CHARLES KENDALL & PARTNERS LIMITED
Trading as Charles Kendall Procurement and Charles Kendall Consulting, the company operates as the procurement and advisory arm of the family-owned Charles Kendall Group.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.8m
-9.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
3-year trend · vs Unclassified 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 | £9,459,310 | £9,499,608 | £8,774,946 | -7.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,476,226 | £3,058,858 | £2,756,850 | -9.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,473,143 | £3,053,694 | £2,755,346 | -9.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,125,547 | £2,289,296 | £2,064,840 | -9.8% | |
| Cash | £48,127,212 | £52,832,616 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,262,833 | £16,552,129 | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £15,262,833 | £16,552,129 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 10 | 8 | — | — | |
| Wages | £2,133,632 | £952,642 | £902,335 | -5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,794,610 | £598,160 | £612,948 | +2.5% |
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 | 15.6% | 32.2% | 31.4% | |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 24.1% | 23.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.7% | 18.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.36x | — |
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
- CHARLES KENDALL & PARTNERS LIMITED 2015-09-07 → present
- CHARLES KENDALL & PARTNERS LIMITED, 1953-09-01 → 2015-09-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The Company had a facility with one of its banks to cover bonds and guarantees for international aid projects, where performance or advanced payment bonds are often required. As at 31 December 2025 the Company was not making use of the facility (2024 - none).”
- “The Company has obtained bank facilities for two fellow subsidiary undertakings by providing an unlimited cross-guarantee to its bank.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP, Martyn Cuthbert | Secretary | 2014-06-30 | — | — |
| BISHOP, Martyn Cuthbert | Director | 2005-11-30 | Dec 1956 | British |
| BOWEN, Terence John | Director | 1999-09-14 | Jul 1955 | British |
| DICKEN, Scott | Director | 2017-11-01 | Jan 1983 | British |
| JEANS, Matthew Thomas | Director | 2020-04-01 | May 1982 | British |
| KENDALL, Mark Melville | Director | 2003-01-02 | Jan 1972 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAFTER, Peter Kenneth | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 1999-02-12 |
| MITCHELL, Gordon Philip | Secretary | 1999-02-12 | 2014-06-30 |
| MONKHOUSE, John Frederick Macgregor | Secretary | — | 1996-01-01 |
| BAYLEY, Charles Anthony Grant | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2006-07-06 |
| CRAFTER, Peter Kenneth | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-02-12 |
| DEWHURST, John Langly | Director | — | 1992-02-01 |
| IRONS, Dennis Sidney | Director | — | 1997-02-27 |
| KENDALL, Cara Honoria | Director | — | 1996-10-19 |
| KENDALL, John Melville | Director | — | 2016-07-11 |
| MONKHOUSE, John Frederick Macgregor | Director | — | 2005-11-23 |
| POVEY, John | Director | 1999-09-14 | 2014-04-11 |
| SPARKE, Sophia Diana | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2005-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Kendall Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.