nicolas james limited Company Information
Company Number
09908188
Next Accounts
147 days late
Shareholders
nicolas james roach
avington investments limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Activities of head offices
Registered Address
harbour house 1 town quay, southampton, SO14 2AQ
Website
www.harbourhotels.co.uknicolas james limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of NICOLAS JAMES LIMITED at £14.2m based on a Turnover of £19.7m and 0.72x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
nicolas james limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of NICOLAS JAMES LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-1.7m and a 5.55x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
nicolas james limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of NICOLAS JAMES LIMITED at £275.6m based on Net Assets of £128.7m and 2.14x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Nicolas James Limited Overview
Nicolas James Limited is a live company located in southampton, SO14 2AQ with a Companies House number of 09908188. It operates in the activities of head offices sector, SIC Code 70100. Founded in December 2015, it's largest shareholder is nicolas james roach with a 68.4% stake. Nicolas James Limited is a established, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £19.7m with declining growth in recent years.
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Nicolas James Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Nicolas James Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 2 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


2 Strong

7 Regular

3 Weak

Size
annual sales of £19.7m, make it in line with the average company (£18.7m)
£19.7m - Nicolas James Limited
£18.7m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -33%, show it is growing at a slower rate (3.4%)
-33% - Nicolas James Limited
3.4% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 31.1%, this company has a comparable cost of product (33.4%)
31.1% - Nicolas James Limited
33.4% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of -10.3% make it less profitable than the average company (6.2%)
-10.3% - Nicolas James Limited
6.2% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 100 employees, this is similar to the industry average (108)
100 - Nicolas James Limited
108 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £50.2k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£47k)
£50.2k - Nicolas James Limited
£47k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £196.7k, this is equally as efficient (£195.8k)
£196.7k - Nicolas James Limited
£195.8k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 12 days, this is earlier than average (47 days)
12 days - Nicolas James Limited
47 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 42 days, this is close to average (45 days)
42 days - Nicolas James Limited
45 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 236 days, this is more than average (50 days)
236 days - Nicolas James Limited
50 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 13 weeks, this is average cash available to meet short term requirements (16 weeks)
13 weeks - Nicolas James Limited
16 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 35.1%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (57.1%)
35.1% - Nicolas James Limited
57.1% - Industry AVG
NICOLAS JAMES LIMITED financials

