RANSOMES JACOBSEN LIMITED

Active
Company number 01070731Private limited companyIncorporated 1972

Key figures

£111,979,000+24.3%
Net assets 2024
+24.3%
Average annual growth 2023–2024
050 m100 m150 m20232024

† RANSOMES JACOBSEN LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 28990

Where the company stands among the 2,796 active companies whose first SIC code is 28990 (Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.).

Turnover£119,659,000
Higher than 96% · median £12,282,000 among 181 that publish turnover
Net assets£111,979,000
Higher than 99% · median £149,494
Total assets£85,415,000
Higher than 99% · median £429,691
Cash£195,000
Higher than 54% · median £154,615
Employees467
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age54.2 years
Older than 95% · median 18.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. RANSOMES JACOBSEN LIMITED£112m
  2. ECON ENGINEERING LIMITED£87.5m
  3. PITNEY BOWES LIMITED£84m
  4. MISSION SYSTEMS WIMBORNE LIMITED£83.8m
  5. AKER SOLUTIONS HOLDING LIMITED£83.5m
  6. AKER SOLUTIONS EAME LIMITED£83m
  7. NIFTYLIFT LIMITED£80.3m
  8. PEARSON ENGINEERING LIMITED£56.9m
  9. ROTOLOK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£51.7m
  10. LINX PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED£49.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 2,796. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: RANSOMES JACOBSEN LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

RANSOMES JACOBSEN LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01070731. It was incorporated on 8 Sep 1972. Its status is active. The registered office is in Ipswich (IP3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (28990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £119,659,000. Profit for the year was £14,928,000. Net assets were £111,979,000, up 24.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £195,000. Total assets were £85,415,000 and total liabilities £18,090,000. The company had an average of 467 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,796 active companies whose first SIC code is 28990: By turnover it ranks higher than 96% of the 181 that publish turnover (median £12,282,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £149,494). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £429,691). By cash it ranks higher than 54% of them (median £154,615). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 95% of them (median age 18.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 12 public contract award notices from 9 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £750.3k. Its most frequent buyer is Huntingdonshire District Council (3 contracts). 4 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly furniture and lighting, vehicles, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly vehicles, furniture and lighting, electrical equipment. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 3% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 1 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2023–2024
2023 †2024 †
Turnover148,642,000119,659,000
Profit for the year15,701,00014,928,000
Cash at bank and in hand427,000195,000
Total assets99,739,00085,415,000
Total liabilities47,168,00018,090,000
Net assets / total equity90,058,000111,979,000
Average number of employees438467

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

12 contracts

RANSOMES JACOBSEN LIMITED is named as a supplier in 12 public contract award notices from 9 public sector buyers since 2015. The 8 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £750.3k. 4 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers9
Huntingdonshire District Council
3 contracts · £280.6k
YPO
2 contracts
South Gloucestershire Council
1 contract · £213.4k
Welland Procurement Unit
1 contract · £112.2k
Warrington Borough Council
1 contract · £100.9k
Contracts
  1. GB-Huntingdon: TPPL Huntingdonshire District Council NEPO GMP Lot 1 5 x Out-Front Ride-on Mowers (New) (6541)‡Huntingdonshire District Council · £139,165
  2. GB-Yate: TPPL South Gloucestershire Council NEPO GM & P Lot 1 - 8 x Ransomes Mowers (3369)‡South Gloucestershire Council · £213,360
  3. YPO - 000969 Grounds Maintenance Renewal‡YPO · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £20,000,000 in total
  4. 274_18 Grounds Maintenance Machinery‡Espo · shared by 21 suppliers, up to £8,500,000 in total
  5. NEPO and TPPL Purchase of Grounds Maintenance Equipment and Plant Framework‡BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED · shared by 36 suppliers
Show 7 more
  1. Grounds Maintenance Equipment (Mowers) at Blaby District Council‡Welland Procurement Unit · £112,200
  2. GB-Huntingdonshire District Council: Hertfordshire County Council Framework Contract Award Notices HCC2015/286‡Huntingdonshire District Council · £59,700
  3. GB-Cheshire East: TPPL Ansa Environmental HCC Framework Lot 5‡ANSA Environmental Services Ltd · £5,860
  4. GB-Huntingdon: TPPL Huntingdonshire District Council Herts CC lot 5‡Huntingdonshire District Council · £81,700
  5. GB-Northumberland: TPPL Northumberland Herts CC lot 5‡Northumberland County Council · £37,359
  6. GB-Warrington: TPPL Warrington Borough Council HCC Framework Lot 5‡Warrington Borough Council · £100,906
  7. YPO - 000606 Ground Maintenance Equipment Associated Equipment Maintenance, Servicing, Repairs and Disposal Equipment‡YPO · shared by 19 suppliers, up to £12,000,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 3% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 2% lower
Median bonus pay
women 62% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter14% womenLower middle16% womenUpper middle10% womenUpper pay quarter14% women
Earlier years (4)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 1% lower
women 10% lower
2023/24
women 2% lower
women 4% lower
2022/23
women 11% higher
women 5% lower
2017/18
women 7% higher
women 4% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: furniture and lighting, vehicles, optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment and plastics.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: vehicles, furniture and lighting, electrical equipment, aircraft and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £119.7m, net assets £112m, 467 employees
  2. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £148.6m, net assets £90.1m, 438 employees
  3. Ransomes Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.