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Company No. SC386496 · Incorporated 5 Oct 2010

James Jamieson Construction Limited

Registered name: JAMES JAMIESON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Part of The Trustees Of The Jamieson Trust group

James Jamieson Construction Limited made £13.6m revenue and £646k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

James Jamieson Construction Limited’s revenue fell 16% to £13.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £646k profit and 38 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Ellon; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Ellon, Scotland
Age
16 yrs · since 2010
Type
Private Limited Company

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. From the filing: “James Jamieson Ardlethen Developments Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

Revenue
£13.6m
Growth ▼16.1%
Profit
£646k
Growth ▼40.5%
Profit margin
4.7%
Gross 12.7%
Employees
38
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£17k
Revenue/employee £359k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£16.3m£13.6m
Cost of sales£14.1m£11.9m
Gross profit£2.2m£1.7m
Operating profit£1.2m£673k
Profit before tax£1.2m£671k
Profit after tax£1.1m£646k
Profit (best available)£1.1m£646k
Staff costs£2.3m£2.5m
Employees (average)3838
Ratios
Profit margin6.7%4.7%
Gross margin13.4%12.7%
Revenue per employee£428k£359k
Profit per employee£28.6k£17k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼16.1%
Profit growth—▼40.5%
Headcount growth—0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.6k£1.4k
Net assets£3m£3.6m
Fixed assets£1.9m£1.8m
Current assets£4.1m£4.5m
Debtors£974k£504k
Deferred income£1.1m£610k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
12.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£359k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£17k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
13.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
4.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
3.7%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲22%
Now £3.6m
Cash at bank
▼11%
Now £1.4k
Headcount
0%
Now 38
Deferred income
▼45%
Now £610k
Fixed assets
▼4%
Now £1.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. The Trustees Of The Jamieson Trust (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. James Jamieson Ardlethen Developments Limited75–100%
  3. James Jamieson Construction Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit £646k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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