JAMES R. KNOWLES (WORLDWIDE) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-14 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£495K
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £0 | £0 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £495,154 | £495,154 | |
| Net assets | — | £495,154 | £495,154 | |
| Equity | £8,836 | £495,154 | £495,154 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 52.5% | 52.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.73x | 1.73x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- JAMES R. KNOWLES (WORLDWIDE) LIMITED 2000-10-03 → present
- WYNTON MARKETING SERVICES LTD. 1992-01-23 → 2000-10-03
- WYNTON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 1989-03-22 → 1992-01-23
- WYNTON SERVICES LIMITED 1981-09-25 → 1989-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- JAMES R. KNOWLES (WORLDWIDE) LIMITED · parent
- HKA Global (Australia) Pty Ltd 100%
- HKA Global (China) Limited 100%
- HKA Global Pte Limited 100%
- HKA Global Pty Limited 100%
- HKA Global Sdn Bhd 100%
- HKA Global (Oceania Holdings) Pty Ltd 100%
- HKA Global (New Zealand) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “No key events or decisions for the year have been identified.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAYNER, Zoe | Secretary | 2026-02-05 | — | — |
| AINDOW, Richard David | Director | 2024-06-05 | Nov 1983 | British |
| BORHAN, Renny | Director | 2017-05-01 | Jan 1965 | American |
| SAMPSON, Jeremy Andrew | Director | 2024-06-05 | May 1968 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BORHAN, Renny | Secretary | 2017-05-01 | 2026-02-05 |
| DAVIES, Kay | Secretary | 2006-08-29 | 2007-03-01 |
| DENGLER, William Harvey | Secretary | 2009-07-29 | 2017-05-05 |
| HULLEY, Christine Wyn | Secretary | 1991-11-06 | 2006-08-01 |
| O'BRIEN, Paul Anthony | Secretary | — | 1991-11-06 |
| PARSONS, Charlotte Louise | Secretary | 2006-08-01 | 2006-08-29 |
| KNOWLES SECRETARY INC | Corporate Secretary | 2007-03-01 | 2009-07-29 |
| CHARLTON, Michael Conrad | Director | 2000-09-28 | 2004-10-31 |
| KNOWLES, James Roger | Director | — | 2006-08-29 |
| KNOWLES, Wendy Ann | Director | — | 2001-06-08 |
| LINEEN, Patrick James | Director | — | 2002-12-13 |
| PARSONS, Charlotte Louise | Director | 2006-08-29 | 2007-03-01 |
| PATEL, Atul | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2024-06-05 |
| QUINN, Brian Stephen | Director | 2003-02-24 | 2005-06-06 |
| RICHTER, David Louis | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-05-05 |
| RICHTER, Irvin Elliot | Director | 2008-09-26 | 2015-01-01 |
| KNOWLES DIRECTOR INC | Corporate Director | 2007-03-01 | 2009-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James R. Knowles (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-05 | Active |
| Mr David Louis Richter | Individual | Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.