L & J LEISURE LIMITED
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Cash
£874k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£15m
Equity attributable
Employees
416
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.4m
Period ending 2024-01-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,062,218 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,398,544 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,399,819 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,799,575 | — | |
| Cash | £874,055 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,448,699 | — | |
| Net assets | £14,539,136 | — | |
| Equity | £14,539,136 | — | |
| Average employees | 416 | — | |
| Wages | £7,648,891 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £84,439 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.54x | |
| Interest cover | 35.32x |
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
- L & J LEISURE LIMITED 1998-01-26 → present
- OZON LIMITED 1984-05-08 → 1998-01-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Stephenson Smart (East Anglia) Limited
- 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 group's and the parent 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
- L & J LEISURE LIMITED · parent
- J & J Wilson (Shops) Limited 100%
- The Golden Lion (Hunstanton) Limited 100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Shelly | Secretary | 2026-02-01 | — | — |
| JOHNSTONE, Gavin | Director | 2026-02-01 | Nov 1986 | British |
| JOHNSTONE, Valerie Margaret | Director | — | May 1961 | British |
| LLOYD, Derrick | Director | — | Aug 1953 | British |
| LLOYD, Dorothy Kathleen | Director | — | Feb 1959 | British |
| LLOYD, Scott | Director | 2013-09-01 | Apr 1981 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTONE, Valerie Margaret | Secretary | 2007-08-01 | 2026-02-01 |
| LLOYD, Dorothy Kathleen | Secretary | 1997-05-31 | 2007-08-01 |
| WALKER, Anne | Secretary | — | 1997-05-31 |
| JOHNSTONE, Craig | Director | — | 1990-11-27 |
| JOHNSTONE, Gavin | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2025-07-23 |
| SANDY, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2023-01-31 |
| SANDY, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 1999-05-06 | 2000-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Valerie Margaret Johnstone | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-01 |
| Mr Derrick Lloyd | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Dorothy Kathleen Lloyd | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Scott Lloyd | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-08-06 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-07-30 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-30 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-30 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-07 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-12-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.