern.”
Group structure
- J.M. FINN & CO.LTD · parent
- J.M. Finn Nominees Limited 100%
- J.M. Finn (Own Name) Nominees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The firm undertook several projects, including a substantial renovation for the Bury St Edmunds office, which saw the whole team relocate to London for three months, in addition to establishing our fifth regional office in Cheltenham...”
- “During the year we also added a new service proposition specialising in Court of Protection and Personal Injury Trust mandates.”
- “Other important initiatives of note included projects to upgrade our front and back-office systems - projects that do not come without risk, but thanks to an enormous amount of preparation and testing, went as smoothly as could be expected.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERRIFF, Jeffrey Craig | Secretary | 2006-04-06 | — | British |
| BEDFORD, Hugo Charles | Director | 2021-01-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| BERTRAND, Luc Jacques Leon Cesar | Director | 2011-09-30 | Feb 1951 | Belgian |
| BUYSSCHAERT, Michel | Director | 2021-01-01 | May 1965 | Belgian |
| CAMERLYNCK, Vincent | Director | 2023-11-01 | Sep 1961 | Belgian |
| DEJONGHE, Piet | Director | 2024-01-02 | Oct 1966 | Belgian |
| HALL, Louise Drummond | Director | 2023-08-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
| LECHIEN, Eric Guy Martin | Director | 2018-05-17 | Jul 1973 | Belgian |
| MATERS, Christophe | Director | 2023-08-18 | Sep 1983 | Belgian |
| MAY, Dominic | Director | 2021-01-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARSTOW, John David | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2011-09-30 |
| BECK, Charles Theodore Heathfield | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2011-09-30 |
| CLARKSON, Toby William John | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2011-09-30 |
| COSSLETT, Roger Noel | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2011-09-30 |
| DE WINTER, Paul Maurice Eduard | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
| DELEN, Jacques Joseph Marie | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2020-12-31 |
| DYAS, Paul Edward | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2011-09-30 |
| EDGEDALE, James William | Director | 2006-04-06 | 2021-07-14 |
| FARRANT, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2011-09-30 |
| FAULL, Harry Matthew | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2008-05-20 |
| FINN, John Michael | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2011-09-30 |
| MCENEANEY, Matthew | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2011-09-30 |
| REBBECK, Thomas Claud Hall | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2011-09-30 |
| SMITH, Samantha Jane | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2009-05-01 |
| SUSSMAN, Steven Anthony | Director | 2006-04-06 | 2023-12-31 |
| SUYKENS, Jan Hendrick Maria Suzanna | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2023-12-31 |
| TEMPLE PEDERSEN, Simon Alexander | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2011-09-30 |
| VAN NIEUWENBORGH, Jens | Director | 2015-10-16 | 2023-11-07 |
| WARD, William Robin Vielle | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2011-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackermans And Van Haaren Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | 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.