KPSS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£782k
+8.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.4m
+9.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
98
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1m
-41.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,310,000 | £24,623,000 | £24,024,000 | -2.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,064,000 | £1,641,000 | £893,000 | -45.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,049,000 | £1,720,000 | £1,000,000 | -41.9% | |
| Net profit | £543,000 | £1,339,000 | £634,000 | -52.7% | |
| Cash | £347,000 | £721,000 | £782,000 | +8.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,259,000 | £6,480,000 | £5,800,000 | -10.5% | |
| Net assets | £4,473,000 | £4,936,000 | £5,426,000 | +9.9% | |
| Equity | £4,473,000 | £4,936,000 | £5,426,000 | +9.9% | |
| Average employees | 107 | 102 | 98 | -3.9% | |
| Wages | £6,078,000 | £6,562,000 | £6,735,000 | +2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £192,000 | £163,000 | £164,000 | +0.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,000 | £8,000 | £1,000 | -87.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £190,000 | £163,000 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 6.7% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 5.4% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.0% | 25.3% | 15.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.4% | 68.0% | 56.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.58x | 1.51x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | 1.42x | 2.07x | 1.08x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- KPSS (UK) LIMITED 2003-12-29 → present
- GOLDWELL (HAIR COSMETICS) LIMITED 1958-02-27 → 2003-12-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited, trading as Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, based on all the points above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that adequate financial resources will continue to be available for the next 12 months and the foreseeable future and the Company will continue in operational existence. As such, the Directors consider that the going concern basis of preparation continues to be appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARHAM, Edward | Secretary | 2018-05-01 | — | — |
| BARHAM, Edward James | Director | 2018-05-01 | Oct 1983 | British |
| GROOTENTRAAST, Christel | Director | 2025-08-01 | Sep 1976 | Dutch |
| MORIYA, Mayumi | Director | 2026-01-27 | Dec 1968 | Japanese |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSH, Stephen | Secretary | 2017-07-14 | 2018-04-30 |
| BUSH, Stephen | Secretary | 2015-08-01 | 2016-10-04 |
| FILER, Christopher | Secretary | 2012-11-07 | 2014-06-13 |
| HILL, Nicholas Albert | Secretary | 1993-12-03 | 2006-08-31 |
| HUGHES, Martin | Secretary | 2006-12-20 | 2012-03-19 |
| KERIN, Leta Mary Josephine | Secretary | — | 1993-12-03 |
| RENWICK, Charlotte | Secretary | 2016-10-04 | 2017-07-14 |
| RENWICK, Charlotte Evelyn | Secretary | 2014-06-13 | 2015-08-01 |
| WHINNEY, Charles Humphrey Dickens | Secretary | 2012-06-11 | 2012-11-07 |
| BROCKHUS, Eric | Director | 2015-09-07 | 2016-10-12 |
| BUSH, Stephen Charles | Director | 2016-02-11 | 2018-04-30 |
| COUTS, Cory | Director | 2020-01-21 | 2021-09-01 |
| ERICH, Bjorn | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2020-08-18 |
| GIANNANDREA, Mark | Director | 2016-10-12 | 2019-06-05 |
| HEAL, Richard Gordon John | Director | — | 2005-06-14 |
| HILL, Nicholas Albert | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2006-08-31 |
| HUGHES, Martin | Director | 2006-12-20 | 2012-03-19 |
| JERZEMBECK, Klaus | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| MENKHORST, Johanna Wilhelmina | Director | 2012-07-10 | 2015-09-01 |
| PRATT, Dominic | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2026-01-27 |
| REILLY, Paul Stephen | Director | 1992-07-13 | 1992-12-18 |
| ROBERTS, Raymond Joseph | Director | — | 2000-04-07 |
| WINCHESTER, Julie | Director | 2020-01-21 | 2025-01-31 |
| WOOD, Nicholas John Kendal | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2015-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kao Corporation | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2023-11-17 | Active |
| Kao Germany Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.