JACK SEALEY LIMITED

Active
Company number 01329173Private limited companyIncorporated 1977

Key figures

£106,361,000+2.6%
Net assets 2024/25
+11.5%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2024/25
050 m100 m150 m2019/202020/212023/242024/25

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 46690

Where the company stands among the 3,917 active companies whose first SIC code is 46690 (Wholesale of other machinery and equipment).

Turnover£93,767,000
Higher than 92% · median £16,718,336 among 153 that publish turnover
Net assets£106,361,000
Higher than 99% · median £62,887
Total assets£140,019,000
Higher than 99% · median £244,837
Cash£38,253,000
Higher than 99% · median £111,604
Employees426
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age49.2 years
Older than 96% · median 8.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MAKITA (UK) LIMITED£407.1m
  2. JACK SEALEY LIMITED£106.4m
  3. HAYLEY GROUP LIMITED£90.7m
  4. HUBBELL LIMITED£76.3m
  5. PATTONAIR (DERBY) LIMITED£70.1m
  6. ANSELL ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS LIMITED£68.5m
  7. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED£56.6m
  8. LUTRON EA LIMITED.£54.1m
  9. HILTI (GT.BRITAIN) LIMITED£52.6m
  10. ITRON METERING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED£47.6m

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 3,917. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: JACK SEALEY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

JACK SEALEY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01329173. It was incorporated on 8 Sep 1977. Its status is active. The registered office is in Colchester (CO4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46690).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Apr 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £93,767,000. Profit for the year was £2,735,000. Net assets were £106,361,000, up 2.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £38,253,000. Total assets were £140,019,000 and total liabilities £33,079,000. The company had an average of 426 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,917 active companies whose first SIC code is 46690: By turnover it ranks higher than 92% of the 153 that publish turnover (median £16,718,336). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £62,887). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £244,837). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £111,604). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 96% of them (median age 8.6 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly furniture and lighting, optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly furniture and lighting, optical, medical and measuring instruments, tools and cutlery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 41 days to pay suppliers, and 12% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 1.4% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 8 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 1 of 5 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2019/202020/212023/242024/25
Turnover63,937,00086,266,00090,946,00093,767,000
Profit for the year4,764,0006,614,0006,335,0002,735,000
Cash at bank and in hand20,211,00039,488,00051,375,00038,253,000
Total assets90,131,000112,509,000148,876,000140,019,000
Total liabilities13,182,00028,920,00044,635,00033,079,000
Net assets / total equity76,658,00083,272,000103,626,000106,361,000
Average number of employees389410417426
Average pay (per year)46,20363,70778,62882,275

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
41 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
12%
Standard payment terms
0–75 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 25%
  • 31 to 60 days 69%
  • After 60 days 6%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Oct 2025
41
21%
11%
30 Apr 2025
40
25%
11%
31 Oct 2024
39
26%
11%
30 Apr 2024
41
25%
12%
31 Oct 2023
46
23%
13%
30 Apr 2023
41
25%
13%
31 Oct 2022
44
19%
12%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 1.4% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 8.3% lower
Median bonus pay
women 24.2% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter21% womenLower middle39.6% womenUpper middle23.8% womenUpper pay quarter16% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 1.8% lower
women 10.7% lower
2023/24
women 1.1% lower
women 9.4% lower
2022/23
women 2.6% lower
women 8.8% lower
2021/22
women 0.5% lower
women 9.6% lower
2020/21
women 4.8% lower
women 13% lower
2019/20
women 2.4% lower
women 11.7% lower
2018/19
women 2.4% lower
women 11.1% lower
2017/18
women 3.9% lower
women 2% higher

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

Modern slavery statements7
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SEALEY (UK) LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SEALEY (UK) LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SEALEY (UK) LIMITED)
Earlier years (4)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SEALEY (UK) LIMITED)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SEALEY (UK) LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SEALEY (UK) LIMITED)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SEALEY (UK) LIMITED)

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, optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, miscellaneous manufactures and vehicles.

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

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

36 events
  1. Huw Philip John BAMFORD appointedDirector
  2. Timothy Richard THOMPSON resignedDirector
  3. Mark SWEETMAN resignedDirector
  4. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £93.8m, net assets £106.4m, 426 employees
  5. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £90.9m, net assets £103.6m, 417 employees
  6. Andrew FISHER appointedDirector
  7. Robert John SEALEY resignedDirector
  8. Mr John Llewellyn Sealey registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (28)
  1. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £86.3m, net assets £83.3m, 410 employees
  2. Kevin BRADLEY resignedDirector
  3. Gemma Sarah DOLMAN appointedDirector
  4. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: turnover £63.9m, net assets £76.7m, 389 employees
  5. Sealey (Uk) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Mr John Llewellyn Sealey ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Mr Timothy William Galloway ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Ms Caroline Jane Stenner ceased to be a person with significant control
  9. Nigel Christopher SYKES resignedDirector
  10. Kevin BRADLEY appointedDirector
  11. Benjamin Jasper James SEALEY appointedDirector
  12. Mr John Llewellyn Sealey registered as a person with significant control
  13. Mr Timothy William Galloway registered as a person with significant control
  14. Ms Caroline Jane Stenner registered as a person with significant control
  15. Raymond John HARRYMAN resignedDirector
  16. David Nicholas RICHES appointedDirector
  17. Robert John SEALEY appointedDirector
  18. Steven Gerald BUCKLE appointedDirector
  19. Martyn James RYAN resignedDirector
  20. David HAZELL resignedDirector
  21. Nigel Christopher SYKES appointedDirector
  22. John CURTIS resignedDirector
  23. Martyn James RYAN appointedDirector
  24. Anthony John ALLEN resignedDirector
  25. Timothy Richard THOMPSON appointedDirector
  26. Mark SWEETMAN appointedDirector
  27. Marino PIZII resignedDirector
  28. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.