How much does J Lister Electrical Limited make?

J Lister Electrical Limited reported revenue of £5.4m and £162k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does J Lister Electrical Limited have?

J Lister Electrical Limited reported an average of 41 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is J Lister Electrical Limited profitable?

Yes — J Lister Electrical Limited reported a profit of £162k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 04335941 · Incorporated 7 Dec 2001

J Lister Electrical Limited

Registered name: J LISTER ELECTRICAL LIMITED

Part of Northern Bear PLC group

J Lister Electrical Limited made £5.4m revenue and £162k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

J Lister Electrical Limited’s revenue grew 40% to £5.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £162k profit and 41 employees. The company is classified under “electrical installation” and is based in York; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43210Electrical installation

Status: Active
Location: York, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 24 yrs · since 2001
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. From the filing: “The company's immediate parent undertaking is Northern Bear Construction Limited and the company's ultimate parent undertaking is Northern Bear PLC.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£5.4m

Growth ▲40.4%

Profit

£162k

Growth —

Profit margin

Gross 22.7%

Employees

Change ▲10.8%

Profit / employee

£4k

Revenue/employee £131k

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£3.8m	£5.4m
Cost of sales	£2.9m	£4.2m
Gross profit	£936k	£1.2m
Operating profit	−£47.5k	£220k
Profit before tax	−£48.4k	£219k
Profit after tax	−£44.2k	£162k
Profit (best available)	−£44.2k	£162k
Staff costs	£1.7m	£2m
Employees (average)	37	41
Ratios
Profit margin	−1.1%	3%
Gross margin	24.4%	22.7%
Revenue per employee	£104k	£131k
Profit per employee	−£1.2k	£4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲40.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲10.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£96.5k	£410k
Net assets	£518k	£681k
Fixed assets	£187k	£166k
Current assets	£1.3m	£1.6m
Debtors	£1.1m	£1.1m
Deferred income	£91.1k	£389k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 22.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £131k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 7.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 19.5%; 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: ▲31%; Now £681k
Cash at bank: ▲325%; Now £410k
Headcount: ▲11%; Now 41
Deferred income: ▲327%; Now £389k
Fixed assets: ▼11%; Now £166k

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

Ownership chain

Northern Bear PLCultimate parent75–100%
Northern Bear Construction Limited75–100%
J Lister Electrical Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (5)

MGM LtdRev. £15.2m · Profit £743k
Isoler Ltd.Rev. £10.6m · Profit £1.4m
Arcas Building Solutions LimitedRev. £8.5m · Profit £161k
H. Peel & Sons LimitedRev. £1.9m · Profit −£905k
Northern Bear (Safety) LimitedRev. £376k · Profit −£34.5k

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 £162k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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