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Company No. 01253632 · Incorporated 6 Apr 1976

James a. Jobling and Company Limited

Registered name: JAMES A. JOBLING AND COMPANY LIMITED

James a. Jobling and Company Limited made £31.2m revenue and £2.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

James a. Jobling and Company Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £31.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.9m profit and 73 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products” and is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East
Age
50 yrs · since 1976
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£31.2m
Growth ▼2.7%
Profit
£2.9m
Growth ▼12.3%
Profit margin
9.2%
Gross 39.9%
Employees
73
Change ▲7.3%
Profit / employee
£39.3k
Revenue/employee £427k
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£30.1m£35.2m£32m£31.2m
Cost of sales£19.4m£21.8m£19.9m£18.7m
Gross profit£10.8m£13.3m£12.1m£12.4m
Operating profit£3.6m£5.2m£3.8m£3.5m
Profit before tax£3.7m£5.4m£4.2m£3.9m
Profit after tax£3m£4.1m£3.3m£2.9m
Profit (best available)£3m£4.1m£3.3m£2.9m
Staff costs£3.8m£3.8m£4.1m£4.5m
Employees (average)63706873
Ratios
Profit margin9.8%11.7%10.2%9.2%
Gross margin35.7%37.9%37.9%39.9%
Revenue per employee£478k£502k£471k£427k
Profit per employee£47k£58.7k£48.1k£39.3k
Cash conversion112.2%85%125.5%104%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲16.7%▼8.9%▼2.7%
Profit growth—▲38.9%▼20.4%▼12.3%
Headcount growth—▲11.1%▼2.9%▲7.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£9.7m£11.2m£7.2m£6.5m
Net assets£12.6m£14.2m£14.5m£15.1m
Fixed assets£3.3m£3.2m£3.7m£5.6m
Current assets£15.6m£18.5m£18.5m£16.2m
Debtors£3.4m£4.3m£3.9m£3.5m
Deferred income£367k£404k£337k£360k
Cash from operations£4.1m£4.5m£4.8m£3.6m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
9.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
39.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£427k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£39.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
104%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
18.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
11.2%
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
▲4%
Now £15.1m
Cash at bank
▼10%
Now £6.5m
Headcount
▲7%
Now 73
Deferred income
▲7%
Now £360k
Fixed assets
▲53%
Now £5.6m

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

Subsidiaries (1)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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