J9 LIMITED
Company number 03452292 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
J9 LIMITED presents a financially unusual profile for a non-store retail operator, characterised by an exceptionally high cash-to-asset ratio (78%) and thin equity capitalisation (4.1% of total assets). While the company demonstrates resilience through its 27-year operating history and substantial liquidity reserves, the negative working capital position and opaque revenue generation raise questions about operational sustainability and competitive positioning. The significant investment in website development intangibles suggests ongoing digital platform evolution, but the company's niche scale and limited disclosure make it difficult to benchmark against sector leaders. The 2024 recovery in net assets (from £21,921 to £111,657) is encouraging, though the historical volatility of equity indicates either active profit extraction or inconsistent trading performance.
Shareholders' funds
£179,987
Balance sheet as at 2025-11-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1997-10-20
- Employees
- 4 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 18 Horizon Business Centre, Barrows Road, Harlow, England, CM19 5FN
- Postcode
- CM19 5FN
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-11-30
- Next due by
- 2027-08-31
- Financial year end
- 30 November
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-27
- Next due by
- 2026-11-10
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47990 Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Officers 2 current · 1 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z1488280 (Tier 1), registered since 2008.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| ASH GROVE, COBBS FENN, SIBLE HEDINGHAM, HALSTEAD, ESSEX, CO9 3RX | 2017-10-19 |
| OAKWOOD HOUSE JOLLYBOYS LANE, SOUTH, FELSTED, DUNMOW, ESSEX CM6 3NU | 2005-09-14 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 277 similar companies in CM
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (4 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1997.
Competitors Chelmsford
This company ranks 32 among other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets in Chelmsford.
The class of 1997
43%
of the 50,527 companies incorporated in 1997 are still active today; 54% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.