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Company description
J.D. WILLIAMS & COMPANY LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 13 December 1921; registered for 104 years; registered office reported in MANCHESTER. Its primary declared activity is 47910 · Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 30 trade marks. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- J.D. WILLIAMS & COMPANY LIMITED
- Company number
- 00178367
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 8 total · 2 outstanding · 6 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
2 March 2024Next accounts due
20 August 2026Last statement made up to
21 August 2025Next statement due
4 September 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 2.6%
- Mean bonus gap
- 61.6%
- Women receiving bonus
- 82.1%
- Men receiving bonus
- 88.8%
- Women in top quartile
- 38.1%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 43.6%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 38.1%
- Women in lower quartile
- 59.6%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 1000 to 49999.5% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499910.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499910.7% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49999.6% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49996.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 4999-3.7% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 4999-7.3% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 September 2025 – 28 February 2026
- Filed
- 29 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 1 days
- Longest standard term
- 60 days
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-2
- Financial period started
- 2 March 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £116,771,826
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £58,004,334
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £18,233,078
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £30,956,039
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 48.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 59.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 60 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
JD Williams have multiple payment terms, ranging from immediate payment to 60 days. This is dependent upon the type of product and the geographical location of where that product or service is being sourced from. JD Williams group have been working on clearing aged creditor balances during the reporting period.
- Dispute resolution process
N Brown Group strives to pay its suppliers within agreed payment terms. All appropriately receipted purchase orders which have invoices matched in the payables system (Oracle) will be selected for payment on or before the due date. On occasions, our payment timings do fall short of agreed terms, usually where …
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 37.0 average days to pay15.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay32.0% outside terms
- 49.0 average days to pay30.0% outside terms
- 46.0 average days to pay31.0% outside terms
- 48.0 average days to pay29.0% outside terms
- 50.0 average days to pay34.0% outside terms
- 50.0 average days to pay30.0% outside terms
- 53.0 average days to pay38.0% outside terms
- 54.0 average days to pay34.0% outside terms
- 41.0 average days to pay36.0% outside terms
- 40.0 average days to pay20.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
J.D. WILLIAMS & COMPANY LIMITED
LEI 2138005V3YN66R5WOZ71 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 13 December 1921
- Initial LEI registration
- 31 January 2014
- LEI last updated
- 10 March 2026
- Next renewal
- 9 May 2027
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- GRIFFIN HOUSE, 40 LEVER STREET, MANCHESTER, GB-MAN, M60 6ES, GB
- Headquarters address
- GRIFFIN HOUSE, 40 LEVER STREET, MANCHESTER, GB-MAN, M60 6ES, GB
GLEIF Level 2 relationships
IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 2138005V3YN66R5WOZ71 to LEI 213800QFPJQF2NUVAP09
- Related legal entity
- N BROWN GROUP LIMITED →
- Initial registration
- 31 January 2014
- Last updated
- 10 March 2026
- Next renewal
- 9 May 2027
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2023-03-04T00:00:00Z; End: 2024-03-02T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2014-01-31T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: IFRS
- Validation reference
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00178367/filing-history/MzQ0ODg5ODMyMGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 2138005V3YN66R5WOZ71 to LEI 213800QFPJQF2NUVAP09
- Related legal entity
- N BROWN GROUP LIMITED →
- Initial registration
- 31 January 2014
- Last updated
- 10 March 2026
- Next renewal
- 9 May 2027
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2023-03-04T00:00:00Z; End: 2024-03-02T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2014-01-31T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: IFRS
- Validation reference
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00178367/filing-history/MzQ0ODg5ODMyMGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
JD WILLIAMS
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 10 October 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 10 October 2027
AT HOME COLLECTION
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 4,7,8,9,11,20,21,24
- Filed / designated
- 4 August 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 August 2027
J D WILLIAMS
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 16,25,36
- Filed / designated
- 21 July 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 July 2027
SOLEFORM
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 7 July 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 July 2027
JD WILLIAMS
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 7 July 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 July 2027
JD WILLIAMS THE LIFESTORE
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 7 July 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 July 2027
JD WILLIAMS
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 7 July 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 July 2027
JACAMO
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 24 February 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 February 2027
SIMPLY BE
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 36
- Filed / designated
- 18 October 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 October 2026
JACAMO
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 35,36
- Filed / designated
- 18 October 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 October 2026
J D WILLIAMS
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 21 March 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 March 2026
ANTHOLOGY
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 9,18,25
- Filed / designated
- 13 May 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 13 May 2024
NINETEEN SEVENTY EIGHT
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 6 September 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 September 2023
LULU TOUT
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 6 September 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 September 2023
HIGH AND MIGHTY
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 5 September 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 5 September 2023
LITESOME
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25,28,35
- Filed / designated
- 8 August 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 August 2023
LITESOME
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25,28,35
- Filed / designated
- 22 July 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 22 July 2023
SNOWDONIA
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 17 January 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 17 January 2023
Llabel:jJ
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 16,25,35
- Filed / designated
- 4 August 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 August 2021
ANISE
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 14,18,26
- Filed / designated
- 16 June 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 June 2021
magisculpt
Owner J. D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 20 January 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 July 2020
magiwaistline
Owner J. D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 20 January 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 July 2020
ANISE
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 16,25,35
- Filed / designated
- 7 January 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 January 2021
magifit
Owner J. D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 30 December 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 June 2020
FABRICI
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 16,25,35
- Filed / designated
- 15 March 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 March 2020
SOPHINA BY FIGLEAVES
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25,35
- Filed / designated
- 1 March 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 March 2020
Germguard
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 22 January 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 22 January 2020
MagicFit by Slimma
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 20 January 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 January 2020
BODY STAR
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25,35
- Filed / designated
- 20 May 2009
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 May 2019
Magi-Waistline
Owner J.D. Williams & Company Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 13 March 2009
- Valid until / renewal due
- 13 March 2019
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
06 Ownership and control
People with significant control
J.D. Williams Group Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 00927506
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
07 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
08 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
09 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
10 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
11 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
12 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
13 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
14 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
15 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.