ABERCROMBIE & KENT LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4m
+7.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£130k
+104.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
278
+6.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.5m
+791.5% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-16.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £90,016,000 | £98,922,000 | £110,983,000 | +12.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,690,000 | -£5,487,000 | -£1,877,000 | +65.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,457,000 | £505,000 | £4,502,000 | +791.5% | |
| Net profit | -£136,000 | £489,000 | £3,208,000 | +556% | |
| Cash | £7,017,000 | £4,116,000 | £4,436,000 | +7.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,882,000 | £21,866,000 | £22,562,000 | +3.2% | |
| Net assets | -£3,707,000 | -£3,142,000 | £130,000 | +104.1% | |
| Equity | -£3,707,000 | -£3,142,000 | £130,000 | +104.1% | |
| Average employees | 215 | 262 | 278 | +6.1% | |
| Wages | £13,121,000 | £14,482,000 | £18,268,000 | +26.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £305,000 | £247,000 | £103,000 | -58.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £22,000 | £12,000 | £4,000 | -66.7% |
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 | -4.1% | -5.5% | -1.7% | |
| Net margin | -0.2% | 0.5% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.9% | -25.1% | -8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 103.7% | 103.0% | 99.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.92x | 0.88x | 0.94x | |
| Interest cover | -4.28x | -2.24x | -1.55x |
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
- ABERCROMBIE & KENT LIMITED 1984-04-27 → present
- ABERCROMBIE & KENT (EUROPE) LIMITED 1972-11-17 → 1984-04-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- ABERCROMBIE & KENT LIMITED · parent
- Private Travel Limited 100%
- The Private Travel Company (UK) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company has donated £111,710 to Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy in the year ending 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIMICOMBE, Ian Martin David | Director | 2024-10-24 | Oct 1963 | British |
| PAYNE, Hayley Deborah | Director | 2024-06-06 | Nov 1977 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Rebecca Anne | Secretary | 2012-07-25 | 2017-07-01 |
| BUFTON, David John | Secretary | 1999-12-13 | 2003-05-01 |
| EASTMAN, Bruce David | Secretary | 1998-05-07 | 1999-11-26 |
| HARRIS, Carole Ann | Secretary | 2003-05-01 | 2004-11-17 |
| JUTSUM, John Alfred | Secretary | 2005-10-31 | 2012-07-25 |
| MATTHEWS, Melissa Lucia Rosamund | Secretary | 2004-11-17 | 2005-07-01 |
| WALSH, Redmond | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2005-10-31 |
| WINDER, Robert David | Secretary | — | 1998-04-30 |
| BALLANTINE, Robert Alistair Waverly | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2003-03-31 |
| BRADLEY, Sarah Madaline | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2004-07-22 |
| BROWN, Rebecca Anne | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2017-07-01 |
| BUFTON, David John | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2003-05-01 |
| BURRETT, Andrew John | Director | 2021-07-05 | 2024-10-25 |
| BUTLER KENT, Jorie | Director | 1998-01-21 | 2016-10-24 |
| COGHLAN, Ian Grant Lake | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2014-03-31 |
| COGLAN, Ian Grant Lake | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2004-09-30 |
| EASTMAN, Bruce David | Director | 1998-07-10 | 1999-11-26 |
| ELDRIDGE, David | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| FEAGLER, Stan | Director | 1996-02-06 | 2005-05-31 |
| FICHTE, Brett Eric | Director | 2005-05-31 | 2021-07-05 |
| GOLDS, Kerry Elizabeth | Director | 2013-03-18 | 2023-06-29 |
| HADFIELD, John Richard | Director | 2006-02-09 | 2008-02-01 |
| HARRIS, Carole Ann | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2004-11-17 |
| HOLDERNESS-RODDAM, Timothy David | Director | — | 2015-10-01 |
| JONES, Michael | Director | 1998-01-21 | 1999-10-19 |
| JUTSUM, John Alfred | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2013-05-22 |
| KENT, Geoffrey | Director | 1997-11-13 | 2007-11-27 |
| KENT, Hugo Joss Alexander, Mr. | Director | 2006-02-09 | 2011-05-19 |
| KENT, Joss | Director | 1999-09-10 | 2002-07-09 |
| LEVIS, Cristina | Director | 2023-06-29 | 2024-02-08 |
| MCENTEGART, Paul | Director | 2020-02-17 | 2024-10-25 |
| MORGAN GRENVILLE, George | Director | 2006-02-09 | 2010-09-29 |
| MORGAN-GRENVILLE, George Septimus | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2003-09-15 |
| PERRY, Robin Gary | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2020-02-17 |
| ROGERS, David Gerald Vivien | Director | 1997-07-24 | 2001-01-01 |
| STEPHENSON, Charles Willem Francis | Director | 2009-10-27 | 2011-08-10 |
| STOBBS, Primrose Havelock | Director | — | 2010-06-30 |
| THOMPSON, Martin Claude | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| WALSH, Redmond | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2005-10-31 |
| WARNER, Lisa | Director | 2020-07-27 | 2022-04-21 |
| WATERIDGE, Justin Charles | Director | 2008-10-30 | 2012-06-30 |
| WEBER, David | Director | — | 1996-11-30 |
| WHITTAKER, Barry Stephen | Director | 1995-07-21 | 1999-03-31 |
| WINDER, Robert David | Director | 1992-07-30 | 1998-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abercrombie & Kent Global Travel Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-05-23 | Active |
| Abercrombie & Kent Group Of Companies Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 210 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
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.