James Latham Public Limited Company
Registered name: JAMES LATHAM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
James Latham Public Limited Company made £393m revenue and £18.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
James Latham Public Limited Company’s revenue grew 7% to £393m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £18.6m profit. The company is classified under “wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment” and is based in Hemel Hempstead; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hemel Hempstead, South East
- Age
- 126 yrs · since 1900
- Type
- Public 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 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £367m | £367m | £393m |
| Cost of sales | −£304m | −£305m | −£328m |
| Gross profit | £62.1m | £61.4m | £64.8m |
| Operating profit | £26.1m | £20.2m | £22m |
| Profit before tax | £30.3m | £24.3m | £25.1m |
| Profit after tax | £22.7m | £18.1m | £18.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £22.7m | £18.1m | £18.6m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.2% | 5% | 4.7% |
| Gross margin | 16.9% | 16.8% | 16.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0% | ▲7.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼19.9% | ▲2.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (6)
- Bausen LimitedFigures not disclosed
- James Latham (Warehousing) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- James Latham Trustee LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Latham Timber Centres (Bridgwater) Ltd.Figures not disclosed
- Lathams LimitedFigures not disclosed
- LDT Westerham LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £18.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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