KINNERTON (CONFECTIONERY) CO. LIMITED
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Cash
£857k
+18.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£22m
+8.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
503
-9.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.7m
+76.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £90,747,833 | £85,668,195 | £88,098,927 | +2.8% | |
| Operating profit | £6,708,840 | £3,965,021 | £4,534,342 | +14.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,447,332 | £1,537,309 | £2,707,726 | +76.1% | |
| Net profit | £3,646,726 | £1,252,209 | £1,674,332 | +33.7% | |
| Cash | £880,076 | £722,259 | £856,653 | +18.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £52,563,749 | £55,014,146 | £52,117,898 | -5.3% | |
| Net assets | £18,818,891 | £20,071,100 | £21,745,432 | +8.3% | |
| Equity | £18,818,891 | £20,071,100 | £21,745,432 | +8.3% | |
| Average employees | 844 | 554 | 503 | -9.2% | |
| Wages | £25,475,200 | £17,525,162 | £16,497,890 | -5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £299,456 | £173,888 | £115,603 | -33.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,500 | £6,928 | £8,166 | +17.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £225,198 | £98,146 | £50,042 | -49% |
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 | 7.4% | 4.6% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 1.5% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.8% | 7.2% | 8.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.4% | 74.4% | 70.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.42x | 1.46x | 1.37x | |
| Interest cover | 2.94x | 1.33x | 1.74x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for the period to 31 May 2027”
Group structure
- KINNERTON (CONFECTIONERY) CO. LIMITED · parent
- Lir Chocolates Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 6 January 2026, within the terms of its revolving loan facility with its immediate parent company, Zetar Limited, the Company drew down £2,000,000. On 30 January 2026 £1,500,000 of this amount was repaid to Zetar Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Jane Marie | Director | 2025-09-15 | Jun 1972 | British |
| COLLIER, Lindsey | Director | 2019-12-02 | Mar 1974 | British |
| REED, Natalie Ann | Director | 2026-07-15 | Jun 1983 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Mark Terence | Secretary | 2005-04-11 | 2017-01-31 |
| FRANCEY, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2020-03-27 | 2026-01-12 |
| HEBRON, Nigel Patrick | Secretary | 2017-04-03 | 2020-03-27 |
| SHERMAN, Paul Roger | Secretary | — | 2005-04-11 |
| BEECHAM, Clive Henry | Director | — | 2013-12-18 |
| BEECHAM, Robert Simon | Director | — | 2005-03-17 |
| BUTTERS, Henry Edward | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2017-06-12 |
| CATTON, Julia Louise | Director | 2018-05-29 | 2020-07-31 |
| CATTON, Julia Louise | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2017-05-09 |
| CHETWOOD, Gordon James | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2015-03-20 |
| CLACK, David Broughton | Director | 1999-05-05 | 2018-12-31 |
| CLARK, Mark Terence | Director | 2002-10-10 | 2017-01-31 |
| DAVIS, Bradley Ian | Director | 1996-09-16 | 2017-05-09 |
| DENNIS, Caroline Louise | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2017-05-09 |
| DOUGLAS, Anthony John | Director | 1995-08-22 | 1999-11-30 |
| FRANCEY, Alison Jane | Director | 2019-12-02 | 2026-01-12 |
| HEBRON, Nigel Patrick | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2020-03-27 |
| KIERAN, Alistair Christopher | Director | 2018-09-17 | 2019-12-02 |
| KNIGHT, Steven Bernard | Director | 2007-09-19 | 2016-07-01 |
| LOWE, Dominic Simon | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| MALLINSON, Martin Douglas | Director | 2005-10-19 | 2007-12-31 |
| REILLY, Richard Noel | Director | 1999-05-05 | 2016-11-01 |
| SELLERS, Richard Andrew | Director | — | 2003-08-13 |
| SHERMAN, Paul Roger | Director | — | 2002-09-30 |
| TRIPP, Paul Robert | Director | 2019-09-30 | 2024-12-13 |
| WHITESIDE, Julia Mary | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2017-05-09 |
| WYATT, Rachel Victoria | Director | 2009-03-12 | 2017-05-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zetar Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-04-25 | Active |
| Zetar Limited | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.