{"name":"JAMES CHOCOLATES LIMITED","company_number":"04481087","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2002-07-09","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Unit 5, Cheddar House Leighton Lane Industrial Estate, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, BA4 6LQ","postcode":"BA4 6LQ","sic_codes":[{"code":10821,"description":"Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 March","last_made_up_to":"2025-03-31","next_due":"2026-12-31"},"employees":{"count":20,"accounts_date":"2025-03-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-03-31","net_assets":130785,"cash":0,"average_employees":20},{"financial_date":"2024-03-31","net_assets":24660,"cash":29377,"average_employees":24},{"financial_date":"2023-03-31","net_assets":4450,"cash":0},{"financial_date":"2022-03-31","net_assets":-25461,"cash":40000},{"financial_date":"2021-03-31","net_assets":-40228,"cash":29890}],"officers":{"current":2,"resigned":2,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":2,"outstanding":2},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"James Chocolates Limited presents a mixed credit profile: a remarkable turnaround from deeply negative net assets to £130,785 positive equity demonstrates management capability, but zero cash at year-end, high leverage (4.9x debt-to-equity), and an entirely encumbered asset base create material vulnerability. The £412,683 debtor book requires close scrutiny as it represents the primary source of near-term liquidity. Conditional approval is recommended, subject to personal guarantees, monthly monitoring, and confirmation that existing Lloyds Bank facilities remain in place.","website":"https://www.jameschocolates.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/james-chocolates","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/james-chocolates/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/james-chocolates/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04481087","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/james-chocolates/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/james-chocolates/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/james-chocolates/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/james-chocolates/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/james-chocolates"}