J Gas Limited

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j gas limited Company Information

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Company Number

SC274899

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Industry

Wholesale of fuels and related products (other than petroleum and petroleum products)

Directors

Alan Elliott

Samuel Johnston

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Shareholders

johnston fuels ltd

Group Structure

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Contact

Registered Address

standhill bathgate, west lothian, EH48 2HR

Website

www.jgas.co.uk

j gas limited Estimated Valuation

£118.1m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of J GAS LIMITED at £118.1m based on an EBITDA of £5.3m and a 22.15x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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J Gas Limited is a live company located in west lothian, EH48 2HR with a Companies House number of SC274899. It operates in the wholesale of other fuels and related products sector, SIC Code 46719. Founded in October 2004, it's largest shareholder is johnston fuels ltd with a 100% stake. J Gas Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £21.1m with high growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded J Gas Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

7 Strong

2 Regular

3 Weak

Size

annual sales of £21.1m, make it smaller than the average company (£132.4m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 21%, show it is growing at a faster rate (16.5%)

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J Gas Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £21.1 million and the company has net assets of £4.3 million. According to their latest financial statements, J Gas Limited has 69 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.6 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	21,052,854	16,917,434	14,476,843	11,983,234	12,155,645	11,391,612	9,462,955	8,631,131	9,060,221	8,915,612	9,238,120	9,072,443	8,575,186	7,713,560	6,072,924
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	9,581,854	8,988,083	7,491,394	4,300,584	4,898,020	5,724,207	4,623,399	3,135,471	3,419,059	4,318,313	4,835,151	5,274,194	5,024,660	4,515,704	2,861,851
Gross Profit	11,471,000	7,929,351	6,985,449	7,682,650	7,257,625	5,667,405	4,839,556	5,495,660	5,641,162	4,597,299	4,402,969	3,798,249	3,550,526	3,197,856	3,211,073
Admin Expenses	7,032,108	5,871,795	5,095,515	4,941,041	4,217,019	4,570,536	4,269,518	4,268,767	3,362,759	2,977,254	2,755,573	2,536,047	2,443,265	2,181,796	2,371,405
Operating Profit	4,438,892	2,057,556	1,889,934	2,741,609	3,040,606	1,096,869	570,038	1,226,893	2,278,403	1,620,045	1,647,396	1,262,202	1,107,261	1,016,060	839,668
Interest Payable	25,890	18,061	17,312	14,325	9,756	7,625	3,304	4,506	9,263	13,332	12,998	14,520	12,648	8,341	12,523
Interest Receivable	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24,290	26,829	9,255
Pre-Tax Profit	4,413,002	2,039,495	1,872,622	2,727,284	3,030,850	1,089,244	566,734	1,222,387	2,269,140	1,606,713	1,634,398	1,247,682	1,118,903	1,034,548	836,400
Tax	-1,043,348	-142,479	-355,685	-539,793	-570,431	-170,898	-113,261	-236,306	-427,748	-343,757	-342,575	-210,826	-266,784	-298,268	-226,948
Profit After Tax	3,369,654	1,897,016	1,516,937	2,187,491	2,460,419	918,346	453,473	986,081	1,841,392	1,262,956	1,291,823	1,036,856	852,119	736,280	609,452
Dividends Paid	2,500,000	1,500,000	2,200,000	2,500,000	0	0	0	1,500,000	0	5,500,000	450,000	200,000	420,000	450,000	400,000
Retained Profit	869,654	397,016	-683,063	-312,509	2,460,419	918,346	453,473	-513,919	1,841,392	-4,237,044	841,823	836,856	432,119	286,280	209,452
Employee Costs	3,407,664	2,901,473	2,458,389	2,581,270	1,881,075	2,599,385	2,516,061	2,431,476	1,463,513	1,353,858	1,296,034	1,080,139	1,027,461	977,039	1,036,605
Number Of Employees	69	60	58	50	49	48	49	47	39	38	41	36	36	35	38
EBITDA*	5,331,564	2,815,559	2,637,448	3,444,051	3,639,838	2,077,255	1,223,354	1,779,141	2,781,836	2,001,285	2,006,978	1,630,082	1,425,480	1,279,385	1,249,124

