JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED Financials
- Company number
- 00506170CopyCopy
- Registered office
- Altham Lane, Altham, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 5YA
- Incorporated
- 28/03/1952
Company snapshot
- Status
- Active
- Employees
- 132,000 (2025)
- Latest financial data
- 2025
- Accounts type
- Medium
Financial highlights
Latest reported figures. Okredo holds filed data for 2022–2025.
Net Assets
10.60%vs 20242024: £22.69M
Total Assets
-1.06%vs 20242024: £39.94M
Cash in Bank
28.45%vs 20242024: £819.00K
Total Liabilities
-16.41%vs 20242024: £17.25M
Employees
-15000vs 20242024: 147,000
In 2025, JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED reported net assets of £25.10M. The same filing shows total assets of £39.52M, cash in bank of £1.05M and total liabilities of £14.42M. Reported headcount was 132,000 in 2025. Total Liabilities fell from £17.25M in 2024 to £14.42M in 2025 (-16.41%). Okredo holds filed figures for 2022–2025; the table below lists every reported indicator by year. See every reported indicator by year.
Financial performance
Pick a measure to see how it has moved across the reported years, with the year-on-year change beneath it.
Net Assets
10.60%from £22.69M in 2024Year-on-year change
Net Assets as filed for 2022–2025. Every figure in this chart is also in the financial history table.
3-year financial trend (2023–2025)
How the figures JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED filed moved across the three reported years 2023, 2024 and 2025 — measured end to end rather than year on year.
Net Assets
-22.5%vs 2023-12% a year compound (CAGR)
Cash in Bank
-17.6%vs 2023-9.2% a year compound (CAGR)
Total Assets
+1.4%vs 2023+0.7% a year compound (CAGR)
Total Liabilities
+118%vs 2023+47.8% a year compound (CAGR)
Employees
-11.4%vs 2023-17000Biggest increase
Total Liabilities+118%
£6.60M in 2023 to £14.42M in 2025
Biggest decrease
Net Assets-22.5%
£32.38M in 2023 to £25.10M in 2025
JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED's filings pull in both directions between 2023 and 2025. The steepest rise came in total liabilities, pointing to heavier outstanding obligations, set against a fall in net assets, pointing to a weakening balance sheet. See the full year-by-year figures.
Ratios from the filed figures
Calculated from JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from — nothing here is estimated or industry-averaged.
- Net assets to total assets
- 63.51%2025
- Reported net assets divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were filed. Shows how much of the asset base is not financed by liabilities.
- Liabilities to total assets
- 36.49%2025
- Total liabilities divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were available. Shows how much of the asset base is funded by obligations.
- Cash to liabilities
- 7.30%2025
- Reported cash in bank divided by total liabilities for the same year. Shows what share of outstanding obligations the reported cash balance would cover.
- Cash to total assets
- 2.66%2025
- Reported cash in bank divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were filed.
- Revenue per employee
- £190.572025
- Reported turnover divided by the reported average number of employees, for the latest year both were filed. Shows how much revenue the business generates per employee.
Financial history
Every indicator Okredo tracks, year by year.
Reported financial indicators for JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED by year. Amounts are as filed; a dash means the figure was not reported for that year.
| Indicator | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Assets£ | 13.64M | 32.38M | 22.69M | 25.10M |
| Total Assets£ | – | 38.99M | 39.94M | 39.52M |
| Cash in Bank£ | 1.52M | 1.28M | 819.00K | 1.05M |
| Total Liabilities£ | – | 6.60M | 17.25M | 14.42M |
| Employees | 176 | 149,000 | 147,000 | 132,000 |
JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED financials: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own filed figures.
Yes. Okredo holds filed figures for JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED covering 2022–2025, across 5 reported indicators. The most recent reported year is 2025.
JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED reported net assets of £25.10M for 2025. That compares with £22.69M in 2024, a change of 10.60%.
JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED reported total assets of £39.52M for 2025. That compares with £39.94M in 2024, a change of -1.06%.
JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED reported cash in bank of £1.05M for 2025. That compares with £819.00K in 2024, a change of 28.45%.
JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED reported 132,000 employees in 2025, compared with 147,000 in 2024.
Between 2023 and 2025, JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED's net assets fell by 22.5%, cash in bank fell by 17.6%, total assets rose by 1.4% and total liabilities rose by 118%. Net assets contracted at 12% a year across the two years to 2025, from £32.38M to £25.10M. Reported headcount went from 149,000 in 2023 to 132,000 in 2025 (-17000).
Okredo holds reported figures for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. Where an indicator was not reported for a given year, the financial history table shows a dash rather than a value.