J.W.G. Limited
Registered name: J.W.G. LIMITED
J.W.G. Limited made £18.6m revenue and £37.3k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
J.W.G. Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £18.6m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £37.3k profit. The company is classified under “wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages” and is based in Isle of Shetland; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Isle of Shetland, Scotland
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1984
- 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 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £16.9m | £17.5m | £18.6m |
| Cost of sales | −£13.8m | −£14.2m | −£15.2m |
| Gross profit | £3.1m | £3.3m | £3.4m |
| Operating profit | £436k | £389k | £188k |
| Profit before tax | £381k | £867k | £54.6k |
| Profit after tax | £378k | £848k | £37.3k |
| Profit (best available) | £378k | £848k | £37.3k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 2.2% | 4.9% | 0.2% |
| Gross margin | 18.3% | 18.6% | 18.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.4% | ▲6.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲124.6% | ▼95.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.4%
- 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
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- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £37.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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