KENNEDY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1M
+2.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.4M
+0.1% vs 2024
Employees
54
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.2M
-4.9% vs 2024
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 | £30,307,087 | £35,060,930 | £35,638,341 | +1.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,901,555 | £3,393,095 | £3,226,063 | -4.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,901,555 | £3,393,095 | £3,226,063 | -4.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,898,014 | £3,400,399 | £3,006,559 | -11.6% | |
| Cash | £2,305,228 | £3,043,658 | £3,120,545 | +2.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,976,188 | £5,379,975 | £5,386,534 | +0.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,973,038 | £5,379,975 | £5,386,534 | +0.1% | |
| Equity | £3,973,038 | £5,379,975 | £5,386,534 | +0.1% | |
| Average employees | 42 | 51 | 54 | +5.9% | |
| Wages | £1,455,556 | £1,687,957 | £1,783,596 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £443,472 | £402,129 | £423,582 | +5.3% |
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 | 9.6% | 9.7% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | 9.6% | 9.7% | 8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 73.0% | 63.1% | 59.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 24.6% | 23.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.38x | 4.05x | 4.07x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis and the financial statements do not include any adjustments that would be necessary if the Company was unable to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- KENNEDY ENTERPRISES LIMITED · parent
- Kennedy Magazines Ireland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company acquired two leading children's magazine titles in March and a further three titles in May. These publications were seamlessly added to Kennedy's wider portfolio and have delivered sales volumes that exceeded initial expectations.”
- “The Group completed several bolt-on acquisitions in the early part of 2025... In January 2025, HPCi Media purchased the Sun Protection Conference and Anti-Ageing Skin Conference. Kennedy Publishing acquired Children's magazine titles from DC Thomson and Redan in March and May respectively.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Gareth Haydn | Secretary | 2019-04-27 | — | — |
| BARBER, Dean | Director | 2018-10-09 | Jun 1971 | British |
| BROWN, Stephen James | Director | 2021-05-01 | Apr 1975 | British |
| FORD, Harry Paul | Director | 2019-04-03 | May 1993 | British |
| GRAHAM, Thomas William | Director | 2019-04-03 | Apr 1983 | British |
| INMAN, Phillip Anthony | Director | 2018-04-03 | Mar 1970 | British |
| LI, Chen | Director | 2019-04-03 | Jul 1988 | Chinese |
| ROWLANDS, Sophie Christiana | Director | 2020-02-01 | Oct 1990 | British |
| SEWELL, Stephanie | Director | 2024-02-08 | Nov 1993 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth Haydn | Director | 2019-04-27 | Sep 1979 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS, Robert Maurice | Secretary | 2018-04-03 | 2019-04-26 |
| KENNEDY, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 2000-05-03 | 2018-04-03 |
| QA REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-05-02 | 2000-05-02 |
| CROSS, Robert Maurice | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2019-04-26 |
| KENNEDY, Joanne | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2019-04-02 |
| KENNEDY, Paul Anthony | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2019-04-02 |
| QA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-05-02 | 2000-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claverley Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-04-03 | Active |
| Mrs Joanne Kennedy | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-01-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-01-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-01-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.