Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/03/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2025Due 31/03/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 1 Kiln Corner, Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Sea and coastal freight water transport (50.20 - SIC 2007)Service activities incidental to water transportation (52.22 - SIC 2007)Cargo handling for water transport activities (52.24/1 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 07/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-27 with no updates
- 04/11/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 07/01/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-27 with updates
- 24/10/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-06-30
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
10/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 27/12/2025Due 10/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 27/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 27/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£969.82K2025
11.00%vs 20242024: £873.74K
Total Assets
£1.20M2025
11.30%vs 20242024: £1.08M
Cash in Bank
£165.55K2025
98.20%vs 20242024: £83.53K
Total Liabilities
£115.42K2025
2.11%vs 20242024: £113.04K
Employees
342025
-9vs 20242024: 43
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 11.30% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -14.5% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | -9 |
| 2024 | 43 | +2 |
| 2023 | 41 | +5 |
| 2022 | 36 | -6 |
| 2021 | 42 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 42 in 2021 to 34 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/10/2002–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 03/10/2007–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/10/2002–01/07/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/10/2002–02/10/2007 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/10/2002–01/07/2019 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 16/09/2000–02/10/2007 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–17/05/2024 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 13
- Since 15/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 07/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 07/01/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 04/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 07/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-27 with no updates
- 04/11/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 07/01/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-27 with updates
- 24/10/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-06-30
- 19/06/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2024-05-17
- 19/06/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 13/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of James William Spence as a director on 2024-05-17
- 13/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of James William Spence as a person with significant control on 2024-05-17
- 13/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Director Steven Henry Paplay Spence as a person with significant control on 2024-05-17
- 09/01/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-27 with no updates
- 17/11/2023View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-06-30
- 18/01/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-12-27 with no updates
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About JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 1 Kiln Corner, Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX. Companies House classifies its business as Sea and coastal freight water transport, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 48 years 1 month.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £969.82K and 34 employees.
JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED under 3 registered business activities: Sea and coastal freight water transport (50.20 - SIC 2007), Service activities incidental to water transportation (52.22 - SIC 2007) and Cargo handling for water transport activities (52.24/1 - SIC 2007).
JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 24/08/1978.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £969.82K, total assets of £1.20M, cash in bank of £165.55K and total liabilities of £115.42K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 07/01/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-27 with no updates, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 10/01/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (2 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).