KOBER LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
-74% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.5m
+37.2% vs 2024
Employees
364
-13.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.5m
-4.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £120,680,000 | £112,082,000 | £106,488,000 | -5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,652,000 | £1,483,000 | £1,423,000 | -4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,690,000 | £1,540,000 | £1,477,000 | -4.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,481,000 | £1,438,000 | £1,495,000 | +4% | |
| Cash | £6,249,000 | £5,925,000 | £1,543,000 | -74% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,339,000 | £4,119,000 | £6,391,000 | +55.2% | |
| Net assets | £7,586,000 | £4,024,000 | £5,519,000 | +37.2% | |
| Equity | £7,586,000 | £4,024,000 | £5,519,000 | +37.2% | |
| Average employees | — | 421 | 364 | -13.5% | |
| Wages | £12,717,000 | £10,738,000 | £10,214,000 | -4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.8% | 36.0% | 22.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.2% | 83.2% | 77.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.42x | 1.12x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | 48.59x | 41.19x | 94.87x |
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
- KOBER LIMITED 2010-12-13 → present
- WALKER MORRIS 456 LIMITED 2010-11-18 → 2010-12-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements for the period ended 27 December 2025 have been prepared on the going concern basis as the Directors have determined that the Company has sufficient resources and liquidity facilities to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months”
Significant events
- “In March 2025, the Company's management structure was integrated into the wider Group management framework to strengthen alignment between the Company's strategic decision-making and the key Group functions supported by Kober.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELBY, Helen | Secretary | 2025-03-12 | — | — |
| BLACKHURST, Darren | Director | 2026-01-09 | Jul 1966 | British |
| GLEESON, Michael | Director | 2025-03-11 | Mar 1969 | Irish |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEET, Nigel David | Secretary | 2010-12-30 | 2016-01-04 |
| REHAL, Varinder | Secretary | 2016-01-04 | 2025-03-12 |
| BERRY, Jane Marie | Director | 2022-01-19 | 2025-03-11 |
| COMERFORD, Kris | Director | 2025-03-11 | 2025-08-13 |
| COOK, Graham Lee | Director | 2010-12-30 | 2016-08-18 |
| EMMETT, Paul David | Director | 2010-11-18 | 2010-12-30 |
| FASEY, James Edward | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2020-07-31 |
| GROVER, Paul Alastair | Director | 2020-07-31 | 2025-03-12 |
| HARDCASTLE, Simon James | Director | 2010-11-18 | 2010-12-30 |
| NICHOL, Zain Armand | Director | 2010-12-30 | 2016-07-21 |
| PEET, Nigel David | Director | 2010-12-30 | 2016-01-04 |
| REHAL, Varinder | Director | 2018-08-28 | 2025-03-12 |
| ROBERTS, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2017-06-30 |
| SCRASE, Nicholas John | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2016-10-20 |
| SMITH-HILLIARD, Max Sandiford | Director | 2010-12-30 | 2021-10-15 |
| SMITH-HILLIARD, Nathan Sandiford | Director | 2010-12-30 | 2016-01-04 |
| SNELL, Michael John Bland | Director | 2016-10-20 | 2022-09-22 |
| WATERFIELD, Anthony | Director | 2010-12-30 | 2015-01-30 |
| WICKS, Sian Louise | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2016-07-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Procurement And Logistics Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-04-01 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.