JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED
Company number 00506170 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
James Dewhurst Limited presents a mixed risk profile: fundamentally sound with £25.1m net assets and group backing, but facing genuine operational headwinds from sustained revenue decline and competitive pressure on its core Dewtex product line. The thin cash position relative to turnover and the absence of the inter-company dividend that inflated 2024 profits warrant careful monitoring. The Sioen Industries parentage provides significant comfort regarding solvency, but the medium-term commercial trajectory requires attention—specifically whether the company can stabilise revenues and maintain margins in a competitive market.
Shareholders' funds
£25,096
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
textile manufacturing.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1952-03-28
- Employees
- 132 (2025 accounts · was 147 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Altham Lane, Altham, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5YA
- Postcode
- BB5 5YA
- Capital
- 20,355 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 13200 Weaving of textiles
- 13960 Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles
- 23140 Manufacture of glass fibres
- 32990 Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 23 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by JADE EQUITY LIMITED — since 2017-10-09
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JAMES DEWHURST TRUSTEES LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Patents 8
Patent publications naming JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED as applicant.
Showing the 5 most recent — all 8 on Espacenet.
Patent data from the European Patent Office (Open Patent Services).
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA104327 (Tier 2), registered since 2015.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- jamesdewhurst.com
James Dewhurst design and manufacture high performance engineered reinforcement fabrics to ensure an optimal performance.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| JAMES DEWHURST & SON (CLITHEROE) LIMITED | 1987-05-07 |
Among its peers
The largest employer
of 10 similar companies in BB, with 132 staff. The oldest of its local peers.
Competitors Blackburn
This company ranks 7 among weaving of textiles in Blackburn.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Freehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2019-12-04
- Where
- Lancashire (4)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA965036 | Lancashire | Freehold | 2019-12-04 | — |
| LAN15108 | Lancashire | Freehold | 2019-12-04 | — |
| LA653019 | Lancashire | Freehold | 1998-08-13 | — |
| LA644258 | Lancashire | Freehold | 1990-04-20 | — |
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