Nicolas James Limited's latest turnover from December 2022 is £19.7 million and the company has net assets of £128.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Nicolas James Limited has 100 employees and maintains cash reserves of £12.9 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | |
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Turnover | 19,666,363 | 1,354,825 | 56,972 | 65,974,924 | 63,102,449 | 47,201,754 | 35,076,552 | 22,330,363 | 18,733,153 |
Other Income Or Grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cost Of Sales | 13,545,745 | 1,080,992 | 5,266 | 34,163,175 | 31,866,952 | 23,969,752 | 17,384,210 | 10,748,979 | 3,646,338 |
Gross Profit | 6,120,618 | 273,833 | 51,706 | 31,811,749 | 31,235,497 | 23,232,002 | 17,692,342 | 11,581,384 | 15,086,815 |
Admin Expenses | 8,138,629 | 7,040,690 | 6,669,785 | 22,756,055 | 23,652,190 | 17,900,250 | 14,470,035 | 9,396,875 | 12,990,653 |
Operating Profit | -2,018,011 | -6,766,857 | -6,618,079 | 9,055,694 | 7,583,307 | 5,331,752 | 3,222,307 | 2,184,509 | 2,096,162 |
Interest Payable | 5,586,485 | 2,075,776 | 3,108,234 | 9,055,595 | 6,054,617 | 4,925,198 | 3,637,161 | 2,499,082 | 1,416,660 |
Interest Receivable | 7,929,123 | 11,486,837 | 1,872,598 | 76,325 | 27,373 | 40,584 | 911 | 81,643 | 38,091 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 522,062 | 5,089,945 | -3,784,796 | 76,424 | 1,553,063 | 447,138 | -413,943 | 397,766 | 717,593 |
Tax | 83,629 | -939,579 | -211,348 | -536,097 | -359,641 | -417,380 | 587,845 | 467,335 | 0 |
Profit After Tax | 605,691 | 4,150,366 | -3,996,144 | -459,673 | 1,193,422 | 29,758 | 173,902 | 865,101 | 717,593 |
Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Retained Profit | 605,691 | 4,150,366 | -3,996,144 | -459,673 | 1,193,422 | 29,758 | 173,902 | 865,101 | 717,593 |
Employee Costs | 5,016,048 | 1,642,269 | 6,190,256 | 25,359,648 | 23,235,006 | 16,143,868 | 13,163,537 | 7,504,167 | 6,232,354 |
Number Of Employees | 100 | 66 | 556 | 1,274 | 1,241 | 854 | 710 | 429 | 366 |
EBITDA* | -1,679,568 | -6,742,907 | -6,541,412 | 11,155,806 | 9,704,040 | 7,111,908 | 4,872,118 | 2,996,557 | 2,760,219 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | |
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Tangible Assets | 20,898,793 | 14,824,874 | 948,018 | 342,606,350 | 363,910,067 | 274,757,736 | 237,250,864 | 127,718,166 | 62,741,291 |
Intangible Assets | 197,732 | 219,702 | 0 | 657,118 | 732,387 | 574,305 | 646,093 | 278,578 | 0 |
Investments & Other | 79,518,938 | 139,388,418 | 91,004,706 | 0 | 5,055,000 | 5,055,000 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 1,529,651 | 1,308,679 | 3,150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Fixed Assets | 102,145,114 | 155,741,673 | 95,102,724 | 343,263,468 | 369,697,454 | 280,387,041 | 237,896,957 | 127,996,744 | 62,741,293 |
Stock & work in progress | 8,769,028 | 10,730,495 | 4,586,441 | 2,465,604 | 867,938 | 830,399 | 471,813 | 203,019 | 1,527,471 |
Trade Debtors | 676,158 | 1,265,212 | 480,320 | 1,353,294 | 3,887,485 | 2,576,198 | 516,787 | 602,960 | 2,338,319 |
Group Debtors | 40,402,339 | 10,016,678 | 7,619,271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,090,459 |
Misc Debtors | 33,386,039 | 44,645,045 | 60,060,190 | 35,187,885 | 26,894,172 | 23,978,294 | 24,489,259 | 23,848,786 | 1,905,604 |
Cash | 12,921,189 | 11,939,689 | 26,086,820 | 15,661,547 | 3,655,651 | 4,999,018 | 3,640,512 | 2,918,448 | 3,966,946 |
misc current assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current assets | 96,154,753 | 78,597,119 | 98,833,042 | 54,668,330 | 35,305,246 | 32,383,909 | 29,118,371 | 27,573,213 | 19,828,799 |
total assets | 198,299,867 | 234,338,792 | 193,935,766 | 397,931,798 | 405,002,700 | 312,770,950 | 267,015,328 | 155,569,957 | 82,570,092 |
Bank overdraft | 17,046,448 | 70,744,571 | 50,034,027 | 1,993,732 | 4,375,507 | 153,262 | 0 | 0 | 1,097,452 |
Bank loan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,310,650 | 4,509,984 | 1,556,293 | 1,328,809 | 0 |
Trade Creditors | 1,571,126 | 1,887,666 | 736,972 | 4,829,787 | 7,021,028 | 5,845,894 | 13,028,477 | 1,715,267 | 1,351,341 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 22,768,735 | 17,769,354 | 3,357,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,687,129 |
other short term finances | 151,342 | 153,444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,750,000 | 2,500,000 | 0 | 5,348,493 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200,168 | 187,898 | 100,390 | 0 | 0 | 24,251 |
other current liabilities | 8,047,161 | 3,414,653 | 2,052,836 | 14,746,616 | 18,065,578 | 12,123,097 | 8,499,049 | 13,969,702 | 2,758,003 |
total current liabilities | 49,584,812 | 93,969,688 | 56,181,489 | 21,770,303 | 31,960,661 | 24,482,627 | 25,583,819 | 17,013,778 | 13,266,669 |
loans | 17,938,745 | 10,163,207 | 13,688,499 | 156,478,098 | 130,068,984 | 114,000,589 | 82,229,349 | 38,986,425 | 29,178,183 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69,340,657 | 64,209,423 | 54,323,815 | 43,768,813 | 23,563,022 | 14,918 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other liabilities | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
provisions | 1,094,181 | 1,201,101 | 211,348 | 22,492,166 | 27,145,619 | 17,498,527 | 17,188,231 | 11,625,174 | 6,984,944 |
total long term liabilities | 20,032,926 | 12,364,308 | 13,899,847 | 248,310,921 | 221,424,026 | 185,822,931 | 143,186,393 | 74,174,621 | 36,178,045 |
