KROHNE LIMITED
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Cash
£3.3M
+136.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£33M
+3.8% vs 2023
Employees
276
-3.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.6M
-36.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £63,190,362 | £59,673,527 | -5.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,602,823 | £1,718,821 | -34% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,467,994 | £1,569,408 | -36.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,978,701 | £1,193,970 | -39.7% | |
| Cash | £1,387,687 | £3,288,102 | +136.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £32,714,498 | £34,237,003 | +4.7% | |
| Net assets | £31,716,813 | £32,910,783 | +3.8% | |
| Equity | £31,716,813 | £32,910,783 | +3.8% | |
| Average employees | 287 | 276 | -3.8% | |
| Wages | £11,616,892 | £11,189,673 | -3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £487,534 | £511,485 | +4.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.0% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.9% | 34.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.49x | 2.21x | |
| Interest cover | 19.30x | 11.45x |
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
- KROHNE LIMITED 1997-01-06 → present
- KROHNE MEASUREMENT & CONTROL LIMITED 1976-04-14 → 1997-01-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- 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 in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company continued to focus on its core production and Research and Development activities with increased investment in people, production / distribution space, and plant and machinery.”
- “The company will increase investment into its successful Research and Development program providing patented products for a broad range of market applications. Investment in specialist production processes will continue to extend the manufacturing capabilities of the business.”
- “REGO approved 100% renewable electricity has been sourced for the Davy Close and Rutherford Drive sites and has been in place since April 2024.”
- “A new semi-automated production line has been installed at Davy Close, creating efficiency of manufacturing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLAR, Julian Charles | Secretary | 2018-10-25 | — | — |
| AITCHISON, William Robert | Director | 2014-04-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
| JUKES, Edward Peter | Director | 2015-05-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
| MILLAR, Julian Charles | Director | 2019-02-01 | Sep 1961 | British |
| MUSCHAMP, Andrew Barrie | Director | 2014-04-01 | Sep 1962 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, David | Secretary | 1999-11-01 | 2007-05-18 |
| KEIR, Mariette | Secretary | 2007-05-21 | 2018-10-25 |
| SCOTT, Colin | Secretary | — | 1994-05-26 |
| SOMMER, Harald | Secretary | 1996-12-31 | 1999-10-29 |
| THOMMEN, Werner Urs | Secretary | 1994-05-26 | 1996-12-31 |
| CAMPBELL, David | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2007-05-18 |
| FAWCETT, Trevor | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2018-05-16 |
| HUSSAIN, Yousif | Director | 1996-12-31 | 2013-04-10 |
| JACOBI, Detlef, Dr | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| KEIR, Mariette | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| KRAMER, Achim | Director | — | 1994-04-27 |
| MARTENS, Uwe | Director | 1994-05-26 | 2001-11-30 |
| SCOTT, Colin | Director | — | 1999-04-09 |
| THOMMEN, Werner Urs | Director | 1996-12-31 | 2007-03-31 |
| VAUGHAN, Nigel Leslie Richard | Director | 1998-08-14 | 2003-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2018-10-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2018-10-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.