{"name":"JAMES & TAYLOR LIMITED","company_number":"02208139","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1987-12-24","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Unit 8 Metroplex Park, 230 Red Lion Road, Surbiton, Surrey, United Kingdom, KT6 7QB","postcode":"KT6 7QB","sic_codes":[{"code":46130,"description":"Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 January","last_made_up_to":"2026-01-31","next_due":"2027-10-31"},"employees":{"count":11,"accounts_date":"2026-01-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2026-01-31","net_assets":2977268,"cash":2486511,"average_employees":11},{"financial_date":"2025-01-31","net_assets":3097405,"cash":2412080,"average_employees":11},{"financial_date":"2024-01-31","net_assets":2612250,"cash":2539303,"average_employees":13},{"financial_date":"2023-01-31","net_assets":2282065,"cash":1544339},{"financial_date":"2022-01-31","net_assets":1407831,"cash":611396}],"officers":{"current":4,"resigned":10,"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":1,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_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.","website":"http://www.jamesandtaylor.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/james-taylor","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/james-taylor/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/james-taylor/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02208139","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/james-taylor/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/james-taylor/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/james-taylor/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/james-taylor/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-taylor"}