{"name":"JOE BROWNS LTD","company_number":"02540247","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1990-09-17","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Kandy Works, Brown Lane East, Leeds, LS11 0BT","postcode":"LS11 0BT","sic_codes":[{"code":46420,"description":"Wholesale of clothing and footwear"},{"code":47710,"description":"Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores"},{"code":47910,"description":"Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet"}],"principal_activity":"Joe Browns Limited (\"the Company\") is a privately owned company, limited by shares, incorporated in England and Wales. The Company's registration number is 02540247. The address of its registered office and principal place of business is Kandy Works, Brown Lane East, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 0BT. The principal activity of the Company continues to be the sale of women's clothing, men's clothing, homeware and accessories under the Joe Browns brand via a mail order catalogue, its website and stores. The Company also operates a wholesale division which sells to a variety of other businesses ranging from public limited companies to small owner managed retail stores.","previous_names":[{"name":"G R DOBSON & SON LIMITED","changed_on":"1998-10-07"},{"name":"HURRYSCHEME LIMITED","changed_on":"1990-10-24"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"30 June","last_made_up_to":"2025-06-30","next_due":"2027-03-31"},"employees":{"count":178,"accounts_date":"2025-06-30"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-06-30","turnover":44837435,"profit_loss":1553837,"net_assets":16680207,"cash":8544992,"average_employees":178},{"financial_date":"2024-06-30","turnover":40563291,"profit_loss":-1418095,"net_assets":15126370,"cash":7341437,"average_employees":181},{"financial_date":"2023-06-30","turnover":48277883,"net_assets":16544465,"cash":7223430},{"financial_date":"2022-06-30","turnover":47272166,"net_assets":16994686,"cash":10168284},{"financial_date":"2021-06-30","turnover":39094833,"net_assets":15310762,"cash":10509305}],"officers":{"current":3,"resigned":17,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":3,"outstanding":3},"gazette_notices":[{"date":"2026-09-29","kind":"other"}],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Joe Browns Ltd demonstrates a sound credit profile characterised by strong net assets of £16.7M, healthy cash reserves of £8.5M, and no apparent external borrowings. The FY25 recovery—turnover up 10% to £44.8M and EBITDA swinging from a £1.1M loss to a £2.4M profit—reflects effective management intervention following the FY24 downturn. While turnover remains below prior peaks and the competitive retail environment presents ongoing risks, the balance sheet strength and cash generation capacity support credit approval with standard monitoring conditions, particularly regarding liability composition and the sustainability of the current recovery trajectory.","website":"https://www.joebrowns.co.uk/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/joe-browns","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/joe-browns/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/joe-browns/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02540247","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/joe-browns/financial","gazette":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/joe-browns/gazette","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/joe-browns/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/joe-browns/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/joe-browns/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/joe-browns"}