J & D PIERCE (CONTRACTS) LTD.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£78m
+6.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
550
+5.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.8m
+193.2% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £59,859,840 | £86,820,189 | £195,250,867 | £103,789,015 | £98,426,094 | £121,081,777 | +23% | |
| Operating profit | £7,649,949 | £12,930,818 | £19,369,054 | £12,620,401 | £828,743 | £6,161,733 | +643.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,541,511 | £12,874,703 | £19,213,408 | £13,301,803 | £2,314,285 | £6,784,724 | +193.2% | |
| Net profit | £5,976,148 | £9,961,166 | £15,528,931 | £10,558,275 | £1,764,747 | £5,024,527 | +184.7% | |
| Cash | £13,537,380 | £12,934,711 | £17,267,463 | £12,273 | £0 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £41,253,586 | £51,289,970 | £63,730,568 | £73,794,270 | £75,969,378 | £82,861,291 | +9.1% | |
| Net assets | £36,813,736 | £45,007,214 | £60,536,145 | £71,094,420 | £72,859,167 | £77,883,694 | +6.9% | |
| Equity | £36,813,736 | £45,007,214 | £60,536,145 | £71,094,420 | £72,859,167 | £77,883,694 | +6.9% | |
| Average employees | 366 | 417 | 481 | 474 | 522 | 550 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | £13,683,101 | £16,107,610 | £28,682,359 | £20,283,971 | £23,744,490 | £26,746,015 | +12.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £238,616 | £202,119 | £427,948 | £289,813 | £283,514 | £302,313 | +6.6% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £184,352 | £191,966 | £195,808 | +2% |
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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.8% | 14.9% | 9.9% | 12.2% | 0.8% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 11.5% | 8.0% | 10.2% | 1.8% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.5% | 25.2% | 30.4% | 17.1% | 1.1% | 7.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.7% | 37.4% | 31.8% | 17.7% | 24.1% | 22.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.67x | 3.06x | 3.66x | |
| Interest cover | 54.98x | — | — | 75.32x | 13.39x | — |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the on-going and projected trading performance and the balances available for immediate drawdown under the Storskogen Group's Treasury arrangements as detailed in note 18, the directors consider that the company has adequate resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERGEGÅRD, Pär Fredrik | Director | 2022-06-14 | Jul 1971 | Swedish |
| GUNBY, Matthew James | Director | 2022-06-14 | May 1988 | British |
| JONSSON, Mikael Peter | Director | 2023-05-03 | Jun 1967 | Swedish |
| PIERCE, Derek | Director | 1997-04-21 | May 1966 | British |
| PIERCE, Jamie | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1994 | British |
| PULLEN, Christopher Mark | Director | 2025-05-26 | May 1970 | British |
| RYAN, David | Director | 2026-01-01 | Dec 1978 | Irish |
| TAYLOR, David | Director | 2026-01-01 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIERCE, James | Secretary | 1997-04-21 | 2022-06-14 |
| REID, Brian | Nominee Secretary | 1997-04-21 | 1997-04-21 |
| BROWN, John William | Director | 2018-08-27 | 2021-05-19 |
| CALDWELL, Andrew | Director | 2018-08-27 | 2026-01-01 |
| DAKIN, Michael Derek Royston | Director | 2022-11-28 | 2023-09-22 |
| LOFGREN, Philip Jens Max | Director | 2022-06-14 | 2025-05-26 |
| MABBOTT, Stephen | Nominee Director | 1997-04-21 | 1997-04-21 |
| PIERCE, James | Director | 1997-04-21 | 2022-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storskogen Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-14 | Active |
| Mr Derek Pierce | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-04-21 | Ceased 2022-06-14 |
| Mr James Pierce | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2017-04-21 | Ceased 2022-06-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.