JAMES & TAYLOR LIMITED
Company number 02208139 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
James & Taylor Limited is a well-established niche agent in the UK timber and building materials sector, distinguished by an exceptionally strong balance sheet with £2.4M in cash representing 67% of total assets — far above the sector norm of 10-25%. While this financial fortress provides outstanding resilience against construction cycle downturns, it also suggests potential capital under-deployment, with limited evidence of growth investment over the review period. The business has successfully navigated recent sector headwinds (timber price volatility, interest rate rises, construction slowdown) while reducing liabilities by 63% and maintaining profitability, but its small scale (11 employees) and concentrated ownership structure position it as a stable niche operator rather than a growth-oriented market participant.
Shareholders' funds
£3,097,404
Balance sheet as at 2025-01-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1987-12-24
- Employees
- 11 (2025 accounts · was 13 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Unit 8 Metroplex Park, 230 Red Lion Road, Surbiton, Surrey, United Kingdom, KT6 7QB
- Postcode
- KT6 7QB
- Capital
- 125,025 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-01-31
- Next due by
- 2027-10-31
- Financial year end
- 31 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-20
- Next due by
- 2027-05-04
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46130 Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials
Officers 4 current · 10 resigned
Contact details
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 36 BATH ROAD, HOUNSLOW, TW3 3EF | 2010-06-08 |
| 32-36 BATH ROAD, HOUNSLOW, TW3 3EF | 2007-02-21 |
| AMBUR HOUSE, 279-287 HIGH STREET, HOUNSLOW, MIDDLESEX, TW3 1EH | 1988-06-30 |
| 124-128 CITY ROAD,, LONDON, EC1V 2NJ | 1988-01-18 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 16 similar companies in KT
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1987.
Competitors Epsom
This company ranks 2 among agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials in Epsom.
The class of 1987
51%
of the 20,107 companies incorporated in 1987 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.