JOHN NEWTON & COMPANY LIMITED
Company number 00221080 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
John Newton & Company occupies a defensible niche position in the UK waterproofing distribution market, leveraging nearly a century of heritage and established specification relationships. However, the company's strategic trajectory is at an inflection point: while total assets have grown to £4.1M and liquidity has improved, net assets have eroded 60% over five years to £374k, with long-term liabilities surging to £1.46M—creating a thin equity cushion that demands immediate strategic attention. The critical imperative is converting this leverage-funded expansion into profitable growth before balance sheet fragility limits strategic options.
Shareholders' funds
£373,931
Balance sheet as at 2025-09-30
What it does
The principal activity of the company is that of the distribution of polythene cavity drainage membranes and associated waterproofing products.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1927-04-08
- Employees
- 38 (2025 accounts · was 34 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Newton House, 17 -19 Sovereign Way, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1RH
- Postcode
- TN9 1RH
- Capital
- 4,800 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-09-30
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-08
- Next due by
- 2026-12-22
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46180 Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products
Officers 5 current · 1 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB130891 (Tier 2), registered since 2023.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 12 VERNEY ROAD,, ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD,, LONDON, SE16 3DH | 2013-07-22 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 84 similar companies in TN
The largest employer among its local peers (38 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1927.
Competitors Ashford
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3. OPAK LIMITED
This company ranks 6 among agents specialized in the sale of other particular products in Ashford.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2024-04-18
- Where
- Kent (1), West Yorkshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT167018 | Kent | Leasehold | 2024-04-18 | — |
| YY167797 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2022-05-17 | — |
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