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Company No. 03926657 · Incorporated 16 Feb 2000

Jones Metcalf Ltd

Registered name: JONES METCALF LTD

Part of Efs Global Limited group

Jones Metcalf Ltd made £11.9m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Jones Metcalf Ltd’s revenue grew 12% to £11.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.3m profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Burnley; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road
Status
Active
Location
Burnley, North West
Age
26 yrs · since 2000
Type
Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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. From the filing: “EFS Global Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Small teamOperating leverageBoring industry
Revenue
£11.9m
Growth ▲12%
Profit
£1.3m
Growth ▲393.3%
Profit margin
10.6%
Gross 20.5%
Employees
2
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£631k
Revenue/employee £6m
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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£10.4m£10.7m£11.9m
Cost of sales£8.8m£8.9m£9.5m
Gross profit£1.6m£1.7m£2.4m
Profit before tax£90k£348k£1.7m
Profit after tax£49.1k£256k£1.3m
Profit (best available)£49.1k£256k£1.3m
Employees (average)222
Ratios
Profit margin0.5%2.4%10.6%
Gross margin15.3%16.2%20.5%
Revenue per employee£5.2m£5.3m£6m
Profit per employee£24.5k£128k£631k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲2.7%▲12%
Profit growth—▲421.6%▲393.3%
Headcount growth—0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£66.4k£118k£433k
Net assets£2.1m£2.3m£3.6m
Fixed assets£10.6m£11m£11m
Current assets£9.9m£11.6m£16.3m
Debtors£1.8m£2m£2m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
10.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
20.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£6m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£631k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
91.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
17.1%
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
▲54%
Now £3.6m
Cash at bank
▲265%
Now £433k
Headcount
0%
Now 2
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼1%
Now £11m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Efs Global Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Jones Metcalf Ltdthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (3)

Sister companies (4)

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 £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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