KENTMERE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
-26% vs 2023
Net assets
£5.4M
-10% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
51
-7.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£452K
-163.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,981,413 | £9,384,298 | — | £7,560,957 | £7,239,066 | -4.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,096,709 | £1,164,284 | — | £733,548 | -£495,376 | -167.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,118,171 | £1,145,938 | £1,665,467 | £715,196 | -£451,645 | -163.1% | |
| Net profit | £888,236 | £919,754 | £1,338,551 | £530,277 | -£558,276 | -205.3% | |
| Cash | £1,864,761 | £67,925 | £947,499 | £1,935,066 | £1,431,512 | -26% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,068,535 | £8,505,357 | £6,037,058 | £5,929,807 | £5,599,542 | -5.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,603,842 | £7,445,799 | £5,808,706 | £6,016,378 | £5,417,329 | -10% | |
| Equity | £6,603,842 | £7,445,799 | £5,808,706 | £6,016,378 | £5,417,329 | -10% | |
| Average employees | 59 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 51 | -7.3% | |
| Wages | £2,005,099 | £1,943,057 | £1,915,851 | £1,886,900 | £1,872,779 | -0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £287,995 | £290,298 | £231,682 | -20.2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.2% | 12.4% | — | 9.7% | -6.8% | |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 9.8% | — | 7.0% | -7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.5% | 13.7% | — | 12.4% | -8.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.18x | 3.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | 20.17x | — | 37.59x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barlow Andrews LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURKAN, Sarah | Secretary | 2025-03-31 | — | — |
| CAHILL, Aidan | Director | 2025-03-31 | Apr 1990 | Irish |
| CREAN, Pauric | Director | 2025-03-31 | Jun 1993 | Irish |
| DEVANE, Liam | Director | 2025-03-31 | Nov 1986 | Irish |
| DIAMOND, Ross | Director | 2025-03-31 | Mar 1994 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, John Holmes | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 2008-12-05 |
| BECKETT, Ralph David | Secretary | — | 1992-12-31 |
| HOYLE, Stephen William | Secretary | 2008-12-05 | 2021-02-25 |
| MULVANEY, Kathleen Bernadette | Secretary | 2021-02-25 | 2025-03-31 |
| BARKER, John Holmes | Director | — | 2009-12-31 |
| BARKER, Robert Holme | Director | 1997-07-09 | 2021-02-25 |
| BECKETT, Ralph David | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| BRAMFITT, Nicholas | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| CHAMBERS, Christopher John | Director | 1997-07-09 | 2021-02-25 |
| HANKS, Penelope Anne | Director | 1997-07-09 | 2021-02-25 |
| HOYLE, Kenneth William | Director | — | 2003-06-06 |
| HOYLE, Stephen William | Director | 2003-06-06 | 2021-02-25 |
| MULVANEY, Shaun Patrick | Director | — | 2025-03-31 |
| SYKES, Brenda Margaret | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1999-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentmere Cartons Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-02-25 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-30 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-30 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.