James Building Company Ltd
Registered name: JAMES BUILDING COMPANY LTD
James Building Company Ltd made £274k revenue and £8.8k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
James Building Company Ltd’s revenue fell 1% to £274k in the year to 31 May 2025, with £8.8k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “construction of domestic buildings” and is based in Horley; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Horley, South East
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £164k | £278k | £274k |
| Profit after tax | £265 | £1.6k | £8.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £265 | £1.6k | £8.8k |
| Staff costs | £84k | £56k | £38.3k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 0.2% | 0.6% | 3.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £164k | £278k | — |
| Profit per employee | £265 | £1.6k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲69.8% | ▼1.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲507.9% | ▲448% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £265 | £1.6k | £1.9k |
| Current assets | £265 | £1.6k | £1.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲17%
- Now £1.9k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼100%
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £8.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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