J.H. Lavender & Company Limited
Registered name: J.H. LAVENDER & COMPANY LIMITED
J.H. Lavender & Company Limited made £12.2m revenue and £474k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text
J.H. Lavender & Company Limited’s revenue fell 21% to £12.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £474k profit and 101 employees. The company is classified under “casting of light metals” and is based in West Bromwich; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- West Bromwich, West Midlands
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1994
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The parent company of J.H. Lavender & Company Ltd is J.H. Lavender (Holdings) Ltd.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13m | £11.9m | £17.1m | £15.5m | £12.2m |
| Cost of sales | £11.5m | £11m | £14.4m | £12.8m | £9.8m |
| Gross profit | £1.5m | £884k | £2.8m | £2.7m | £2.4m |
| Operating profit | −£389k | −£771k | £812k | £782k | £654k |
| Profit before tax | −£525k | −£993k | £433k | £452k | £429k |
| Profit after tax | −£805k | −£525k | £399k | £571k | £474k |
| Profit (best available) | −£805k | −£525k | £399k | £571k | £474k |
| Staff costs | £4.3m | £4m | £4.7m | £4.8m | £4.7m |
| Employees (average) | 83 | 106 | 115 | 112 | 101 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | −6.2% | −4.4% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 11.5% | 7.4% | 16.1% | 17.2% | 19.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £156k | £112k | £149k | £138k | £121k |
| Profit per employee | −£9.7k | −£4.9k | £3.5k | £5.1k | £4.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲43.6% | ▼9.7% | ▼21% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲43.1% | ▼16.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲8.5% | ▼2.6% | ▼9.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £19.6k | £14.8k | £49.3k | £172k | £707k |
| Net assets | £1.9m | £1.4m | £1.8m | £2.4m | £2.9m |
| Fixed assets | £4m | £4m | £4.1m | £3.8m | £3.7m |
| Current assets | £4.8m | £5m | £6.5m | £5.8m | £3.4m |
| Debtors | £3.3m | £3.1m | £4.9m | £3.5m | £524k |
| Deferred income | £334k | £317k | £0 | £118k | £117k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 19.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £121k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 30.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.3%
- 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
- ▲20%
- Now £2.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲312%
- Now £707k
- Headcount
- ▼10%
- Now 101
- Deferred income
- ▼1%
- Now £117k
- Fixed assets
- ▼4%
- Now £3.7m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £474k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026
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