J & B Contractors Limited
Registered name: J & B CONTRACTORS LIMITED
J & B Contractors Limited made £112k revenue and a £9.5k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
J & B Contractors Limited’s revenue fell 23% to £112k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £9.5k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “joinery installation” and is based in Stanford-Le-Hope; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stanford-Le-Hope, East of England
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- Type
- Private 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 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £153k | £146k | £112k |
| Cost of sales | — | £77.2k | £77.8k | £64.2k |
| Gross profit | — | £76.3k | £67.8k | £48k |
| Operating profit | — | −£18k | −£6.8k | −£9.6k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£18k | −£6.8k | −£9.7k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£17.4k | −£6.6k | −£9.5k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£17.4k | −£6.6k | −£9.5k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −11.3% | −4.5% | −8.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 49.7% | 46.6% | 42.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £76.7k | £72.8k | £56.1k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£8.7k | −£3.3k | −£4.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼5.1% | ▼22.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £23.3k | £6.7k | — |
| Net assets | £54.1k | £34.8k | £20.2k | £7.4k |
| Fixed assets | £5.3k | £4k | £3k | £2.2k |
| Current assets | £60.8k | £41.2k | £24.4k | £19k |
| Debtors | — | £16.5k | £16.3k | £19k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −8.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 42.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £56.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£4.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.9%
- 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
- ▼63%
- Now £7.4k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼25%
- Now £2.2k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£9.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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