KNOWLTON AND NEWMAN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-20 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£107K
-22.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+44.7% vs 2023
Employees
54
-14.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+97.6% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-12-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £12,017,501 | £15,815,488 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,394,034 | £2,776,777 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,463,169 | £2,891,283 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £821,764 | £2,150,491 | |
| Cash | £1,187,999 | £2,396,043 | £137,983 | £107,464 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,169,168 | £3,461,331 | £2,054,829 | £2,974,255 | |
| Net assets | £3,151,273 | £3,449,340 | £2,054,829 | £2,974,255 | |
| Equity | £3,151,273 | £3,449,340 | £2,054,829 | £2,974,255 | |
| Average employees | 69 | 64 | 63 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,847,755 | £2,869,628 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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
+31.6%
£12,017,501 £15,815,488
-
Cash
-22.1%
£137,983 £107,464
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+44.7%
£2,054,829 £2,974,255
-
Employees
-14.3%
63 54
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+99.2%
£1,394,034 £2,776,777
-
Profit before tax
+97.6%
£1,463,169 £2,891,283
-
Wages
+0.8%
£2,847,755 £2,869,628
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-12-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 11.6% | 17.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.8% | 13.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 67.8% | 93.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.30x | 1.52x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AMH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 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
- KNOWLTON AND NEWMAN LIMITED · parent
- Rubix U.K. Limited 100%
- Rubix International Limited
- Rubix Limited
- Al Robin (Cayman) Limited
Significant events
- “The business has seen strong sales performance during the year driven by new opportunities since becoming part of the Rubix group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWRING, Richard | Director | 2023-02-20 | Dec 1974 | British |
| MCGURK, Vincent Michael Benedict | Director | 2022-01-25 | Dec 1960 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNOWLTON, Michael John | Secretary | 2003-03-07 | 2020-12-31 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-03-07 | 2003-03-07 |
| DIXON, Mark Robert Graham | Director | 2020-12-31 | 2022-01-21 |
| KNOWLTON, Barry Timothy | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| KNOWLTON, Caroline Mary Jean | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| KNOWLTON, Claire Michelle | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| KNOWLTON, Daniel James | Director | 2003-03-07 | 2020-12-31 |
| KNOWLTON, Emma Louise | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| KNOWLTON, Katrina | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| KNOWLTON, Michael John | Director | 2003-03-07 | 2020-12-31 |
| KNOWLTON, Paul Nicholas | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| KNOWLTON, Robert Charles | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| PARKER, Cécile | Director | 2020-12-31 | 2022-02-04 |
| SHAW, Helen Sarah | Director | 2022-01-25 | 2023-03-01 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-03-07 | 2003-03-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubix U.K. Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-04 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2022-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.