total liabilities | 69,617,738 | 106,333,996 | 70,081,336 | 270,081,224 | 253,384,687 | 210,305,558 | 168,770,212 | 91,188,399 | 49,444,714 |
net assets | 128,682,129 | 128,004,796 | 123,854,430 | 127,850,574 | 151,618,013 | 102,465,392 | 98,245,116 | 64,381,558 | 33,125,378 |
total shareholders funds | 128,682,129 | 128,004,796 | 123,854,430 | 127,850,574 | 151,618,013 | 102,465,392 | 98,245,116 | 64,381,558 | 33,125,378 |
Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||
Operating Profit | -2,018,011 | -6,766,857 | -6,618,079 | 9,055,694 | 7,583,307 | 5,331,752 | 3,222,307 | 2,184,509 | 2,096,162 |
Depreciation | 338,443 | 23,950 | 76,667 | 2,019,843 | 2,040,464 | 1,708,368 | 1,649,811 | 812,048 | 664,057 |
Amortisation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80,269 | 80,269 | 71,788 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tax | 83,629 | -939,579 | -211,348 | -536,097 | -359,641 | -417,380 | 587,845 | 467,335 | 0 |
Stock | -1,961,467 | 6,144,054 | 2,120,837 | 1,597,666 | 37,539 | 358,586 | 268,794 | -1,324,452 | 1,527,471 |
Debtors | 18,758,573 | -14,074,167 | 34,768,602 | 5,759,522 | 4,227,165 | 1,548,446 | 554,300 | 10,117,364 | 14,334,382 |
Creditors | -316,540 | 1,150,694 | -4,092,815 | -2,191,241 | 1,175,134 | -7,182,583 | 11,313,210 | 363,926 | 1,351,341 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 4,632,508 | 1,361,817 | -12,693,780 | -3,318,962 | 5,942,481 | 3,624,048 | -5,470,653 | 11,211,699 | 2,758,003 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -106,920 | 989,753 | -22,280,818 | -4,653,453 | 9,647,092 | 310,296 | 5,563,057 | 4,640,230 | 6,984,944 |
Cash flow from operations | -14,183,997 | 3,749,891 | -82,709,612 | -6,901,135 | 21,844,402 | 1,539,257 | 16,042,483 | 10,886,835 | -2,007,346 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||
capital expenditure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7,497,502 | -38,300,430 | -21,727,846 | -12,179,722 | -5,680,191 |
Change in Investments | -59,869,480 | 48,383,712 | 91,004,706 | -5,055,000 | 0 | 5,055,000 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
cash flow from investments | 59,869,480 | -48,383,712 | -91,004,706 | 5,055,000 | -7,497,502 | -43,355,430 | -21,727,846 | -12,179,720 | -5,680,193 |
Financing Activities | |||||||||
Bank loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2,310,650 | -2,199,334 | 2,953,691 | 227,484 | 1,328,809 | 0 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 4,999,381 | 14,411,700 | 3,357,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2,687,129 | 2,687,129 |
Other Short Term Loans | -2,102 | 153,444 | 0 | 0 | -1,750,000 | -750,000 | 2,500,000 | -5,348,493 | 5,348,493 |
Long term loans | 7,775,538 | -3,525,292 | -142,789,599 | 26,409,114 | 16,068,395 | 31,771,240 | 43,242,924 | 9,808,242 | 29,178,183 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 0 | 0 | -69,540,825 | 5,143,504 | 9,973,116 | 10,655,392 | 20,205,791 | 23,523,853 | 39,169 |
other long term liabilities | 0 | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
share issue | |||||||||
interest | 2,342,638 | 9,411,061 | -1,235,636 | -8,979,270 | -6,027,244 | -4,884,614 | -3,636,250 | -2,417,439 | -1,378,569 |
cash flow from financing | 15,187,097 | 21,450,913 | -210,208,406 | -3,045,068 | 64,024,132 | 43,936,227 | 96,229,605 | 54,598,922 | 68,282,190 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||
cash | 981,500 | -14,147,131 | 10,425,273 | 12,005,896 | -1,343,367 | 1,358,506 | 722,064 | -1,048,498 | 3,966,946 |
overdraft | -53,698,123 | 20,710,544 | 48,040,295 | -2,381,775 | 4,222,245 | 153,262 | 0 | -1,097,452 | 1,097,452 |
change in cash | 54,679,623 | -34,857,675 | -37,615,022 | 14,387,671 | -5,565,612 | 1,205,244 | 722,064 | 48,954 | 2,869,494 |
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Nicolas James Limited Competitor Analysis

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nicolas james limited Ownership
NICOLAS JAMES LIMITED group structure
Nicolas James Limited has 46 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
NICOLAS JAMES LIMITED
09908188
46 subsidiaries
nicolas james limited directors
Nicolas James Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr David Robbins (Dec 2015) and Mr Stuart Bateman (Dec 2015).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr David Robbins | England | 57 years | Dec 2015 | - | Director |
Mr Stuart Bateman | England | 48 years | Dec 2015 | - | Director |
Mr Stuart Bateman | 48 years | Dec 2015 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2022turnover
19.7m
+1352%
operating profit
-2m
-70%
gross margin
31.2%
+53.98%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2022net assets
128.7m
+0.01%
total assets
198.3m
-0.15%
cash
12.9m
+0.08%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
nicolas james limited company details
company number
09908188
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
70100 - Activities of head offices
incorporation date
December 2015
age
10
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
harbour hotels holdings limited (May 2021)
accountant
-
auditor
-
address
harbour house 1 town quay, southampton, SO14 2AQ
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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nicolas james limited Charges & Mortgages
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