CROWN PRODUCTS (KENT) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7m
-66.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
-34% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
232
+2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£5.8m
-75.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Disclaimer of opinion
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,384,355 | £45,063,017 | £40,579,795 | -9.9% | |
| Operating profit | £551,853 | -£3,584,601 | -£5,937,100 | -65.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £335,158 | -£3,292,860 | -£5,772,025 | -75.3% | |
| Net profit | £34,842 | -£3,150,265 | -£5,627,769 | -78.6% | |
| Cash | £11,060,116 | £10,925,223 | £3,699,976 | -66.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,342,519 | £20,087,865 | £13,254,096 | -34% | |
| Net assets | £23,238,130 | £20,087,865 | £13,254,096 | -34% | |
| Equity | £23,238,130 | £20,087,865 | £13,254,096 | -34% | |
| Average employees | 236 | 227 | 232 | +2.2% | |
| Wages | £7,599,499 | £7,645,524 | £9,125,029 | +19.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £172,255 | £146,230 | £145,446 | -0.5% |
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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.9% | -8.0% | -14.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | -7.0% | -13.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.4% | -17.8% | -44.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.2% | 18.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 6.28x | 4.26x | 3.39x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Disclaimer of opinion
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having undertaken this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will have adequate financial resources to meet its obligations as they fall due and to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CROWN PRODUCTS (KENT) LIMITED · parent
- Waterline Group Plc 97.86%
- Waterline Limited 97.86%
- Coolectric Limited 97.86%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, Waterline Limited, an indirect subsidiary of the company through its investment in Waterline Group Plc, entered administration on 9 October 2025. As the circumstances giving rise to the administration occurred after the reporting date, the administration has been treated as a non-adjusting post balance sheet event.”
- “On 14 May 2026, the administrators issued a progress report outlining the actions taken since their appointment, including the collection of receivables, disposal of assets and engagement with creditors. The directors considered the information contained within this report as part of their assessment of the valuation of the investment in its subsidiary detailed within note 13.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Richard Taylor | Director | 2015-08-14 | Apr 1969 | British |
| HEAD, Barry John | Director | 1993-03-31 | Nov 1968 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCALLISTER, Robert Francis | Secretary | — | 2003-03-31 |
| ZAHEER, Vadakke Vayante Valappil | Secretary | 2003-03-31 | 2022-04-01 |
| EVANS, Susan Patricia | Director | — | 2006-01-13 |
| HEAD, Martin Bruce | Director | 2010-09-07 | 2015-04-01 |
| HEAD, Michael John | Director | — | 2021-09-30 |
| HEAD, Sally | Director | — | 2008-12-20 |
| HOSKING, Robert Vincent | Director | — | 2008-12-31 |
| MCCARTHY, Anthony Gerard | Director | — | 2024-08-01 |
| SKULL, Stuart Richard | Director | — | 2009-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Barry John Head | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Martin Bruce Head | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-06 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-05-26 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-08-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.