JAMES JOHNSTON & CO. OF ELGIN LIMITED

Active
Company number SC022553Private limited companyIncorporated 1943

Key figures

£59,241,000+4.5%
Net assets 2025
+4.5%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
020 m40 m60 m20242025

† JAMES JOHNSTON & CO. OF ELGIN 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

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 13200

Where the company stands among the 348 active companies whose first SIC code is 13200 (Weaving of textiles).

Net assets£59,241,000
Higher than 99% · median £26,975
Total assets£72,762,000
Higher than 99% · median £136,771
Cash£13,034,000
Higher than 99% · median £62,887
Employees1,092
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age83.1 years
Older than 95% · median 8.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. JAMES JOHNSTON & CO. OF ELGIN LIMITED£59.2m
  2. JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED£25.1m
  3. VALMIERA GLASS UK LIMITED£9.3m
  4. FOTHERGILL ENGINEERED FABRICS LIMITED£7.9m
  5. MARTON MILLS COMPANY LIMITED£7.8m
  6. LOCHCARRON OF SCOTLAND LIMITED£7.7m
  7. TBA PROTECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED£7.7m
  8. E & M MANUFACTURING LIMITED£7.2m
  9. RYKNELD TEAN LIMITED£7.2m
  10. ALEX BEGG GROUP LIMITED£6.6m

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 348. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: JAMES JOHNSTON & CO. OF ELGIN LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

JAMES JOHNSTON & CO. OF ELGIN LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC022553. It was incorporated on 25 Sep 1943. Its status is active. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is weaving of textiles (13200), manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. (14190), wholesale of textiles (46410), other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47190).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £88,996,000. Profit for the year was £2,959,000. Net assets were £59,241,000, up 4.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £13,034,000. Total assets were £72,762,000 and total liabilities £11,586,000. The company had an average of 1,092 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 348 active companies whose first SIC code is 13200: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £26,975). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £136,771). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £62,887). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 95% of them (median age 8.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £58.3k, from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly wool, special woven fabrics, woven clothing. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly wool, knitted clothing, woven clothing. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 55 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 10.3% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 3 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

2 persons with significant control are registered. 3 of 4 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 9 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover94,174,00088,996,000
Profit for the year-538,0002,959,000
Cash at bank and in hand10,540,00013,034,000
Total assets67,540,00072,762,000
Total liabilities9,079,00011,586,000
Net assets / total equity56,699,00059,241,000
Average number of employees1,1851,092

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

1 contract

JAMES JOHNSTON & CO. OF ELGIN LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited. 1 award is shared with other suppliers.

Contract
  1. Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2024-2025‡The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited · shared by 36 suppliers, up to £277,790,000 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.

Government grants

2 grants

JAMES JOHNSTON & CO. OF ELGIN LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2018, together worth £58.3k.

Grants
  1. A4I Round 3 Continuation Project - Development and Optimization of the Designed Proof-of-Concept (PoC) Instrument and Data Processing Algorithm for Quantitative Measurement of the Finish on Johnston's Woven Cashmere FabricsDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £43,187 · ALB - UKRI - Innovate UK grant awards in 19-20
  2. ALB - UKRI - Feasibility study to test the sensitivity of objective inspection techniques for measuring the finish on woven cashmere fabricsDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £15,154 · ALB - Innovate UK - Innovation grants 18-19

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jul 2020 – 31 Dec 2020
Average time taken to pay invoices
55 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
12%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 41%
  • 31 to 60 days 44%
  • After 60 days 15%
Earlier periods (4)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
30 Jun 2020
47
36%
16%
31 Dec 2019
40
52%
5%
30 Jun 2019
40
45%
6%
31 Dec 2018
47
44%
9%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 10.3% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 13% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter82% womenLower middle78.5% womenUpper middle51% womenUpper pay quarter41.2% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 12.6% lower
women 14.4% lower
2023/24
women 12.9% lower
women 16.2% lower
2022/23
women 10% lower
women 20.2% lower
2021/22
women 13.6% lower
women 23.1% lower
2020/21
women 16.9% lower
women 23.4% lower
2019/20
women 16.1% lower
women 24.1% lower
2018/19
women 12.7% lower
women 24% lower
2017/18
women 16.9% lower
women 25.6% 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

Modern slavery statements3
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

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: wool, special woven fabrics, woven clothing, machinery and miscellaneous manufactures.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: wool, knitted clothing, woven clothing, other textile articles and headgear.

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

5 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £89m, net assets £59.2m, 1,092 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £94.2m, net assets £56.7m, 1,185 employees
  3. Jennifer Mollie Urquhart registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mr Neil Edward Urquhart registered as a person with significant control
  5. 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.