J H Lowson & Company Limited
Registered name: J H LOWSON & COMPANY LIMITED
J H Lowson & Company Limited made £394k revenue and £161k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
J H Lowson & Company Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £394k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £161k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “financial intermediation not elsewhere classified” and is based in Lancaster; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lancaster, North West
- 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 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £346k | £320k | £359k | £394k |
| Cost of sales | £154k | £139k | — | £33.3k |
| Gross profit | £192k | £181k | £359k | £361k |
| Operating profit | £80.9k | £62.8k | £225k | £211k |
| Profit before tax | £76.3k | £57.2k | £224k | £214k |
| Profit after tax | £61.7k | £45.6k | £168k | £161k |
| Profit (best available) | £61.7k | £45.6k | £168k | £161k |
| Staff costs | £58.7k | £68.2k | £80.5k | £87.3k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 17.8% | 14.3% | 46.9% | 40.8% |
| Gross margin | 55.4% | 56.6% | 100% | 91.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £86.5k | £79.9k | £120k | £131k |
| Profit per employee | £15.4k | £11.4k | £56k | £53.7k |
| Cash conversion | 105.8% | 112.4% | 97.5% | −43.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼7.6% | ▲12.2% | ▲9.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼26.1% | ▲268.7% | ▼4.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼25% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £85.8k | £82k | £168k | £263k |
| Net assets | £154k | £149k | £196k | £248k |
| Fixed assets | £153k | £152k | £151k | £151k |
| Current assets | £90k | £88.7k | £271k | £579k |
| Debtors | £4.1k | £300 | £2.6k | £2.5k |
| Deferred income | £4.8k | £13.9k | £6.4k | £10.9k |
| Cash from operations | £85.6k | £70.6k | £220k | −£92.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 40.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 91.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £131k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £53.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −43.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 38.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- 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
- ▲26%
- Now £248k
- Cash at bank
- ▲56%
- Now £263k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- ▲70%
- Now £10.9k
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £151k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £161k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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