J & L Research Ltd
Registered name: J & L RESEARCH LTD
J & L Research Ltd made £351k revenue and £160k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
J & L Research Ltd’s revenue grew 967% to £351k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £160k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “financial intermediation not elsewhere classified” and is based in Watford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Watford, East of England
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £32.9k | £351k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£172k | £160k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£172k | £160k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £13k | £13k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −522.1% | 45.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £16.4k | £351k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£85.8k | £160k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲966.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲100% | ▼50% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £7.8k | £25k | £25k | £58.7k |
| Fixed assets | £7.7k | £24.9k | £0 | £0 |
| Current assets | — | £5.7k | £24.9k | £58.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 45.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £351k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £160k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲135%
- Now £58.7k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼50%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £0
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £160k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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