J & a (International) Limited
Registered name: J & A (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
Part of J & a (International) Holdings Limited groupJ & a (International) Limited made £13.1m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
J & a (International) Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £13.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.5m profit and 115 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Lincolnshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lincolnshire, East of England
- Age
- 45 yrs · since 1981
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.5m | £14.1m | £14.4m | £13.1m |
| Cost of sales | £6.6m | £6.6m | £6.4m | £5.5m |
| Gross profit | £6.9m | £7.5m | £8.1m | £7.6m |
| Profit before tax | £2.3m | £2.6m | £2.8m | £2.1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.9m | £2m | £2.1m | £1.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.9m | £2m | £2.1m | £1.5m |
| Staff costs | £4m | £4m | £4.2m | £4.4m |
| Employees (average) | 131 | 126 | 123 | 115 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 13.9% | 14.4% | 14.2% | 11.8% |
| Gross margin | 51% | 53.2% | 55.8% | 57.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £103k | £112k | £117k | £114k |
| Profit per employee | £14.4k | £16.1k | £16.7k | £13.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.4% | ▲2.1% | ▼9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲8.2% | ▲0.9% | ▼24.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.8% | ▼2.4% | ▼6.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.8m | £4.4m | £4.3m | £4.1m |
| Net assets | £9.1m | £9.1m | £9.1m | £8.7m |
| Fixed assets | £3.6m | £3.5m | £3.8m | £3.6m |
| Current assets | £6.8m | £7.1m | £7m | £6.7m |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| Cash from operations | −£2.6m | −£3.5m | −£3.2m | −£2.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 57.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £114k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £13.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 27.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.2%
- 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
- ▼5%
- Now £8.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼4%
- Now £4.1m
- Headcount
- ▼7%
- Now 115
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £3.6m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- J & a (International) Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- J & a (International) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- J & a Europe LimitedFigures not disclosed
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 £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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