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	5,256,883	4,152,086	4,043,943	3,753,584	3,683,945	3,375,318	3,287,184	3,061,368	2,764,900	2,584,680	2,579,219	2,659,460	2,412,090	2,116,357	1,938,018
Intangible Assets	188,000	38,000	50,000	0	0	0	397,888	496,805	485,435	150,688	70,395	76,253	35,798	39,405	43,012
Investments & Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	5,444,883	4,190,086	4,093,943	3,753,584	3,683,945	3,375,318	3,685,072	3,558,173	3,250,335	2,735,368	2,649,614	2,735,713	2,447,888	2,155,762	1,981,030
Stock & work in progress	283,342	243,801	268,274	177,350	161,913	150,070	171,112	158,283	116,537	100,410	161,641	131,658	145,862	56,524	36,993
Trade Debtors	1,685,715	1,352,595	1,296,426	1,044,425	1,125,602	935,737	898,478	710,044	679,679	740,081	682,111	783,255	666,774	811,648	503,976
Group Debtors	404	1,000	448	2,455	202	0	16,273	1,824	2,782	0	187,231	734,488	1,002,336	1,485,869	1,455,134
Misc Debtors	424,544	290,488	278,180	182,164	204,901	152,066	395,924	368,561	297,664	189,631	361,026	233,901	138,797	135,485	50,349
Cash	1,608,722	908,512	106,457	1,208,403	1,782,326	244,487	301,355	150,930	1,169,147	957	3,818,647	2,521,831	1,803,767	1,450,759	1,148,469
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	4,002,727	2,796,396	1,949,785	2,614,797	3,274,944	1,482,360	1,783,142	1,389,642	2,265,809	1,031,079	5,210,656	4,405,133	3,757,536	3,940,285	3,194,921
total assets	9,447,610	6,986,482	6,043,728	6,368,381	6,958,889	4,857,678	5,468,214	4,947,815	5,516,144	3,766,447	7,860,270	7,140,846	6,205,424	6,096,047	5,175,951
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	351,499	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	1,825,175	1,462,153	1,313,546	1,005,777	1,299,291	744,183	911,678	628,639	964,934	743,631	739,474	877,120	729,889	1,069,278	562,258
Group/Directors Accounts	154,900	253,453	108,736	134,979	98,598	115,709	117,604	204,883	28,971	44,099	12,096	0	0	0	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	241,653	217,458	232,148	219,002	203,463	122,245	70,610	42,348	40,033	100,966	141,085	124,332	106,591	81,506	44,814
other current liabilities	1,739,769	715,203	580,827	747,027	659,047	360,279	279,973	464,571	473,038	331,530	466,388	250,134	414,973	456,443	484,525
total current liabilities	3,961,497	2,648,267	2,235,257	2,106,785	2,260,399	1,342,416	1,379,865	1,340,441	1,506,976	1,571,725	1,359,043	1,251,586	1,251,453	1,607,227	1,091,597
loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	357,450	380,785	363,085	373,917	486,207	302,438	224,663	161,039	0	40,033	140,998	317,901	191,389	157,135	50,179
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
provisions	825,340	523,761	408,733	167,963	180,058	141,018	210,226	246,348	295,262	282,175	250,671	303,624	331,703	332,925	321,695
total long term liabilities	1,182,790	904,546	771,818	541,880	666,265	443,456	434,889	407,387	295,262	322,208	391,669	621,525	523,092	490,060	371,874
total liabilities	5,144,287	3,552,813	3,007,075	2,648,665	2,926,664	1,785,872	1,814,754	1,747,828	1,802,238	1,893,933	1,750,712	1,873,111	1,774,545	2,097,287	1,463,471
net assets	4,303,323	3,433,669	3,036,653	3,719,716	4,032,225	3,071,806	3,653,460	3,199,987	3,713,906	1,872,514	6,109,558	5,267,735	4,430,879	3,998,760	3,712,480
total shareholders funds	4,303,323	3,433,669	3,036,653	3,719,716	4,032,225	3,071,806	3,653,460	3,199,987	3,713,906	1,872,514	6,109,558	5,267,735	4,430,879	3,998,760	3,712,480

