Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-04 with updates
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
Register inspection address has been changed from F15 the Bloc 38 Springfield Way Anlaby Hull E. Yorks HU10 6RJ United Kingdom to 57 Spyvee Street Hull E. Yorks HU8 7JJ
Director's details changed for Mr Simon Young on 2025-08-21
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The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Confirms the registry record is up to date
The latest figures JAMES LEGAL LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
2024: £794.41K
Total Assets
2024: £1.25M
Cash in Bank
2024: £694.38K
Total Liabilities
2024: £400.89K
Employees
2024: 34
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 13.36% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for JAMES LEGAL LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JAMES LEGAL LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | +1 |
| 2024 | 34 | +4 |
| 2023 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | +3 |
| 2021 | 27 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 27 in 2021 to 35 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 04/03/2009–Present | 18 | |
| Director | 01/05/2016–11/06/2021 | 4 | |
| Director | 01/02/2014–30/09/2014 | 10 | |
| Director | 04/03/2009–02/09/2011 | 4 | |
| Director | 01/12/2016–18/10/2019 | 4 | |
| Director | 01/05/2020–18/02/2025 | 3 | |
| Director | 28/09/2021–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 01/01/2018–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 08/01/2019–31/03/2020 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/04/2023–Present | 1 |
Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–18/02/2025 | 18 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 18 | |
| 01/04/2023–18/02/2025 | 2 | |
| 01/04/2023–Present | 2 | |
| 01/04/2023–18/02/2025 | 0 | |
| 01/04/2023–Present | 0 | |
| 18/02/2025–Present | 0 |
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-04 with updates
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
Register inspection address has been changed from F15 the Bloc 38 Springfield Way Anlaby Hull E. Yorks HU10 6RJ United Kingdom to 57 Spyvee Street Hull E. Yorks HU8 7JJ
Director's details changed for Mr Simon Young on 2025-08-21
Director's details changed for Mr Byron Swarbrick on 2025-08-21
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-04 with updates
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2025-04-01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2025-04-01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2025-04-01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2025-04-01
Termination of appointment of Cheryl Leaning as a director on 2025-02-18
Cessation of Benjamin James Investments Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-02-18
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A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JAMES LEGAL LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Planet House 2 Woodhouse Street, Hedon Road, Hull, E. Yorks HU9 1RJ. Companies House classifies its business as Solicitors. It has been on the register for 17 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £900.53K and 35 employees.
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JAMES LEGAL LIMITED under one registered business activity: Solicitors (69.10/2 - SIC 2007).
JAMES LEGAL LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 04/03/2009.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £900.53K, total assets of £1.30M, cash in bank of £743.23K and total liabilities of £360.60K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 06/04/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-04 with updates, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026.
Companies House lists 10 officers (4 currently in post) and 7 people with significant control (4 current).