KAO (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£215K
-16.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£28M
+25.6% vs 2023
Employees
113
+31.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3.2M
+58.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £36,176,000 | £39,005,000 | +7.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,412,000 | £2,322,000 | +64.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,017,000 | £3,199,000 | +58.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,443,000 | £2,523,000 | +74.8% | |
| Cash | £257,000 | £215,000 | -16.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,631,000 | £33,613,000 | +17.4% | |
| Net assets | £22,454,000 | £28,200,000 | +25.6% | |
| Equity | £22,454,000 | £28,200,000 | +25.6% | |
| Average employees | 86 | 113 | +31.4% | |
| Wages | £6,116,000 | £8,334,000 | +36.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £377,000 | £548,000 | +45.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.9% | 6.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.2% | 64.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.63x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | 1.82x | 3.92x |
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
- KAO (UK) LIMITED 2012-01-03 → present
- KAO BRANDS EUROPE LIMITED 2004-01-05 → 2012-01-03
- JOHN FRIEDA UK LIMITED 2002-08-27 → 2004-01-05
- 3288TH SINGLE MEMBER SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 2002-06-27 → 2002-08-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ensors, Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider that the going concern basis of preparation continues to be appropriate.”
Group structure
- KAO (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Bondi Sands Europe Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARHAM, Edward | Secretary | 2018-05-01 | — | — |
| BARHAM, Edward James | Director | 2018-05-01 | Oct 1983 | British |
| BROWN, Wendy | Director | 2025-06-12 | Jun 1972 | British |
| WORKMAN, Joseph Bernard | Director | 2025-01-01 | May 1962 | American |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSH, Stephen | Secretary | 2013-02-08 | 2018-04-30 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-06-27 | 2013-02-08 |
| BAKER FRANK, Karen | Director | 2019-06-07 | 2025-01-01 |
| BROCKHUS, Eric Anthonius | Director | 2006-03-08 | 2016-09-01 |
| BROWN, Wendy | Director | 2023-02-28 | 2024-07-11 |
| BUSH, Stephen Charles | Director | 2013-02-08 | 2018-04-30 |
| EDINBOROUGH, Julie | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2006-01-31 |
| ERICH, Bjorn | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2020-11-05 |
| GENTNER, William James | Director | 2002-08-27 | 2013-02-08 |
| HARTE, Sandra Anne Maude | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2006-01-31 |
| JOHNSON, Mark | Director | 2023-05-24 | 2023-09-01 |
| KING, Karen Louise | Director | 2024-07-11 | 2025-02-12 |
| KIRCHHOFF, Guido | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2025-10-01 |
| MENKHORST, Johanna Wilkelmina | Director | 2013-02-08 | 2015-09-01 |
| NOSEK, John | Director | 2013-02-08 | 2015-09-01 |
| RIX, Deborah | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2023-02-28 |
| STRAUS, Stuart Jay | Director | 2002-08-27 | 2004-03-01 |
| TRIPP, Herbert Johann | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2022-07-01 |
| WORKMAN, Joseph Bernard | Director | 2015-09-02 | 2019-06-07 |
| WORKMAN, Joseph Bernard | Director | 2002-08-27 | 2013-02-08 |
| LOVITING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-06-27 | 2002-08-27 |
| SERJEANTS' INN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-06-27 | 2002-08-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kao Corporation | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.