James Lister & Sons Limited
Active00591148Wholesale & retailIncorporated 30 Sept 1957 · Smethwick Warley
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of industrial consumables and fluid power supplies.
Revenue
£14.1m
▼ -5.4% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
-£720
Margin -0.0%
Employees
94
▼ -1.1% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£4.1m
Total assets £6.6m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Sept 2019Not available
Sept 2020
£13.4m
Sept 2021
£13.6m▲ +1.6%
Sept 2022
£14.3m▲ +4.6%
Sept 2023
£15.4m▲ +8.0%
Sept 2024
£14.9m▼ -3.1%
Sept 2025
£14.1m▼ -5.4%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | £14.1m | ▼ -5.4% | £16k | 94 | £4.1m |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £14.9m | ▼ -3.1% | £104k | 95 | £4.1m |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £15.4m | ▲ +8.0% | £514k | 94 | £4.3m |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £14.3m | ▲ +4.6% | £275k | 98 | £4.1m |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £13.6m | ▲ +1.6% | £572k | 99 | £4.2m |
| 30 Sept 2020 | £13.4m | — | -£248k | 131 | £3.7m |
| 30 Sept 2019 | — | — | — | — | £5.3m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 30 Sept 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £14.1m
- Gross profit
- £5.9m
- Operating profit
- -£2k
- Profit before tax
- £16k
- Profit after tax
- -£720
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £6.6m
- Cash
- £612k
- Total liabilities
- £2.6m
- Net assets
- £4.1m
- Revenue per employee
- £150k
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