{"name":"THE MORLEY JAMES GROUP LTD","company_number":"04500287","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2002-07-31","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Avon House, 435 Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4AA","postcode":"B90 4AA","sic_codes":[{"code":70229,"description":"Management consultancy activities other than financial management"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP LIMITED","changed_on":"2006-03-10"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 March","last_made_up_to":"2025-03-31","next_due":"2026-12-31"},"employees":{"count":1,"accounts_date":"2025-03-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-03-31","net_assets":121638,"cash":0,"average_employees":1},{"financial_date":"2023-12-30","net_assets":97960,"cash":2144,"average_employees":1},{"financial_date":"2022-12-30","net_assets":140742,"cash":1491},{"financial_date":"2021-12-30","net_assets":158823},{"financial_date":"2020-12-30","net_assets":163208,"cash":254933}],"officers":{"current":1,"resigned":7,"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":1,"outstanding":1},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"The Morley James Group Ltd is an established niche micro-consultancy with above-average net assets for its peer group, but its financial position reveals significant structural vulnerabilities. The zero cash balance, heavy director lending (£89,539 representing 73.6% of net assets), and declining turnover trajectory since 2020 suggest a business that has plateaued and may be operating as a vehicle for the director's personal consultancy activities rather than a growing enterprise. While the 20-year track record and accumulated retained earnings demonstrate resilience, the company's competitive position is constrained by key-person dependency and limited scalability—factors that leave it exposed to both market cyclicality and the director's personal financial decisions.","website":"http://www.morleyjames.com","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/the-morley-james-group","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/the-morley-james-group/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/the-morley-james-group/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04500287","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/the-morley-james-group/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/the-morley-james-group/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/the-morley-james-group/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/the-morley-james-group/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/the-morley-james-group"}