JOHN LAWSON DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED

Active
Company number 01508597Private limited companyIncorporated 1980

Key figures

£614,296-4.2%
Net assets 2024/25
-3.5%
Average annual change 2019/20–2024/25
0200 k400 k600 k800 k2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, JOHN LAWSON DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 46740

Where the company stands among the 2,673 active companies whose first SIC code is 46740 (Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies).

Net assets£614,296
Higher than 78% · median £55,075
Total assets£839,730
Higher than 71% · median £267,122
Cash£133,629
Higher than 59% · median £80,196
Employees14
Higher than 85% · median 2
Company age46.3 years
Older than 95% · median 8.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. RELIANCE WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED£166.7m
  2. PRIMAFLOW LIMITED£85.7m
  3. DOMOTEC (EUROPE) LIMITED£79.5m
  4. CROSSWATER LIMITED£74.1m
  5. UK PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED£73.7m
  6. AALBERTS INTEGRATED PIPING SYSTEMS LIMITED£62.5m
  7. MARLA TUBE FITTINGS LIMITED£56.2m
  8. HIGHBOURNE GROUP LIMITED£53.1m
  9. ALTECNIC LIMITED£37.3m
  10. JAMES HARGREAVES(PLUMBERS'MERCHANTS)LIMITED£37.3m

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 2,673. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: JOHN LAWSON DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

JOHN LAWSON DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01508597. It was incorporated on 21 Jul 1980. Its status is active. The registered office is in Lower darwen (BB3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies (46740).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Oct 2025); the company files small company accounts. Net assets were £614,296, down 4.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £133,629. The company had an average of 14 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,673 active companies whose first SIC code is 46740: By net assets it ranks higher than 78% of them (median £55,075). By total assets it ranks higher than 71% of them (median £267,122). By cash it ranks higher than 59% of them (median £80,196). By number of employees it ranks higher than 85% of them (median 2). It is older than 95% of them (median age 8.3 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly tools and cutlery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly tools and cutlery.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 4 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 9 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand232,527162,322136,002166,258133,629
Total assets958,310874,947876,383872,866839,730
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity709,739629,346658,328641,545614,296
Average number of employees1212121414

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.

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: tools and cutlery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 7 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: tools and cutlery.

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

17 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £614.3k, 14 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £641.5k, 14 employees
  3. Mr Finbar Joseph Macneaney ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. David Patrick MACNEANEY appointedDirector
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £658.3k, 12 employees
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £629.3k, 12 employees
  7. Margaret LAWSON resignedSecretary
  8. John Reginald LAWSON resignedDirector
Earlier events (9)
  1. Margaret LAWSON resignedDirector
  2. Catherine Laboure Carol MACNEANY appointedSecretary
  3. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £709.7k, 12 employees
  4. Mr Finbar Joseph Macneaney registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr David Patrick Macneaney registered as a person with significant control
  6. Stephen RICHES appointedDirector
  7. Catherine Laboure Carol MACNEANEY appointedDirector
  8. Finbar Joseph MACNEANEY appointedDirector
  9. 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.