KINGFISHER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
Get an alert when KINGFISHER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£267m
+4.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
524
+0.8% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£19m
+173.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £425,137,000 | £431,951,000 | £458,543,000 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | £18,684,000 | £10,163,000 | £19,682,000 | +93.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,691,000 | £6,847,000 | £18,704,000 | +173.2% | |
| Net profit | £9,460,000 | £4,572,000 | £14,077,000 | +207.9% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £293,570,000 | £300,990,000 | £308,994,000 | +2.7% | |
| Net assets | £249,640,000 | £255,991,000 | £266,885,000 | +4.3% | |
| Equity | £249,640,000 | £255,991,000 | £266,885,000 | +4.3% | |
| Average employees | 560 | 520 | 524 | +0.8% | |
| Wages | £41,745,000 | £42,546,000 | £48,471,000 | +13.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £718,000 | £1,497,000 | £1,327,000 | -11.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | £22,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £488,000 | £699,000 | £1,004,000 | +43.6% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 2.4% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | 3.4% | 6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.0% | 36.7% | 30.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.43x | 0.57x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 2.38x | 2.47x | 10.92x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- KINGFISHER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 2006-09-28 → present
- E-KINGFISHER LIMITED 2000-06-05 → 2006-09-28
- KIDSTORE LIMITED 1986-07-10 → 2000-06-05
- ENDSLIDE LIMITED 1986-05-01 → 1986-07-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors of Kingfisher Information Technology Services (UK) Limited consider that adequate resources exist for the Company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements along with having strength of balance sheet in terms of having a strong net asset position. They consider it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2026. Furthermore, the Directors have concluded that there is not a material uncertainty that casts significant doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In December 2024, the Group announced the sale of its Brico Dépôt Romania business, which was completed during the first half of 2025/26. A pre-tax charge of nil (2024/25: £3,917k) was recognised in the previous year, which predominantly relates to impairment of assets associated with Brico Dépôt Romania.”
- “In September 2023, the Company commenced formal consultation with employee representatives regarding its proposal to implement a new operating restructuring model. A pre-tax charge of nil (2024/25: £4,985k) has been recognised in the current year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLATCHFORD, Christopher | Director | 2022-05-04 | Jan 1978 | British |
| JONES, Scott | Director | 2024-10-10 | Jun 1981 | British |
| ROSE, Daniel | Director | 2025-11-06 | Apr 1984 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Martin Bertram | Secretary | 2008-01-24 | 2010-09-17 |
| CLEMENT-JONES CBE, Timothy Francis, Lord | Secretary | 1994-01-14 | 1994-05-23 |
| CORDESCHI, Richard | Secretary | 2015-08-07 | 2016-09-15 |
| DAVIES, Nigel James Maxwell | Secretary | 1998-07-31 | 1999-08-19 |
| GUY, Estelle Una | Secretary | 1995-03-27 | 1996-07-11 |
| HUDSON, Kathryn Barbara | Secretary | 2013-06-14 | 2014-01-17 |
| HUDSON, Kathryn Barbara | Secretary | 2012-06-01 | 2012-09-07 |
| HUNTER, Rebecca Jane | Secretary | 1994-05-23 | 1995-03-27 |
| JONES, Helen Mary | Secretary | 1996-07-11 | 1997-01-20 |
| MOORE, Paul | Secretary | 2016-09-15 | 2021-06-01 |
| MOORE, Paul | Secretary | 2012-09-07 | 2013-06-14 |
| MORRIS, David | Secretary | 2014-01-17 | 2015-08-07 |
| ROBERTS THOMAS, Caroline Emma | Secretary | 1997-01-20 | 1998-07-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Andrew Bruce | Secretary | — | 1994-01-14 |
| STOKES, Martin Howard | Secretary | 1999-08-19 | 2003-11-10 |
| WARDLE, Rosemary Clare Francesca | Secretary | 2010-09-17 | 2012-06-01 |
| WILSON, Julie Louise | Secretary | 2003-11-10 | 2008-01-24 |
| BARRY, Chloe Silvana | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| BELL, Michael | Director | 2009-03-11 | 2013-04-30 |
| BOSMANS, Eric | Director | 2018-04-19 | 2019-06-14 |
| CHESHIRE, Ian Michael, Sir | Director | 2002-04-16 | 2015-01-31 |
| CHINERY, Neale Ronald | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2014-05-31 |
| CLEMENT-JONES CBE, Timothy Francis, Lord | Director | — | 1995-07-03 |
| DAJKSLER, Robert | Director | 2020-07-14 | 2024-10-10 |
| FANICHI, Mohamed El | Director | 2015-02-23 | 2017-05-19 |
| FOLLAND, Nicholas James | Director | 2007-07-26 | 2012-06-01 |
| GLENN, Jacqueline Denise Buxton | Director | 2020-06-11 | 2021-04-30 |
| GODWIN, Anthony David | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2020-07-03 |
| HAYCOCKS, David Anthony Roger | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2021-06-01 |
| JONES, Helen Mary | Director | 1995-07-03 | 2007-07-26 |
| JONES, Neil Anthony | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2021-06-01 |
| JONES, Sharon Alexandra | Director | 2020-06-11 | 2021-06-01 |
| KERR-MUIR, James Rodier | Director | 1994-08-19 | 1995-04-30 |
| MOORE, Paul Anthony | Director | 2021-06-10 | 2021-12-01 |
| PALMER, David Richard | Director | 2014-10-10 | 2021-03-31 |
| PARAMOR, David Richard | Director | 2008-12-22 | 2015-09-07 |
| PAWLENKA, Johannes Andreas | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2016-09-05 |
| PERCIVAL, Anthony Henry | Director | 1995-05-05 | 1998-09-25 |
| PORTER, Garry Kenneth | Director | 2016-08-10 | 2021-01-18 |
| ROWLEY, Philip Edward | Director | 1998-09-25 | 2001-01-29 |
| SKELTON, James Alan | Director | 2008-10-27 | 2008-12-22 |
| TATTON BROWN, Duncan Eden | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2008-10-13 |
| WARDLE, Rosemary Clare Francesca | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2016-07-04 |
| WEIR, Helen Alison | Director | 2001-01-29 | 2004-01-31 |
| WHERRY, Simon David | Director | 2020-06-11 | 2021-06-02 |
| WILLETT, Steven Barry | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2019-03-31 |
| WOLFE, Andrew | Director | 2019-01-17 | 2022-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingfisher Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Kingfisher France Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-10-26 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
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.