J & W CARPETS LIMITED
Company number SC362931 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
J & W Carpets Limited presents a contrasting financial profile: a robust balance sheet with £4.3m in net assets and positive operating cash flow, offset by a severe decline in operating profitability and an aggressive £700k dividend payout that exceeds current year earnings. The company's heavy reliance on inventory to support liquidity, combined with cited macroeconomic pressures on margins, introduces operational risk. While solvency is not an immediate threat, the sustainability of current dividend practices and inventory management requires close monitoring.
Shareholders' funds
£4,309,752
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the sale of carpet products.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2009-07-22
- Employees
- 67 (2025 accounts · was 66 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Forge Street Units, Bonnyton Road, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, KA1 2QP
- Postcode
- KA1 2QP
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-22
- Next due by
- 2027-08-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47530 Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Officers 3 current · 2 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- jwcarpets.com
- Phone
- 01236440090, 01506653555, 01414297405
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Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 12 LITHGOW PLACE, EAST KILBRIDE, G74 1PW | 2009-09-11 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 9 similar companies in KA
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (67 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2009.
Competitors Ayr
This company ranks 1 among retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores in Ayr.
The class of 2009
21%
of the 315,093 companies incorporated in 2009 are still active today; 77% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.