J Bros (Investments) Limited
Registered name: J BROS (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
Part of Platinum Retail Limited groupJ Bros (Investments) Limited made £51.6m revenue and £1.8m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
J Bros (Investments) Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £51.6m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.8m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Amersham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Amersham, South East
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2019
- 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.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £21.5m | £32.6m | £50.6m | £51.6m |
| Cost of sales | £19.7m | £29.7m | £45.5m | £45.9m |
| Gross profit | £1.8m | £2.9m | £5.1m | £5.7m |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | £1.9m | £3.3m | £4.7m |
| Profit before tax | £951k | £1.2m | £1.8m | £3.2m |
| Profit after tax | £715k | £628k | £1.1m | £1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £715k | £628k | £1.1m | £1.8m |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.3% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 3.5% |
| Gross margin | 8.3% | 8.9% | 10% | 11% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲51.3% | ▲55.2% | ▲2.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼12.2% | ▲82.2% | ▲58.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £628k | £463k | £1.2m | — |
| Net assets | £9.9m | £10.5m | £11.7m | £16.8m |
| Fixed assets | £33m | £41.9m | £45.9m | £58.4m |
| Current assets | £2.9m | £8.3m | £4.8m | £3.6m |
| Debtors | £549k | £904k | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Deferred income | £32.4k | £27.2k | £61k | £35.4k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 113.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.7%
- 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
- ▲43%
- Now £16.8m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▼42%
- Now £35.4k
- Fixed assets
- ▲27%
- Now £58.4m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Platinum Retail Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- J Bros (Investments) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Dove Retail LtdFigures not disclosed
- Linvick LimitedFigures not disclosed
- R. O'Leary LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Dearnside Motor Company Limited (The)Figures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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