KUMHO TYRE (U.K.) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9m
+193.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.1m
+34.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
23
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£987k
-29.6% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £46,096,000 | £57,305,000 | £55,433,000 | -3.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,431,000 | £1,450,000 | £1,047,000 | -27.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,328,000 | £1,401,000 | £987,000 | -29.6% | |
| Net profit | £974,000 | £1,031,000 | £787,000 | -23.7% | |
| Cash | £340,000 | £988,000 | £2,900,000 | +193.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,275,000 | £2,310,000 | £3,097,000 | +34.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,272,000 | £2,303,000 | £3,090,000 | +34.2% | |
| Equity | £1,272,000 | £2,303,000 | £3,090,000 | +34.2% | |
| Average employees | 21 | 23 | 23 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,224,000 | £1,476,000 | £1,627,000 | +10.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £244,000 | £211,000 | £267,000 | +26.5% |
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 | 3.1% | 2.5% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 112.2% | 62.8% | 33.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 95.6% | 93.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.07x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 13.89x | 29.59x | 16.62x |
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
- KUMHO TYRE (U.K.) LIMITED 2003-07-02 → present
- KUMHO (U.K.) LIMITED 1977-09-28 → 2003-07-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Leigh Carr
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- KUMHO TYRE (U.K.) LIMITED · parent
- Kumho Tire Co., Inc. 100%
Significant events
- “There were no significant post balance sheet events.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYONS, Richard Andrew | Director | 2023-03-06 | Feb 1965 | British |
| SEO, Sangmin | Director | 2025-05-16 | Feb 1985 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOE, Kie Myung | Secretary | 2004-01-11 | 2007-01-07 |
| JEOUNG, Jang Young | Secretary | — | 1995-12-18 |
| KIM, Sung Ho | Secretary | 1995-12-18 | 2000-05-31 |
| KWON, Gapjoong | Secretary | 2000-05-31 | 2004-01-10 |
| PARK, In Sop | Secretary | 2007-01-07 | 2010-09-01 |
| PARK, Sungjun | Secretary | 2010-09-01 | 2015-05-14 |
| BYUN, Young Nam | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-02-28 |
| CHOE, Kie Myung | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-01-07 |
| CHOE, Kie Myung | Director | 2011-01-03 | 2016-03-15 |
| CHOI, Myong Joong | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2019-11-14 |
| HWANG, Dong Jin | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2001-01-25 |
| JEOUNG, Jang Young | Director | — | 1995-12-18 |
| JONGSEO, Oh | Director | 2016-05-18 | 2018-01-11 |
| KANG, Byungjin, Mr. | Director | 2019-11-14 | 2021-04-07 |
| KIM, Jong Min | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2004-02-02 |
| KIM, Jongsun | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2011-01-03 |
| KOO, Ja Woong, Mr. | Director | 2018-01-11 | 2019-11-15 |
| KOO, Ja Woong, Mr. | Director | 2015-05-15 | 2016-05-18 |
| KWON, Tae Min | Director | 2015-05-15 | 2018-07-18 |
| LEE, Han Seob | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2010-01-04 |
| LEE, Yegi | Director | 2021-07-09 | 2024-08-13 |
| LIM, Jaigeun | Director | 2024-09-02 | 2025-06-12 |
| PARK, In Sop | Director | 2007-01-07 | 2010-09-01 |
| PARK, Jong Bum | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| PARK, Keon, Mr. | Director | 2019-11-14 | 2023-03-10 |
| PARK, Sungjun | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2015-05-14 |
| TIDMARSH, Stephen John | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-12-10 |
| YOON, Young Doo | Director | 2004-02-02 | 2005-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.