KENDON PACKAGING GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Cash
£8m
-4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£24m
-0.6% vs 2025
Employees
94
+3.3% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.1m
-36.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,825,431 | £27,192,971 | £26,497,750 | £26,790,407 | £25,554,308 | -4.6% | |
| Operating profit | £886,821 | £1,406,240 | £1,610,930 | £1,337,775 | £930,288 | -30.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,621,247 | £1,385,720 | £1,995,335 | £1,792,052 | £1,143,467 | -36.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,506,448 | £1,364,995 | £1,444,010 | £1,180,172 | £843,702 | -28.5% | |
| Cash | £14,617,063 | £10,836,164 | £13,378,675 | £8,340,648 | £8,008,882 | -4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,012,970 | £23,377,965 | £24,199,024 | £24,369,582 | £24,248,371 | -0.5% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £24,080,369 | £24,260,541 | £24,104,243 | -0.6% | |
| Equity | £23,012,970 | £23,377,965 | £24,080,369 | £24,260,541 | £24,104,243 | -0.6% | |
| Average employees | — | 101 | 98 | 91 | 94 | +3.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,485,397 | £3,485,397 | £3,487,270 | +0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £477,126 | £741,015 | £551,364 | £525,102 | -4.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £62,177 | £38,324 | £33,641 | -12.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £307,286 | £240,273 | £264,733 | +10.2% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.9% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 5.0% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 19.5% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 4.4% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.9% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 5.5% | 3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 31.8% | 33.9% | 33.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.13x | 1.52x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | 54.43x | 55.95x | 26.22x | 17.75x | 13.42x |
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
- KENDON PACKAGING GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1983-05-16 → present
- W.J.COOMBS LIMITED 1933-09-21 → 1983-05-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Taylor Viney & Marlow Limited
- 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...”
Group structure
- KENDON PACKAGING GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · parent
- Kendon Packaging (Midland) Limited 100%
- Harper Packaging Co. Limited 100%
- Kendon Flexocare Limited 100%
- Ingham Paper & Packaging Limited 100%
- Portland Polybag Supplies Limited 100%
- The Paper Supply Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Exceptional repair cost on insurance event: £157,541”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENDON, Alistair John | Secretary | — | — | British |
| KENDON, Alistair John | Director | — | Feb 1944 | British |
| KENDON, Frazer Alistair John | Director | 2010-10-01 | Sep 1977 | British |
| PROCTOR, John | Director | 2010-10-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNNABLE, Victor Stephen | Director | — | 2007-06-14 |
| KENDON, Catherine | Director | — | 2001-08-29 |
| KENDON, Edwin Alexander | Director | — | 2020-09-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillier Hopkins Trust Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2026-04-02 | Active |
| Mrs Elizabeth Margaret Matthews | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2026-04-02 | Active |
| Mrs Louise Anne Broadhurst | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2026-04-02 | Active |
| Mr Frazer Alistair John Kendon | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-01-01 | Active |
| Mrs Linda Kendon | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2020-09-15 | Active |
| Mr Edwin Alexander Kendon | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-15 |
| Mr Alistair John Kendon | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.