James & Co (1998) Limited
Registered name: JAMES & CO (1998) LIMITED
James & Co (1998) Limited made £370k revenue and £141k profit in the year to 5 Apr 2025.
James & Co (1998) Limited’s revenue grew 25% to £370k in the year to 5 Apr 2025, with £141k profit and 7 employees. The company is classified under “activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities” and is based in Burnham-on-Sea; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Burnham-on-Sea, South West
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- 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 | 5 Apr 2022 | 5 Apr 2023 | 5 Apr 2024 | 5 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £236k | £296k | £370k |
| Profit after tax | — | £88.1k | £123k | £141k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £88.1k | £123k | £141k |
| Staff costs | — | £91.4k | £119k | £168k |
| Employees (average) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 37.4% | 41.7% | 38.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £29.5k | £37k | £52.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | £11k | £15.4k | £20.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲25.7% | ▲24.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲40.1% | ▲14.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▼12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £4.5k | £5k | £11k | £12k |
| Fixed assets | £4.5k | £5k | £5.5k | £6k |
| Current assets | — | £5k | £5.5k | £6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 38.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £52.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £20.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £12k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲9%
- Now £6k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 5 Apr 2025 (profit £141k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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