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Company No. NI630485 · Incorporated 2 Apr 2015

JW & J Porter Limited

Registered name: JW & J PORTER LIMITED

JW & J Porter Limited made £9.8m revenue and £313k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

JW & J Porter Limited’s revenue fell 19% to £9.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £313k profit and 13 employees. The company is classified under “construction of domestic buildings” and is based in Belfast; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Status
Active
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Age
11 yrs · since 2015
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£9.8m
Growth ▼18.6%
Profit
£313k
Growth ▼48.1%
Profit margin
3.2%
Gross 13.2%
Employees
13
Change ▼18.8%
Profit / employee
£24k
Revenue/employee £753k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£12.7m£12m£9.8m
Cost of sales—£11.3m£10.6m£8.5m
Gross profit—£1.3m£1.4m£1.3m
Operating profit—£795k£933k£647k
Profit before tax—£669k£681k£344k
Profit after tax—£349k£603k£313k
Profit (best available)—£349k£603k£313k
Staff costs—£128k£124k£628k
Employees (average)18191613
Ratios
Profit margin—2.8%5%3.2%
Gross margin—10.6%12.1%13.2%
Revenue per employee—£668k£752k£753k
Profit per employee—£18.4k£37.7k£24k
Cash conversion—−632.8%285.7%−204.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▼5.2%▼18.6%
Profit growth——▲72.9%▼48.1%
Headcount growth—▲5.6%▼15.8%▼18.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£26.1k£43.2k£39.6k£126k
Net assets£1.7m£2m£2.6m£2.9m
Fixed assets£1.1m£1.2m£1.1m£1m
Current assets£11.5m£15.1m£12.2m£14.4m
Debtors£288k£67.9k£32.2k£20k
Deferred income£1.3m£619k£270k£269k
Cash from operations—−£5m£2.7m−£1.3m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
13.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£753k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£24k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−204.4%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
10.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2.8%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.2%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲12%
Now £2.9m
Cash at bank
▲218%
Now £126k
Headcount
▼19%
Now 13
Deferred income
▼0%
Now £269k
Fixed assets
▼3%
Now £1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £313k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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