JOHN K PHILIPS GROUP LIMITED

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  Insolvency history on file

  Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.

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  Annual accounts overdue

  Due 2026-04-30.

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

• Turnover

  -15.5%

  £12,046,935 → £10,181,795

• Cash

  +98.3%

  £49,275 → £97,729

• Net assets

  -103.9%

  £1,609,944 → -£63,574

  lowest in 6 filed years

• Employees

  -12.7%

  134 → 117

• Operating profit

  -4,382.7%

  £30,301 → -£1,297,697

• Profit before tax

  -4,168.7%

  -£31,368 → -£1,339,014

• Wages

  -3.2%

  £3,831,421 → £3,710,691

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

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.

1. JOHN K PHILIPS GROUP LIMITED 2006-04-03 → present
2. JOHN K PHILIPS WAREHOUSING LIMITED 2000-02-04 → 2006-04-03

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Armstrong Watson Audit Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The company had net current liabilities of £2,383,458, net liabilities of £63,574 at the balance sheet date and made a loss after tax of £1,107,652 for the year, after incurring £539,245 of exceptional moving costs. Directors state they have reviewed cash flow forecasts and pledged continued support, concluding on a going concern basis.”

Significant events

• “Moving to new premises in Warrington in October 2023 came with significant set up costs of £539k”
• “Application for the Liverpool Freeport status which will allow us to store goods as if they were still in the Liverpool Freeport area. This application has been approved and we are awaiting the certified status.”
• “Turnover decreased by 15.5% in comparison to last year due to one of its major customers (JD SPORTS) taking its returns operation back in house”
• “The company achieved freeport status in February 2025 which provides further opportunities in a wider market for the coming year from August 2025.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.