J.M.CLAYTON AND CO.LIMITED
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Executive summary
J.M. Clayton and Co. Limited is a long-established Manchester textile merchant in structural decline, with shareholders' funds having fallen 49% since 2016 to £160,695. While the company maintains an exceptionally strong liquidity position with negligible debt and high cash reserves, the near-absence of trade debtors and creditors suggests the business is operating at a fraction of its historical scale. The company appears to be a legacy niche player managing gradual contraction rather than adapting to the transformative pressures reshaping UK textile wholesale — including disintermediation, offshoring, and digital sourcing. Without strategic reinvestment or pivoting toward growth segments such as technical textiles or e-commerce, the long-term viability of the trading operation remains questionable, though the balance sheet provides substantial buffer for the current proprietors.
Shareholders' funds
£160,695
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1946-12-09
- Employees
- 1 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 8 Gorton Crescent, Windmill Lane Industrial Estate, Denton, Manchester, England, M34 3RB
- Postcode
- M34 3RB
- Capital
- 10,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-22
- Next due by
- 2027-09-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46410 Wholesale of textiles
Officers 2 current · 6 resigned
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 3 EDWIN ROAD, MANCHESTER, M11 3ER, UNITED KINGDOM | 2020-04-22 |
| 8 GORTON CRESCENT, DENTON, MANCHESTER, M34 3RB, ENGLAND | 2020-04-22 |
| 9 TRIMBLE HOUSE, BOLD STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 1DN, UNITED KINGDOM | 2016-01-25 |
| 3 EDWIN ROAD, MANCHESTER, M11 3ER | 2016-01-25 |
| UNIT 3 PHOENIX COURT, HAMMOND AVENUE WHITEHILL, INDUSTRIAL ESATE STOCKPORT, SK4 1PQ | 2008-09-24 |
| 74 PRINCESS STREET,, MANCHESTER,, M1 6JD | 1989-06-02 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 246 similar companies in M
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1946.
Competitors Manchester
This company ranks 58 among wholesale of textiles in Manchester.