J.a. Jones & Sons (Churchtown) Limited
Registered name: J.A. JONES & SONS (CHURCHTOWN) LIMITED
J.a. Jones & Sons (Churchtown) Limited made £10.9m revenue and £128k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
J.a. Jones & Sons (Churchtown) Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £10.9m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £128k profit and 100 employees. The company is classified under “plant propagation” and is based in Merseyside; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Merseyside, North West
- Age
- 43 yrs · since 1983
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.7m | £12.3m | £10.5m | £10.9m |
| Cost of sales | £9.1m | £9.6m | £8.2m | £8.4m |
| Gross profit | £2.6m | £2.7m | £2.4m | £2.5m |
| Operating profit | £610k | £616k | £355k | £385k |
| Profit before tax | £495k | £427k | £179k | £172k |
| Profit after tax | £404k | £333k | £131k | £128k |
| Profit (best available) | £404k | £333k | £131k | £128k |
| Staff costs | £3.1m | £3.4m | £3.5m | £3.7m |
| Employees (average) | 102 | 102 | 103 | 100 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.5% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Gross margin | 21.9% | 22% | 22.4% | 23.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £114k | £120k | £102k | £109k |
| Profit per employee | £4k | £3.3k | £1.3k | £1.3k |
| Cash conversion | −20.1% | −105.6% | −108.6% | −44.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5% | ▼14.1% | ▲3.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼17.5% | ▼60.7% | ▼1.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲1% | ▼2.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £666 | £1.4k | £717 | £661 |
| Net assets | £1.9m | £2.1m | £2.2m | £2.3m |
| Fixed assets | £1.2m | £1.5m | £1.5m | £2m |
| Current assets | £3.8m | £4m | £4.1m | £4.7m |
| Debtors | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.8m |
| Deferred income | £57.6k | £213k | £32.2k | £35.9k |
| Cash from operations | −£123k | −£651k | −£386k | −£170k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £109k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −44.3%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 18.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.2%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲4%
- Now £2.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼8%
- Now £661
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 100
- Deferred income
- ▲12%
- Now £35.9k
- Fixed assets
- ▲33%
- Now £2m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £128k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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