JS Bell Ltd
Registered name: JS BELL LTD
JS Bell Ltd made £30.9m revenue and £229k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
JS Bell Ltd’s revenue was £30.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £229k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Durham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Durham, North East
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £25.4m | £30.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | £21.4m | £25.1m |
| Gross profit | — | £4m | £5.8m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.6m | £3.3m |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.7m | £3.4m |
| Profit after tax | — | −£508k | £229k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£508k | £229k |
| Staff costs | — | £824k | £1m |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −2% | 0.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 15.7% | 18.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £25.4m | £30.9m |
| Profit per employee | — | −£508k | £229k |
| Cash conversion | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | — | £1.4m | £1m |
| Net assets | £599k | £617k | £208k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £18k | £101 |
| Current assets | £600k | £600k | £210k |
| Debtors | — | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £600 | £1.2k | — |
| Cash from operations | — | £0 | £100 |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £30.9m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £229k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 0%
- 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
- 0%
- 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
- —
- Now £208k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £1m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £101
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Northern Metal Recycling LtdRev. £30.8m · Profit £2.3m
- JS Bell Properties LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £229k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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