KNOWLEDGE & MERCHANDISING INC. LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-13 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+36% highest in 7 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
43
-14% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£482K
+15.9% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £21,188,000 | £21,524,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £568,000 | £585,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £416,000 | £482,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £0 | £0 | -£425,000 | £220,000 | £321,000 | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 | £1,761,000 | £2,395,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,575,000 | £1,575,000 | £1,150,000 | £6,250,000 | £5,933,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,422,000 | £5,582,000 | |
| Equity | — | — | £2,575,000 | £1,575,000 | £1,150,000 | £5,422,000 | £5,582,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 43 | |
| Wages | — | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,537,000 | £3,001,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £775,000 | £607,000 |
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
-
Turnover
+1.6%
£21,188,000 £21,524,000
-
Cash
+36%
£1,761,000 £2,395,000
highest in 7 filed years
-
Net assets
+3%
£5,422,000 £5,582,000
-
Employees
-14%
50 43
-
Operating profit
+3%
£568,000 £585,000
-
Profit before tax
+15.9%
£416,000 £482,000
-
Wages
-15.2%
£3,537,000 £3,001,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 9.1% | 9.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.71x | 1.79x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 3.74x | 5.68x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 group's and parent 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
- KNOWLEDGE & MERCHANDISING INC. LTD · parent
- KMI Brands Limited 100%
- KMI Brands Inc. 100%
- KMI Brands Europe Limited 100%
Significant events
- “stock efficiencies during the year drove a group stock reduction from £4.2m at 2023 close to £2.8m at 2024 close.”
- “KMI also achieved an improved closing net group cash balance year-on-year, from £1.4m in 2023 to £2.4m in 2024.”
- “On 12 August 2024 the group disposed of the investment in 13201988 Canada Inc., a dormant subsidiary, for consideration of £Nil.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAYAL, Hiten Jackis | Director | 1993-10-14 | Feb 1958 | British |
| KING, Douglas Richard John | Director | 2009-02-27 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOO QUAN, Neshia | Secretary | 2020-03-16 | 2023-03-24 |
| GREENLEES, Iain Wallace | Secretary | 1993-04-15 | 1993-04-13 |
| HAWKINS, Bethan Ruth | Secretary | 2011-08-23 | 2016-06-07 |
| LEE, Charlotte Amy | Secretary | 2016-06-07 | 2020-03-16 |
| SHARMA, Atul | Secretary | 2010-01-04 | 2010-08-03 |
| WILLIAMS, Ann | Secretary | 1993-04-13 | 2006-01-18 |
| WONG, Charles Yat Shung | Secretary | 2006-01-18 | 2009-12-09 |
| KCCF LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-04-13 | 1993-04-13 |
| CHOO QUAN, Neshia Michelle | Director | 2020-09-28 | 2023-03-24 |
| COOPER, Matthew Jonathan | Director | 2011-08-09 | 2013-05-31 |
| GREENLEES, Angus Robin | Director | 1993-04-15 | 1993-04-13 |
| HILL, Andrew Steven | Director | 2002-06-07 | 2009-05-01 |
| KING, William Ashley | Director | 1993-04-13 | 2014-08-05 |
| OUTRAM, Christopher David | Director | 2009-04-17 | 2012-05-31 |
| PARSONAGE, Rachel | Director | 2014-11-10 | 2026-01-31 |
| SHARMA, Atul | Director | 2009-04-17 | 2010-08-03 |
| WILLIAMS, Ann | Director | 1993-10-14 | 2009-05-01 |
| AARON AND AARON ASSOCIATES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-04-13 | 1993-04-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Hiten Jackis Dayal | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-31 |
| Mr Patrick Maris | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-31 |
| Rysaffe Trustee Company (C.I.) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Douglas King | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-13 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-25 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-07-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-04-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.