J H LORIMER LIMITED
Company number 00471436 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
J H Lorimer Limited is a long-established retail business with a strong asset-backed balance sheet of £10.0M net assets, predominantly freehold property, and virtually no external debt. However, the extraction of £3.45M in dividends against profits of only £50,558 in FY2026 — facilitated by the settlement of a £5.0M debtor balance — represents aggressive shareholder value extraction that has reduced working capital by 91% and eroded equity by 25%. A credit facility is supportable on a secured basis against the substantial property assets, but should be conditional on dividend covenants, independent property valuation, and provision of full statutory accounts with profit and loss disclosure.
Shareholders' funds
£10,022,123
Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1949-07-30
- Employees
- 46 (2026 accounts · was 50 in 2025)
- Registered office
- Unit B2 Ullswater Crescent, Ullswater Industrial Estate, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2HR
- Postcode
- CR5 2HR
- Capital
- 5,100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 14 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-29
- Next due by
- 2027-01-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47190 Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
- 47620 Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores
Officers 7 current · 8 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by PAAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED — since 2016-11-01
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EMILY JONES-JACKSON LTD Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA352134 (Tier 1), registered since 2018.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 106-108 SOUTH ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4LL | 2010-11-26 |
| 78A HIGH ST, SEVENOAKS, KENT, TN13 1JR | 2006-03-02 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 164 similar companies in CR
The largest employer among its local peers (46 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1949.
No.1 of the largest other retail sale in non-specialised stores companies in Croydon →
Competitors Croydon
This company ranks 1 among other retail sale in non-specialised stores in Croydon.
Property in England & Wales 9 titles
- Freehold
- 6
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2022-08-02
- Price paid, where recorded
- £820,000
- Where
- Greater London (5), Surrey (3), Kent (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGL833289 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-08-02 | — |
| SY818958 | Surrey | Leasehold | 2014-04-04 | — |
| SY372199 | Surrey | Freehold | 2013-04-10 | £820,000 |
| SY581756 | Surrey | Leasehold | 2010-02-16 | — |
| SGL523161 | Greater London | Freehold | 2006-05-08 | — |
| SY316631 | Greater London | Freehold | 2006-05-03 | — |
| SY226847 | Greater London | Freehold | 1984-07-10 | — |
| K544950 | Kent | Freehold | 1983-01-14 | — |
| SY108274 | Greater London | Freehold | 1980-09-17 | — |
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