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	4,438,892	2,057,556	1,889,934	2,741,609	3,040,606	1,096,869	570,038	1,226,893	2,278,403	1,620,045	1,647,396	1,262,202	1,107,261	1,016,060	839,668
Depreciation	862,672	746,003	737,514	702,442	599,232	582,498	522,398	443,618	469,900	353,847	353,724	363,335	314,612	259,718	405,849
Amortisation	30,000	12,000	10,000	0	0	397,888	130,918	108,630	33,533	27,393	5,858	4,545	3,607	3,607	3,607
Tax	-1,043,348	-142,479	-355,685	-539,793	-570,431	-170,898	-113,261	-236,306	-427,748	-343,757	-342,575	-210,826	-266,784	-298,268	-226,948
Stock	39,541	-24,473	90,924	15,437	11,843	-21,042	12,829	41,746	16,127	-61,231	29,983	-14,204	89,338	19,531	36,993
Debtors	466,580	69,029	346,010	-101,661	242,902	-222,872	230,246	100,304	50,413	-300,656	-521,276	-56,263	-625,095	423,543	2,009,459
Creditors	363,022	148,607	307,769	-293,514	555,108	-167,495	283,039	-336,295	221,303	4,157	-137,646	147,231	-339,389	507,020	562,258
Accruals and Deferred Income	1,024,566	134,376	-166,200	87,980	298,768	80,306	-184,598	-8,467	141,508	-134,858	216,254	-164,839	-41,470	-28,082	484,525
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	301,579	115,028	240,770	-12,095	39,040	-69,208	-36,122	-48,914	13,087	31,504	-52,953	-28,079	-1,222	11,230	321,695
Cash flow from operations	5,471,262	3,026,535	2,227,168	2,772,853	3,707,578	1,993,874	929,337	1,007,109	2,663,446	1,920,218	2,181,351	1,444,036	1,312,372	1,028,211	344,202
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-2,147,469	-854,146	-1,087,873	-772,081	-907,859	-670,632	-780,215	-860,086	-1,018,400	-466,994	-273,483	-360,580	-463,801	-235,302	1,071,570
Change in Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
cash flow from investments	-2,147,469	-854,146	-1,087,873	-772,081	-907,859	-670,632	-780,215	-860,086	-1,018,400	-466,994	-273,483	-360,580	-463,801	-235,302	1,071,570
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	-98,553	144,717	-26,243	36,381	-17,111	-1,895	-87,279	175,912	-15,128	32,003	12,096	0	0	0	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	860	3,010	2,314	-96,751	264,987	129,410	91,886	163,354	-100,966	-141,084	-160,150	144,253	59,339	143,648	94,993
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
share issue	0	0	0	0	-1,500,000	-1,500,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,503,028
interest	-25,890	-18,061	-17,312	-14,325	-9,756	-7,625	-3,304	-4,506	-9,263	-13,332	-12,998	-14,520	11,642	18,488	-3,268
cash flow from financing	-123,583	129,666	-41,241	-74,695	-1,261,880	-1,380,110	1,303	334,760	-125,357	-122,413	-161,052	129,733	70,981	162,136	3,594,753
cash and cash equivalents
cash	700,210	802,055	-1,101,946	-573,923	1,537,839	-56,868	150,425	-1,018,217	1,168,190	-3,817,690	1,296,816	718,064	353,008	302,290	1,148,469
overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-351,499	351,499	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	700,210	802,055	-1,101,946	-573,923	1,537,839	-56,868	150,425	-1,018,217	1,519,689	-4,169,189	1,296,816	718,064	353,008	302,290	1,148,469

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J GAS LIMITED group structure

J Gas Limited has 1 subsidiary company.

Ultimate parent company

J. W. JOHNSTON LIMITED

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JOHNSTON FUELS LIMITED

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2 parents

J GAS LIMITED

SC274899

1 subsidiary

CARDIFF GAS LTD

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J GAS LIMITED Shareholders

johnston fuels ltd

100%

J Gas Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Alan Elliott (Jun 2006) and Mr Samuel Johnston (Sep 2009).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Alan Elliott	Scotland	59 years	Jun 2006	-	Director
Mr Samuel Johnston	Scotland	41 years	Sep 2009	-	Director
Mr Kenneth Gardner	United Kingdom	58 years	Nov 2014	-	Director
Mr Russell Fleming	Scotland	48 years	Jan 2019	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

21.1m

+24%

operating profit

4.4m

+116%

gross margin

54.5%

+16.25%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

4.3m

+0.25%

total assets

9.4m

+0.35%

cash

1.6m

+0.77%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

46719 - Wholesale of fuels and related products (other than petroleum and petroleum products)

incorporation date

October 2004

ultimate parent company

J. W. JOHNSTON LIMITED

previous names

j gas limited (October 2009)

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address

standhill bathgate, west lothian, EH48 2HR

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